Axie Infinity Surges Defying Crypto Bear Trend
Axie Infinity surges 89% this week after tokenomics overhaul, while The Sandbox gains 15.3%, driven by project-specific news amid broader market pressures. #Update #Crypto $AXS
GameFi
Stablecoins Surge in Blockchain Gaming Sector
Stablecoins processed $27.6 trillion in 2024, becoming essential for blockchain gaming payouts and transactions as developers move away from speculative models. Regulatory frameworks are advancing in Asia and the Middle East. #Update #Crypto
Crypto Games: GameStop Buys Bitcoin
GameStop purchased 4,710 $BTC for $512M, establishing a Bitcoin treasury as a hedge against currency devaluation and systemic risk. #Breaking #Crypto $BTC (+9) ↗
Crypto Games: Square Enix Sony Collaboration
@SquareEnix expands blockchain game Symbiogenesis to @Sony’s Soneium network, linking with Sleepagotchi and Evermoon for NFT rewards by May 31. #Update #Crypto (+3) ↗
Crypto Games Update: Gala Ends Walking Dead
@GoGalaGames will shut down The Walking Dead: Empires on July 31, compensating NFT holders with assets from other games. #Update #Crypto (+3) ↘
Crypto Games: Ubisoft’s Might & Magic
Ubisoft partners with @Immutable to develop Might & Magic: Fates, a blockchain-based strategy card game for mobile, launching later this year. #Update #Gaming (+3) ↗
Crypto Games Surge Solana Game Pass
@Solana launched a free Solana Game Pass NFT mint on Magic Eden, boosting its gaming ecosystem with rewards and early access for over 33,000 minted passes. #Update #Crypto $SOL (+4) ↗
Crypto Games: Tokens Crash Eve Frontier
Immutable plans to merge its Immutable X network into the zkEVM blockchain by late 2025, impacting gaming developers with API changes. #Update #Crypto $IMX (-3) ↘
Crypto Games: Jurassic World Hits Sandbox
@TheSandboxGame launches Jurassic World experience in its Ethereum metaverse, featuring dinosaur care tasks in collaboration with Universal and Amblin Entertainment. #Update #Gaming (+6) ↗
Crypto Games: Robinhood’s $2M Trivia Challenge
@SkyMavisHQ unveiled Axie Infinity: Atia’s Legacy, an MMO with over 1 million playtest signups, launching alpha in summer 2025. @RobinhoodApp’s Bitcoin trivia game drew nearly 400,000 players. #Update #Crypto (+6) ↗
Axie Infinity Launches Atia’s Legacy MMO
@AxieInfinity announces Axie Infinity: Atia’s Legacy, an MMO game on Ronin, with 100K pre-registrations in 12 hours. Playtest signups open for summer 2025. #Update #Gaming $AXS (+6) ↗
Crypto Games Decline Greed Stupidity Blamed
@InviteToMystery suspends development of Mystery Society due to funding issues amid crypto market downturn, considering relaunch without Web3 elements on Steam. #Update #Crypto (-6) ↘
Crypto Games Hamster Kombat Returns
@HamsterKombat launched HamsterVerse on Telegram, featuring new games and HMSTR token rewards. @FantasyTop expands to Monad’s testnet with free hero cards. Cardex suffered a $484K ETH drain. #Breaking #Crypto $ETH (-8) ↘
Crypto Games: Ethereum Ronin Expands GameStop Bitcoin
@GameStop considers investing in $BTC and other cryptocurrencies, following a CNBC report; Ronin opens its network for developers. #Update #Crypto $BTC (+6) ↗ (Decrypt)