Bill Elafros

The esports bear market, layoffs and more

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It’s been a while. In fact almost one month. It’s been a busy month on my end and I wasn’t able to write too much lately. However, I’m going to talk about some of the latest in the esports new and unfortunate layoffs / closures in the industry. Layoffs & Closures Numerous layoffs have impacted the esports industry. Canadian based waveform entertainment is rumored to have laid off nearly 50% of its stay nearly a month ago. 100 thieves + other industry titans have also been laying off staff due to macro economic uncertainty + trimming. I am sorry to

Custodial Wallets in NFT / Web3 Gaming

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Hey all, another article here for the new year. This time I’m going to go over custodial wallets and their use cases in NFT / web3 gaming. I’ll try to explain it from the users standpoint and the companies standpoint with a few pros and cons. What is a custodial wallet? A custodial wallet for crypto or web3 is a type of digital wallet that is controlled and managed by a third-party organization, rather than the user themselves. This third-party organization, often referred to as a custodian, is responsible for managing the private keys and access to the user’s crypto

Visas in Esports – Why are they important?

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Back with another article in esports. This time it’s visas! No, not the credit card but actual work visas. What could happen if you don’t have one as a player and don’t help players get them as a tournament organizer? Well, quite a few things actually. Before I begin, this isn’t an exhaustive list of how to get a work visa. Please don’t forego actual legal advice and blame me. It’s always recommended you hire an expert in this. This is my perspective as a tournament organizer and the risks in esports events. Here we go: Work Visas in esports