Axie Infinity attracted the attention of gaming and crypto enthusiasts after the recent launch of the much-awaited Origins S12 postseason. At the center of the craze is the Elite 8 Tournament, which will begin next week on April 21.

TL;DR Season 12 of Origins has officially wrapped up, making way for an exciting postseason. The Elite 8 Tournament begins on April 21st, where the top players will face off for a 3,000 AXS prize pool.

Token unlocks play a pivotal role in the crypto market, impacting liquidity, price volatility, and investor sentiment. They are events in crypto where locked coins or tokens are released and become available for trading in the open market.

TL;DR The Season 12 Final of Axie Infinity Origins is officially underway, with 24,000 AXS and extra rewards up for grabs for the top 30,000 players. Player “Enrico” dominated the Mystic Era, positioning himself as the top contender for this season's grand finale.

The crypto market continued to increase over the past 24 hours, rising almost 1% to $2.86 trillion as it inches towards the $3 trillion mark. Bitcoin (BTC) saw a marginal rebound as it went from $86,380 to $88,447 before declining to its current level.

The layer-1 blockchain MultiversX (EGLD) continues to lead the digital asset gaming sector in the realm of development activity, according to the crypto analytics firm Santiment. Santiment notes on the social media platform X that MultiversX, formerly known as Elrond, registered 212.17 notable GitHub events in the past 30 days.

Once the stars of the crypto market, metaverse tokens like MANA, SAND, and AXS have struggled lately.

The crypto market recovered over the past 24 hours as prices rose after experiencing significant declines over the past few sessions. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped to a low of $76,982 on Tuesday before rebounding to reclaim $80,000 and reach $83,737 before losing momentum and declining to its current level.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance again captured noteworthy market attention with its latest update on 6 tokens this Tuesday. Notably, the exchange revealed that it is updating the leverage and margin tiers for RARE, AXS, ZEN, XTZ, SAGA, and CATI.

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The team behind Axie Infinity AXS has introduced Axie Infinity: Atia's Legacy , a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game.

The crypto market slid back into the red as it declined over 4%, slipping below the $3 trillion mark and moving to its current $2.87 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) is down nearly 5% despite Donald Trump's announcement of a strategic reserve consisting of Bitcoin.

Axie Infinity has created history with its mind blowing hold over the world. The financial system was revolutionized when Axie Infinity started climbing the ladder.

An AI hackathon newsletter's footer has revealed what could be the long-awaited United States office for the MultiversX Foundation. MultiversX (EGLD) is “the most technically advanced blockchain today,” although unknown in the U.S. market due to geopolitical barriers.

Animoca Brands, a leading branding and investment firm in digital property, is joining the MultiversX ecosystem as a contributor. The move has been well-received by the market, pushing MultiversX's core token EGLD upwards, despite an overall bearish crypto market.

A small city in Romania called Sibiu could “soon” adopt cryptocurrency, according to a casual interaction on X this morning. In particular, the Romanian city could be eyeing to “fully adopt” MultiversX (EGLD), a blockchain developed by a Romania-based team.

Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market took a turn for the worse over the weekend in price drops that have largely been blamed on Trump's promised tariffs. I overheard a handful of X Spaces hosts sound the alarms about it on Monday, acting as though the bull market was over.

Have you been thinking about how to make the most of the cryptocurrency market in the long run? While short-term gains might look tempting, building wealth through cryptocurrencies is all about picking projects with solid foundations and potential to grow steadily over time.

Last week, the MultiversX Foundation announced the launch of the Growth Games, with $1.5 million in grants for crypto developers building on top of the MultiversX (EGLD). From artificial intelligence (AI) to decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure and education, developers can apply for a promising 2025.

The MultiversX Foundation has recently announced Growth Games, a revolutionary program that aims to redefine the technological landscape. With an annual allocation of 1.5 million dollars, this initiative aims to stimulate innovation, collaboration, and growth in strategic sectors such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and education.

Altcoin resumed its decline, approaching a month-long consolidation range that it previously broke out of.

Most cryptocurrencies have retraced to support levels after an impressive rally in early December, creating potential buying opportunities for investors. Among dozens of promising projects, three prominent analysts are “keeping an eye” on MultiversX (EGLD) charts this week.

MultiversX (EGLD), formerly known as Elrond, is rapidly solidifying its position as one of the most technologically advanced blockchain platforms.

Coinbase Institutional announced it is adding five new cryptocurrencies to the Coinbase 50 Index (COIN50), suggesting these are promising investments. The index counts with a “robust methodology” to diversify with a “rigorous fundamental and eligibility screening,” as Coinbase describes it.

Catch up on this week's biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup.

Cardano (ADA) and MultiversX (EGLD) communities and investors are looking forward to a potential collaboration hinted at by their leadership. On November 30, IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson and MultiversX Foundation CEO Beniamin Mincu agreed upon a goodwill meeting this week.

Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, is laying off 21% of its workforce as part of a strategic refocus. Laid-off Workers to Receive Job Placement Assistance Sky Mavis, the blockchain startup behind Axie Infinity, announced plans to lay off about 50 employees, or 21% of its workforce.

The firm's founder has stressed that the layoffs are not financially motivated.

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.

The Permanent Electoral Authority in Romania (ROAP—Romania Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă) is using blockchain technology to count and validate presidential electoral votes on November 24.

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.

The Chinese giant Alibaba Cloud announced a partnership with MultiversX (EGLD), while Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) published Q3 2024 earnings results. This partnership starts as EGLD strongly enters the Asian market with an UpBit listing and notable mentions in the media.

Elrond (now rebranded as MultiversX) has continued to make strides as a scalable and secure blockchain platform for decentralized applications (dApps) and decentralized finance (DeFi). With its focus on high-speed transactions, low-cost operations, and interoperability, the platform has garnered considerable attention from both investors and developers.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.