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Jeffrey Zirlin, co-founder of Sky Mavis (left) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Pixels Crypto Game Fuels Resurgent Ronin Blockchain
Ronin's user base has jumped 700% over the past few months, according to Token Terminal.
Jeffrey Zirlin, co-founder of Sky Mavis (left) (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

CyberKongz Moves to Sky Mavis' Ronin Blockchain for Genkai Collection
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 introdu...
CyberKongz Moves to Sky Mavis' Ronin Blockchain for Genkai Collection

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

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

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

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

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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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"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.
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.

Sky Mavis COO: $625M Axie Infinity Hack Was ‘Social Engineering’
Sky Mavis COO: $625M Axie Infinity Hack Was ‘Social Engineering’
Sky Mavis COO & Co-Founder Aleksander Larsen shares an inside perspective on the $625 million exploit of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network, explaining the circumstances that lead...
Sky Mavis COO: $625M Axie Infinity Hack Was ‘Social Engineering’