Google has revealed the top search queries in the Philippines in 2021, and the overall top trending searches have three mentions of COVID-19 related searches, which signifies that Filipinos continue to rely on Google to look for helpful information in dealing with the virus. 2021 is marked as a year of healing, as more Filipinos […]
Have you ever taken a break from work, scrolling through Facebook/Instagram stories only to see some of your peers playing games on a work afternoon? Well, get used to it: these play-to-earn games can fund some people’s lifestyles. Unless you live under a rock, you’d probably know the immense popularity of Axie Infinity by now. […]
Popular play-to-earn game Axie Infinity just announced new changes for players as the game’s popularity grows. In a Substack post, Sky Mavis detailed several key changes and adjustments happening for Axie Infinity in the latest Season 19 update. Check them out: Axie Season 19 Update Changes: MMR reset Balancing patch Updated Crit and Skill formulas […]
Facebook has officially changed its name to Meta, to fit with Zuckerberg’s idea for his company’s future. All this talk of the Metaverse and El Zuck’s grandiose plan to integrate a vision of the internet that’s present in Snow Crash and Ready Player One (both incidentally, being post-apocalyptic novels) don’t necessarily explain what Facebook rebrand […]
Play-to-earn games like Axie Infinity are the future of gaming, and OP Games, a startup that enables game developers to monetize their work using Web 3.0, is looking to be the tip of the spear in the space. The startup has managed to raise $8.6 (Php 433 million) of seed funding. The idea behind the […]
I’m sure the majority, if not all, of us have already heard about Axie. Axie Infinity has been all the rage in the past few months. Axie is an online game that can generate cryptocurrency which in turn can be transformed into real-world currency. As such, Axie accounts are getting hacked time after time. For […]
Thanks to its explosive popularity, Axie Infinity is now in the crosshairs of the Philippine government. The incredibly popular (and lucrative) cryptogame has been a lifesaver for many people who have been affected by the pandemic, serving as an alternate (and for many, main) income streams. But as with anything income-related, the Department of […]
There’s no question that Axie Infinity is gaining a lot of popularity in the Philippines for its play-to-earn model. Players can potentially earn a lot of cash in Axie Infinity via SLP or AXS, that the BSP and DoF are looking into regulating SLP and AXS currencies and imposing taxes on earnings made through the […]
Here’s big news all Axie Infinity players need to know right now: since the game involves profits, DoF Undersecretary Antonette Tionko said that earnings from Axie Infinity are subject to tax. In an article by Manila Bulletin, Tionko explained that both their agency and BIR are looking into Axie Infinity especially since the game […]
The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking into cryptocurrency-based game Axie Infinity as it explodes in popularity in the Philippines according to an interview given by BSP Deputy Director Of Payment System Oversight Attorney Leah Irao during an interview. While the BSP is still studying Axie Infinity and has no specific guidance as of […]