#Axie Infinity

Axie Infinity is one of the earliest blockchain-based games to achieve mainstream visibility, built around a play-and-collect model where users own digital pets known as Axies as NFTs. Developed by Sky Mavis, the game popularized the play-to-earn category during the 2021 cycle and spawned an entire ecosystem including the Ronin sidechain, originally launched to handle the network volume Ethereum could not at the time. The AXS token serves as the governance and staking asset for the Axie Infinity universe, while SLP (Smooth Love Potion) historically functioned as an in-game reward currency. Following a high-profile bridge exploit in 2022 and a broader contraction in play-to-earn activity, the team focused on rebuilding the Ronin network, expanding to support third-party games, and revising tokenomics for sustainability. Axie Infinity now sits within a broader Web3 gaming and digital ownership narrative, where retention, engagement, and game design quality matter as much as token economics. AXS price action tends to follow gaming sector sentiment, Ronin ecosystem launches, NFT market trends, and major in-game updates. Player retention metrics, daily active users, and the broader health of the Ronin network are among the indicators commonly used to evaluate the project ongoing relevance within Web3 gaming. On this page you will find Axie Infinity news, AXS token price analysis, Ronin ecosystem updates, and editorial commentary from the COINOTAG team on the project evolution within Web3 gaming.