Sky Mavis

Even as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) general partner and venture capitalist Chris Dixon recently claimed none of the companies in the a16z portfolio are allowed to sell tokens to the public, a review of a16z's investments revealed several instances that appear to disagree with...

Sky Mavis, the blockchain-based video game development studio behind Axie Infinity (CRYPTO: AXS), one of the most popular crypto games in the world, has been making significant strides under the guidance of Jeffrey Zirlin, the co-founder and Growth Lead at the company. Zirlin recently shared...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group as the perpetrator of a $41-million virtual currency theft from Stake.com, a prominent online casino and betting platform. What Happened: The heist, which took place around Sept. 4, is just one in...

  Axie Infinity (CRYPTO: AXS)(CRYPTO:RON) is a NFT-based gaming ecosystem developed by Sky Mavis since 2018. Over the years, Sky Mavis developed multiple gaming experiences for Axie Infinity that went through multiple iterations. In this review, I will be focussing on the gaming...

Sky Mavis announced a new partnership with CyberKongz, the creators of an Ethereum-based NFT collection (CRYPTO: ETH) Genkai, an anime-inspired art collection available on Ronin's NFT marketplace, Mavis Market. Sky Mavis is also behind the successful Axie Infinity (CRYPTO:...

In an enlightening interview hosted by Justin Roberti and myself, J Rod Safdiye, at the Benzinga Crypto Unlocked virtual event, we dove deep into the future of Web3 gaming with Jihoz, the co-founder of Axie Infinity (CRYPTO: AXS) and Sky Mavis. The conversation spanned an array of topics, from...

North Korean hackers have reportedly stolen billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency as part of an effort to fund its missile program. The rogue state’s dictator Kim Jong Un is allegedly training criminals to impersonate tech workers and employers to execute sophisticated schemes that have...

AXS (CRYPTO: AXS), the native token of the Axie Infinity game, is up 47% despite a continued decrease in monthly players.  Apex crypto Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: BTC) are up 0.17% and 0.18% in the last 24 hours, respectively. What Happened: According to activeplayer.io...

The thieves that stole $655 million by hacking Ronin back in March were able to move tens of millions of dollars worth of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) to a cryptocurrency mixer to launder their proceeds in a single week. What Happened: Analysis conducted by Coindesk reveals that hackers...

One of the most popular non-fungible token collections has passed an important milestone. What Happened: Blockchain-based video game Axie Infinity recently passed the $4 billion sales volume milestone. The play-to-earn game from Sky Mavis was launched in 2018 and surged in popularity in 2021...

One of the most successful non-fungible token projects of all time announced a new funding round Tuesday. What Happened: Sky Mavis announced a $152-million Series B funding round. The funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Other investors included Accel, Paradigm, Samsung Next and Seven...