183 | How Ronin matures

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In episode 183, Jon Jordan talks to Sky Mavis co-founder Jeff 'Jihoz' Zirlin about the maturing of Ronin from the blockchain for Axie Infinity to a gaming ecosystem for dozens of web3 games.

[3:09] What is Axie Pals? [5:58] The Axie treasury is generating $300,000/month. [9:52] What is the future for Axie as a brand? [11:24] Making Axie NFTs dynamic has created a sink for AXS tokens. [13:26] How has the change been for Sky Mavis moving from being a developer to a platform holder? [13:44] "We believe we have expertise, the eye, the taste to pick winners." [16:14] Why Ronin's current permissioned approach is not the long term strategy. [17:30] Does Ronin currently have too many MMORPGs? [24:33] Should we view Ronin as having a predominantly southeast Asian community? [27:20] Why is Ronin succeeding when other gaming blockchains seem to be struggling? [28:43] "Web3 gaming's biggest competition is with memecoins." [32:40] Are games big enough to drive a crypto cycle themselves? [35:31] 70% of players claiming AXS via our Bounty Boards are staking or holding their tokens. [36:59] What games is Jeff excited about?