It is the sad reality of life that heralding an innovation in a particular space does not always mean one would forever remain on top. Known to have popularized the adoption of the play-to-earn gaming model in the blockchain space, better days appear to be behind Axie Infinity.
Axie Infinity allows users to acquire the Smooth Love Potion (SLP) coin through gaming on its platform.
However, a tweet sent out on 12 May by an Axie Infinity game developer stated that Axie Infinity’s SLP utility currency went down to zero. This may be indicative of a steady decline in interest in P2E gaming as most gamers quit playing once they are able to cash in on their earnings.
The platform’s native token AXS has also been through a rough patch, even in the face of frequent product releases by the gaming platform. Let us take a look at how this token has fared this week in the face of the larger market’s bloodbath.
Over the last 24 hours, AXS recorded gains of over 5%, pushing the price past $21.87. However, during a seven-day window period, things did not look as good.
Starting the week at $29.3, the price of the token had declined by 25% before recovering somewhat.
Source: CoinMarketCap
Additionally, for the period under review, the altcoin noted massive selling pressure with the RSI and MFI in oversold zones.
This seemed to be indicative of the bearish outlook that has plagued the crypto-market this week. At press time, the RSI stood at 31, while the MFI stood at 46, both on an uptrend.
Source: TradingView
Similarly, over the same timeframe, AXS’s market capitalization fell by 25% to land at $1.33 billion at the time of writing.
On 11 May, a blockchain technology-focused company, BTCS, announced the addition of Axie Infinity to its
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