Volumes surge 205% in Axie revival as co-founder says project is 'healing'

Interest in Axie Infinity appears to be picking up following the launch of its new NFT land staking feature and continued updates to the mode of Origin fighting game.

Play-to-earn (P2E) metaverse game Axie Infinity appears to be on the mend, with non-fungible token (NFT) sales volume up 205% in the last seven days.

The project's co-founder, Jeff Zirlin, echoed those sentiments via Twitter on Friday after saying the project was "healing" in reference to the high adoption of NFT land staking, the Ronin Bridge. being back and a noticeable increase in game downloads and NFT sales.

22,000 Axies sold in the last 24 hours. Was at 7,000 a few weeks ago.

Origin is growing rapidly with the new Alpha Season. 4,600 downloads yesterday.

The bridge is in place. Land (90% staked) issues AXS.

Nature heals. pic.twitter.com/AdNzi8x4cb

According to data from CryptoSlam, Axie infinity has generated $1.3 million in sales over the past seven days from a total of 23,100 buyers, representing a 205% increase for the week.< /p>

One of the contributing factors to the sudden surge appears to be the growing appetite for Axie Infinity Land NFTs following the launch of staking support on July 4th. The staking feature allows land owners to earn weekly rewards in the native game Axie Infinity (AXS). As of this writing, approximately 91% of the 16,794 outstanding reserves have been staked, according to data from explorer Ronin Chain.

The project also this month kicked off the second phase of upgrades to its new game mode dubbed Origin, which had 60...