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Crypto Game Axie's AXS Tokens Get Unlocked, Recipients Send $5.7M Worth to Exchanges

Axie Infinity released the first batch of 10 million previously restricted tokens to early investors and insiders, blockchain data shows. Crypto asset management firm Arca already deposited freshly-claimed AXS tokens to the FTX exchange – a move that sometimes indicates an inclination to dump.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.

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Southeast Asia Leads the World in Crypto Adoption, Propelled by Play-to-Earn Gaming: Chainalysis

Games like Axie Infinity and cross-border crypto transfer applications push “lower middle income” nations to global leadership in crypto adoption.

AI Artwork Vietnam and Axie Infinity (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin, Ether Continue Their Sideways Moves as the World Twists and Turns

Inflation remains stubbornly high, the global economy is stuttering and the U.K. can’t find a decent leader. But bitcoin keeps purring above $19K.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Markets

Smart Money Eyes Market-Neutral Trades as ADA, AXS See Unusually Low Funding Rates

Traders can purchase ADA perpetual contracts and simultaneously sell ADA tokens in the spot market to safely pocket the funding rate, one expert said.

Smart money is hopping on a delta-neutral trade involving ADA and AXS. (Jason Briscoe/Unsplash)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dull as Drama (Not the Kind You Want) Comes to Axie

Bitcoin trades flat around $19K (with the lowest volatility in two years), while Axie tumbles amid news of token unlocking. PLUS: Analyst Glenn Williams Jr. urges caution when interpreting bitcoin’s MVRV Z-score.

(AxieInfinity.com)

Markets

Crypto Gaming Token AXS Under Pressure as $215M Unlock Looms for Axie

Some 10 million of Axie’s AXS tokens owned by insiders and early investors will be unlocked soon, creating selling pressure. AXS price has dropped following prior unlocking.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.

Videos

US Government Recovers $30M Stolen From Axie Infinity Hack

Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis announced Thursday it helped the U.S. government recover about $30 million from over $600 stolen from Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge this past spring. "The Hash" panel breaks down the Chainalysis report and its key takeaways.

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Policy

US Government Recovers $30M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack

Hackers stole over $600 million from Axie earlier this year.

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Sky Mavis Denies Wrongdoing After YouTube Sleuth Links Unusual Transaction to Company’s CEO: Report

About $3 million worth of AXS tokens were moved from CEO Trung Nguyen’s wallet on Axie’s Ronin blockchain to crypto exchange Binance hours before the announcement of an exploit.

(AxieInfinity.com)