Aleksander Larsen, co-founder and COO of Axie Infinity, discusses Axie Infinity’s recent growth, which has seen the platform do 20X the volume of NBA Top Shot in recent days. Show highlights:

what is Axie Infinity?
why there has been such an uptick in network activity and profitability
how the Axie Infinity team came together
how Axie Infinity uses blockchain technology within its game
how Axie Infinity leverages the ‘play to earn’ mania sweeping across Web3 applications
what problems may arise as Axie Infinity starts to decentralize
how Axie Infinity is attempting to lower the expensive barrier to entry that comes with blockchain-based games
why the Philippines is going crazy for Axie Infinity
why building out a sidechain has been such a positive development for the company
the two ways Axie Ininity makes money
what’s next for Axie Infinity

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Episode Links

Aleksander Larsen: https://twitter.com/Psycheout86

Axie Infinity: https://axieinfinity.com/

Content

Philippines: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/people-in-philippines-earn-cryptocurrency-playing-nft-video-game-axie-infinity.html
Sidechain: https://medium.com/axie-infinity/introducing-ronin-axie-infinitys-ethereum-sidechain-8745e31eaef1
The Game That Helps Pay Bills: https://startups.my/the-game-that-helps-pay-bills-axie-infinity/
CoinDesk write up: https://www.coindesk.com/axie-infinity-token-quadruples-nfts
Play-to-earn: https://metaportal.substack.com/p/the-memetic-power-of-play-to-earn
Unchained Axie Infinity write-up: https://unchainedpodcast.com/this-nft-marketplace-does-20x-the-volume-of-nba-top-shot/

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