Axie NFT sales surge more than 350% as Sky Mavis raises $150 mln to offset Ronin hack
News of Sky Mavis raising US$150 million to compensate users following the around US$600 million hack on its Ronin Bridge led to a surge in Axie non-fungible tokens (NFT) sales.
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Fast facts
- Binance leads the round along with Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands, a16z, Dialectic, Paradigm, and Accel.
- Combined with Sky Mavis’ balance sheet, the funds will be used to ensure all users affected by the Ronin Validator Hack are reimbursed.
- Ronin Network bridge will open after a security upgrade and several audits, says Sky Mavis. This could take several weeks.
- Sky Mavis is implementing rigorous internal security measures to prevent future attacks, the firm says.
- The announcements led to a more than 350% surge in sales of Axie Infinity’s non-fungible tokens (NFT) collection in 24 hours.
- On March 23, an attacker gained access to Sky Mavis’ and Axie DAO’s (decentralized autonomous organization) Ronin validator nodes, draining 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5 mln USDC from the Ronin Bridge.
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