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GameFi News: Axie Pivots, Pixiland Drops Web3, and More
Yahoo Finance· 2026-01-16 16:19
Market Overview - The GameFi market experienced a cooling period after a strong start to January, with total market capitalization falling about 2% week-over-week to approximately $9.35 billion, despite having more than doubled over the previous 30 days [1]. Axie Infinity Developments - Axie Infinity's native token, AXS, saw significant volatility, with its market cap reaching about $230 million on January 14, a 50% increase from two days prior, before retracing over 14% to a market cap of approximately $208 million by January 16 [3][4]. - A major restructuring of Axie Infinity's tokenomics was announced during a Discord panel on January 13, where co-founders revealed plans to transition AXS rewards to a new app token, bAXS, as part of a broader overhaul set for 2026 [4][5]. - The new bAXS token will be earned through gameplay and can be spent, staked, or sold, but will initially be tied to user accounts [5]. Other GameFi Tokens - Smaller-cap gaming tokens, such as World of Dypians (WOD), struggled to maintain momentum, with WOD's market cap dropping nearly 40% in the week following a significant increase from around $9 million to over $20 million [7]. - World of Dypians announced the integration of Grok, an in-game AI assistant designed to enhance player experience without disrupting gameplay [8]. Pixiland's Shift - Pixiland: Age of Heroes announced on January 15 that it would pause all Web3 features and transition to an exclusively Web2 model [9].