Axie Infinity land gameplay and Illuvium market trends

Users report that the profitability of the in-game economy declined sharply as delays regarding virtual land gameplay continued. Sky Mavis intended to release gameplay for purchased virtual land in 2020, but the team pushed this back twice. These land plots are NFTs that users activate within the Terrariums system. An active land plot allows for up to 30 axies, but a Free Plot only allows for 10 axies. The marketplace charges a 4.25% fee. This model relies on Ethereum-based cryptocurrencies. The Ronin Network, an Ethereum-linked sidechain, faced a major breach in March 2022 when hackers linked to the Lazarus Group stole approximately $620 million. In the Philippines, the prohibitive cost of entry led to individuals and gaming guilds renting out assets. This dependency on lower-income individuals is exploitative. You should keep in mind that the game’s economy relies on the inflow of new players. In February 2020, Sky Mavis estimated that a new player would need to spend around $400 to meet the starting requirement.

The Ronin Network provides the infrastructure for Axie Infinity. Users manage assets through the Registry, where they select Plots or Axies. To add axies to a plot, users select an active plot, click Add Axies, and choose the creatures for assignment. Axies in the Dojo earn AXP every tick, while those in the Atia Shrine produce Atia’s Flame to earn bAXS rewards.

Users lock a plot by activating it for earning. This lock prevents users from listing the land for sale on the marketplace or transferring it to other accounts. Users can avoid this by signing a withdrawal on the plot’s detail page to claim the land back before they attempt those transactions. If a user moves an axie to a different plot, the transition happens immediately once they sign the wallet transaction. This movement completes after the signature is processed. Players connect to the system by approving the connection request in their Ronin Wallet or through other EVM wallet extensions. Can players manage these assets efficiently when the system requires them to sign a withdrawal to regain liquidity?

Illuvium provides a revenue model where staking ILV tokens grants access to 100% of revenue from in-game purchases and shard curing. The current ILV price is $2.94, which is a 3.19% increase over the last 24 hours, but it is a 23.83% decrease from the value seen 30 days ago. This price is a 70.42% decline over the last year. The asset saw an all-time high of $1,911.26 on November 30, 2021, but the price fell to an all-time low of $2.69 on July 29, 2026. Illuvium has a market capitalization of $24,378,916 and a fully diluted valuation of $28,230,344. The total supply of Illuvium is 9,596,749 tokens, while the circulating supply is 8,287,477 tokens. The 24-hour trading volume for the asset is $2,463,193. Players collect Illuvials with classes like Empath, Fighter, Guardian, and Rogue, and affinities like Air, Earth, Fire, and Nature. These creatures change strength with victory. They can be upgraded into an ascended form that benefits from two affinities at once. Users can also fuse Illuvials into more powerful forms and collect holographic or dark holographic variants.