Sky Mavis is pushing for growth, and as part of this restructuring, it has downsized its workforce.

Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis lays off 50 employees as part of broader efforts to adapt post-hack and market shifts.

Sky Mavis co-founder and CEO Trung Nguyen said resources freed up from the layoffs will be used in a new Axie Infinity game and other projects.

Sky Mavis cut 21% of its workforce to focus on core products, with the CEO claiming it wasn't due to financial issues. The post Axie Infinity Creator Sky Mavis Lays Off 21% as Part of Restructuring appeared first on Cryptonews.

Sky Mavis has laid off 21% of its workforce The web3 firm said the decision was not related to its finances.

The layoff reflects a strategic move to focus on its projects, including a new Axie Infinity game, according to its CEO.

This week's 'top cryptocurrencies to watch' are all from the gaming market segment: Sandbox, MANA and Axie Infinity.

Axie Infinity (AXS) and Smooth Love Potion (SLP) tokens have crawled back in the past few days as the ecosystem started to bounce back. The SLP coin was trading at $0.0035 on Friday, up by 65% from its lowest point this year. Similarly, the Axie Infinity coin was trading at $5.

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THOR Chain's token, RUNE, has captured market attention with a swift 18% rebound following a sharp 33% drop. As volatility in the crypto market remains high, THOR Chain's price movement suggests renewed interest in RUNE, ignite discussions on whether the token can continue its recovery or if further consolidation is on the horizon.

It appeared more likely that RUNE would consolidate, allowing time for short liquidations to build up.

RUNE fell 15% but began recovery, with potential bottom at $4.50.

RUNE, the native token of the decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol ThorChain, recently broke out of a falling wedge pattern after trading within it since its year-to-date high of $10.60 on March 13.

With this partnership, you can trade your assets without needing a centralized exchange. With THORChain, users can exchange assets across different blockchains right from their Ledger Live Desktop app.

TL;DR Synthetix has proposed acquiring Kwenta, an exchange derived from its ecosystem, to unify operations and enhance services. The acquisition values each KWENTA token at 17 SNX, with a token swap valued at $13.2 million. The integration would involve dissolving Kwenta's governance and merging it with SNX's Spartan Council.

DeFi protocol Synthetix is setting its sights on acquiring Kwenta, a derivatives exchange that emerged from Synthetix itself in 2020. The post Synthetix Eyes Acquisition of Former Spin-Off Kwenta to Bolster DeFi Derivatives appeared first on Cryptonews.

Despite a recent pullback, AXS is set for a strong recovery.

Synthetix, a well-known DeFi protocol for synthetic assets, has just announced the launch of version V3 on the layer-2 blockchain of Arbitrum.

The v3 launch marks the DeFi protocol's first big product rollout after a governance overhaul in October.

Are NFTs making a comeback? Following the surge in BAYC's ApeCoin after the ApeChain launch, investment is now shifting towards Axie Infinity, The Sandbox, and emerging layer-2 blockchains.

TL;DR Ledger Integrates THORChain: Ledger has integrated THORChain into its Ledger Live app, enabling users to perform native swaps between Bitcoin and Ethereum directly within the app, enhancing security and user experience. Seamless Cross-Chain Swaps: This integration allows for seamless cross-chain swaps without relying on wrapped tokens or centralized exchanges.

The hardware wallet Ledger has just introduced native cross-chain swaps thanks to the latest integration of the THORChain network.

If you've ever wanted to trade something like BTC for ETH without jumping through hoops, now's your chance. Users can do it all directly from their Ledger device, keeping their assets safe.

Ledger will allow users to swap assets across chains in its app using the decentralized liquidity protocol THORChain.

Two popular tokens, Axie Infinity (AXS) and Sandbox (SAND), have seen significant price increases recently. This uptick comes as the entire crypto market experiences a rally, with Bitcoin testing the crucial price level of $69,000.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified its scrutiny of digital assets, particularly affecting RUNE Coin. The agency shared two critical filings related to Thorchain, the platform behind RUNE Coin, which have caused a significant decline in its price.

