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Matt and I like to give talks on the game.  Here he is speaking at a bit-investor forum in Philly.  5 companies presented to a handful of investors.

# Takeaways 

I’m mostly amazed this crypto ecosystem still seems built on hype and promises.  A lot of the talks given tonight didn’t show active working projects.  They showed ideas needing funding.  Those will always be around, but where is the income.

# Proud of what we built

Matt and I, along with a dedicated team and player base have put down roots.  We have a functioning game, built on a functioning blockchain, with thousands of accounts transacting every day for thousands of dollars.

There’s a lot of work to do to 10x this whole ecosystem, but there’s just not a lot of profitable crypto businesses out there.  We built one, we grew through this horrific bear market, and we’re feeling great about what we have and where we are going.

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