Philippine Government Requires A Cut In Profits From Popular Games Like Axie ...
The government of the Philippines is not yet certain on whether to classify Axie infinity-game NFTs as currency or securities. The Axie Infinity is one of the Philippine games powered by cryptocurrency that has recorded enormous success since its creation. However, amid this, the local Finance Department revealed their intention to short-cut profits emanating from […]
Related News
The Philippine government is yet to determine whether Axie’s in-game NFTs should be classified as securities or currency. Amid the enormous success of crypto-powered game Axie Infinity in the Philippines, the local Department of Finance has made clear that it wants a cut of profits generated by playing Axie and other play-to-earn games.An August 23 report from Inquirer cites Philippine Finance Undersecretary Antonette Tionko as clarifying that any profits gleaned through play-to-earn games are subject to income tax. “Cryptocurrency is an asset, so it’s already taxable in the Philippines....
Smooth Love Potion (SLP) is skyrocketing in value just prior to the launch of Season 20 of Axie Infinity, the world’s most popular play-to-earn blockchain game. In a matter of days, the SLP token triples in value. As of February 12, 2022, SLP is now selling for $0.027 with a 24-hour range of.024 -.032. The in-game currency has a market capitalization of $927,503,521 and a trading volume of $1,365,400,410 during the 24-hour period. SLP is now the 102nd largest cryptocurrency by market value. The rally occurs following a significant update to the game’s economy, which removed....
An Axie Infinity player from the Philippines claims to have purchased two houses with profits earned through playing the crypto-powered play-to-earn game. An Axie Infinity player from the Philippines bought two houses with his earnings from the popular crypto-powered play-to-earn game. Earlier this month, 22-year-old John Aaron Ramos, who plays under the pseudonym “Magnus TV,” took to social media to announce that he had purchased two houses in the Philippines from profits earned playing Axie Infinity. In the post, Ramos attributes the purchases to the surging price of Axie’s in-game token....
The emergence of blockchain games has flipped the gaming industry, putting players in charge of the decisions rather than developers. Their rise has been exponential, with over 398 active blockchain games currently floating in the market. The industry’s influence has risen to the point that it now accounts for 52% of all blockchain activity. The new entertainment facilitates NFT creation, trading, and ownership capabilities. Blockchain games give players complete ownership of their in-game assets while also allowing them to use those assets outside the games. Axie Infinity, for....
There are now more than 20,000 new scholars in the guild, which is still seeing sustained demand for play-to-earn gaming. The popular gaming guild YGG has reached a milestone in terms of new scholars for the Axie Infinity platform and various other play-to-earn games.Yield Guild Games reported 20,700 unique Axie Infinity scholars in February, an increase of 8,500% since the same month last year when there were just 241. The milestone marks a “new record in the play-to-earn space” said YGG in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph.The play-to-earn scholarships allow new players to borrow....