New interest in crypto gaming has play-to-earn game Axie Infinity (AXS) up as bulls celebrate upside momentum. It's an outlook that's also catalysed interest in Dogizen (DOGIZ). This tap-to-earn game has captured investor attention with the first-ever Telegram ICO.

The crypto market has recorded a jump of ~2% in the past day, resulting in the Bitcoin price retesting its $69,000. Following this, the Metaverse and the gaming industry have regained momentum with many projects retesting their important resistance levels.

Bitcoin (BTC) is currently heading higher. All eyes will be on the number one cryptocurrency as it paves the way for the crypto sector.

The derivatives liquidity protocol Synthetix (SNX) witnessed more development activity than any other project in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector in the past 30 days, according to the crypto analytics firm Santiment. Synthetix aims to serve as a backend liquidity tool for user-facing DeFi projects, according to the protocol's whitepaper.

AXS Unlock date - Oct 14th 2024 Number of tokens unlocked- 12.58 million AXS (4.66% of its circulating supply) Current Circulating Supply - 152.23 million million AXS Token distribution Staking rewards - 2.45M tokens (3.13%) Teams - 5.74M tokens (10.1%) P2E - 2.70M tokens (5%) Ecosystem - 1.69M tokens (7.81%) Source - cryptorank.

Significant token unlock events will take place this week - Arbitrum alone will unlock $51 million worth of tokens.

The Web 3 game Axie Infinity saw an increase of 11.34% of its staked AXS in one year. From October 1st 2023 till October 2024, the amount of staked AXS has gained 5,956,719 AXS.

The cryptocurrency universe prepares for another bearish market wave for certain altcoins, raising investor concerns globally. Recent data from the Token Unlocks app indicated that nearly $300M worth of tokens are set to be released into the market over the coming week.

When/if Bitcoin ($BTC) makes its next upside move, some of the more fundamentally sound altcoins have the potential to outperform. Binance Coin ($BNB), Fantom ($FTM) and THORchain ($RUNE) are among them.

THORChain's Q3 2024 report highlights new integrations, a focus on risk management, and strategic shifts towards the App Layer, enhancing the ecosystem's resilience and innovation.

Contrary to the anticipated “Uptober” rally, the cryptocurrency market has experienced a significant downturn, largely driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Major assets have seen their values decline, with some retesting multi-week lows.

The SR-2 proposal wants to address many of the concerns currently dragging down the Synthetix protocol.

Synthetix community approves a major protocol overhaul with 99.4% support, aiming to revitalize the project through token redesign, multi-chain deployment, and governance restructuring.

A new proposal looking to completely reboot DeFi protocol Synthetix has garnered 99.4% approval from community members.

In a crucial move to enhance its decentralization efforts, liquidity protocol THORChain (RUNE) has revealed plans to bridge decentralized finance (DeFi) to the top cryptocurrency by market cap, Bitcoin. The development comes as THORChain cements its presence in the digital assets space. RUNE's total value locked (TVL) has grown steadily from $225.

RUNE surges with bullish trends, strong TVL, and upcoming validator changes.

Both the INJ/USD and RUNE/USD pairs have broken out in favour of these altcoins over the last week. Can they both break the downtrend, or could the BTC/USD pairing break down and turn these altcoin price movements into a fake-out?

Synthetix, a popular DeFi protocol, is facing challenges regarding its plans for Arbitrum, a layer-2 platform for Ethereum. According to the recent voting results, the community voted against its plans to extend its Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP) grant.

Market downturn pushes traders towards stablecoins as Bitcoin breaches critical support, impacting the broader altcoin market.

TL;DR The SEC expands its lawsuit against Binance, now classifying tokens such as Axie Infinity (AXS), Filecoin (FIL), and Cosmos (ATOM) as unregistered securities. Binance and its subsidiary BAM Trading are accused of promoting these tokens as investments without complying with the necessary regulations.

The SEC's latest lawsuit update targets additional tokens like Axie Infinity, Filecoin, and Cosmos as unregistered securities, continuing its crackdown on the crypto industry.

Kujira and its partner join the Rujira Alliance to create a new DeFi app layer for THORChain.