Cyber 'farming' to boost income in Venezuela

Zacary Egea checks several video games while playing the Plant Vs Undead videogame to 'farm' for NFTs. Many have turned to such games to supplement their income, as the country faces continued economic woes. – AFP

Zacary Egea works two jobs as a motorcycle taxi driver and courier in economically crippled Venezuela. In his downtime, the 32-year-old plays an online game to earn extra money by amassing so-called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs.

Egea is one of many Venezuelans to have turned to NFT gaming to augment their income as the country confronts its eighth year of recession and fourth of hyperinflation.