{"id":3463,"date":"2021-05-16T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=3463"},"modified":"2021-05-16T12:32:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T11:32:33","slug":"how-nft-game-is-assisting-filipinos-through-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/how-nft-game-is-assisting-filipinos-through-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"How NFT Game is Assisting Filipinos Through the Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ethereum-based <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/in-this-weeks-news-tesla-smashes-bitcoin-microsoft-azure-ditches-blockchain.html\" class=\"rank-math-link\">blockchain<\/a> NFT game Axie Infinity is allegedly assisting many individuals to push through their problems.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/how-axie-became-living-for-some-players-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3466\" width=\"692\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/how-axie-became-living-for-some-players-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/how-axie-became-living-for-some-players-3-355x200.png 355w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/how-axie-became-living-for-some-players-3-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Axie Infinity, a blockchain game that permits users to raise and exchange computerized pets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has detonated in notoriety among inhabitants of Cabanatuan City in the Philippines in the course of recent months. Furthermore, there's a significant justification that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per a short narrative video, named<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=NFT+Game+is+Assisting+Filipinos+Living+a+Decent+Living+even+During+the+Pandemic&sxsrf=ALeKk015KUYe5kQpLq2jjfj00bSANjycvw:1621160747988&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGqoe0_s3wAhUCwKQKHR2OA-0Q_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1366&bih=600#imgrc=-uRqIAZDH5GIFM\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8220;Play-to-Earn&#8221;<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> and distributed recently, the game really permitted numerous neighborhood inhabitants to adapt to the overwhelming outcomes of the Covid-19 pandemic by permitting them to procure extra pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"PLAY-TO-EARN  |  30 Second Trailer\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cQZr0KpbWfc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Axie Infinity, a blockchain game that allows users to breed and trade digital pets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has exploded in popularity among residents of Cabanatuan City in the Philippines over the past few months. And there\u2019s an important reason for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a short documentary video, dubbed \u201cPlay-to-Earn\u201d and published earlier this week, the game actually allowed many local residents to cope with the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic by allowing them to earn additional income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=cQZr0KpbWfc%3Ffeature%3Doembed\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help arrives from unexpected places<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is how I have been able to support my boyfriend in the Philippines by gifting him an Axie account as I live in Australia. It has absolutely changed him and his family\u2019s life. Axie has allowed him to complete and pay for his nursing tuition and transport for these last six months,\u201d one YouTube user commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As&nbsp;<em>CryptoSlate<\/em>&nbsp;reported, Axie Infinity is a Pok\u00e9mon-inspired \u201cdigital nation\u201d where users can collect and train fantasy creatures, called Axies, and pit them against other players\u2019 pets. However, unlike most traditional games, Axie players can also earn crypto rewards\u2014and sell them for quite real, physical fiat money. Axie developer SkyMavis explained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThis new model of gaming has been dubbed \u2018play to earn\u2019 Axie has attracted thousands of players from developing countries in the pursuit of a new income stream during the Covid pandemic. Many of these players are fathers, aunts, and even grandparents who have never used Blockchain technology before!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, users can earn rewards for participating in player-versus-player battles, breeding Axis and selling them on the marketplace, collecting and speculating on rare pets, farming so-called \u201clove potions,\u201d and a slew of other activities. In November, Axie also launched its own&nbsp;governance token AXS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital pets vs pandemic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, there are 0ver 60,000 active players in Axie Infinity, the project\u2019s head of growth Jeffrey Zirlin told&nbsp;<em>CNBC<\/em>&nbsp;recently. And for many of them, the game has become a lifeline, allowing them to support their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt first I\u2019m not convinced that this game is actually earning by playing, but I tried it. Due to the pandemic, we have no means of earning money. That\u2019s why it spread here in Cabanatuan City,\u201d one user said in the documentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, the Philippines got hit by the pandemic hard as local GDP reportedly&nbsp;dropped by 9.6% over the course of 2020. More recently, a new wave of mandatory lockdowns swept across the region after new infection spikes occurred in several cities in late March, impacting roughly 26 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Axie has attracted users from all walks of life. Among the film\u2019s protagonists are young entrepreneurs, a recent college graduate, a pedicab driver, an elderly married couple of store owners, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhat matters is having money so we can eat, avoid debts and get through every day. [Axie Infinity] sustained our daily needs, paid our bills, and debts. I was thankful to Axie because somehow it helped us,\u201d<\/em> confessed a mother of three in the film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum-based blockchain NFT game Axie Infinity is allegedly assisting many individuals to push through their problems. Axie Infinity, a blockchain game that permits users to raise and exchange computerized pets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has detonated in notoriety among inhabitants of Cabanatuan City in the Philippines in the course of recent months. 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