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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