Sky Mavis


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What's Driving the Resurgence of the Ronin Blockchain?

Sky Mavis co-founder and Chief Growth Officer Jeff Zirlin joins "First Mover" to discuss the rapid growth of the Ronin blockchain with a focus on the game Pixels, and insights on the play-to-earn model.

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Finance

Pixels Crypto Game Fuels Resurgent Ronin Blockchain

Ronin's user base has jumped 700% over the past few months, according to Token Terminal.

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CyberKongz Moves to Sky Mavis' Ronin Blockchain for Genkai Collection

Sky Mavis, the Vietnam-based firm behind breakout play-to-earn title Axie Infinity, has announced a partnership with the CyberKongz non-fungible token (NFT) project to introduce the Genkai collection to the Ronin blockchain for the first time. Forkast Lab’s NFT strategist Yehudah Petscher speaks to Kathleen Osgood from Sky Mavis and CyberKongz's Henry the Grape about this partnership.

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Sky Mavis Co-Founder on Play-to-Earn Gaming Outlook

Sky Mavis co-founder Jeffrey 'Jihoz' Zirlin discusses the benefits of the play-to-earn business model and the future of Web3 gaming on the heels of Axie Infinity's card-based strategy game debuting on the Apple app store in key markets.

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Sky Mavis Co-Founder Discusses Axie Infinity's Game Launch on Apple App Store in Select Regions

Sky Mavis, the creator of non-fungible token (NFT) project Axie Infinity, has launched its Axie Infinity: Origins card game on the Apple App Store in key markets. Sky Mavis Co-founder Jeffrey 'Jihoz' Zirlin shares insights into the card-based strategy game as part of its global expansion push.

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Sky Mavis Co-Founder on Axie Infinity's Apple App Store Debut in Key Markets

Axie Infinity's AXS token is paring some gains after surging over 12% earlier this week, as Axie Infinity: Origin, a new card-based strategy game, debuted on the Apple App store in key markets. Jeffrey 'Jihoz' Zirlin, co-founder of Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis, discusses the launch and the future of Web3 gaming.

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Web3

Axie Infinity Game Launches on Apple App Store in Key Markets

The card-based strategy game Axie Infinity: Origins will open access to Apple users across Latin America and Asia as it continues its global expansion.

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Axie Infinity’s Ronin Blockchain Overhauls Tech, Expands to New Game Studios a Year After $625M Hack

A year after the Ronin network hack made headlines, Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, announced that it is overhauling Ronin’s core systems to make the network more decentralized. "The Hash" panel discusses the significance of this upgrade.

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Tech

Axie Infinity’s Ronin Blockchain Overhauls Tech, Expands to New Game Studios a Year After $625M Hack

Ronin will transition to a delegated proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and expand beyond Axie Infinity’s IP.

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Finance

Axie Infinity Builder Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for $625M Ronin Hack, Exec Says

“These are the players who trusted us, and we failed to live up to that trust,” Sky Mavis co-founder Alexsander Larsen said on CoinDesk TV Friday.

"We're the team that pushed to go down this path of, you know, progressive decentralization and, and all those trade-offs made us vulnerable for this attack,” Larsen said.

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