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Axie Infinity<\/em> \u2014 whose creators refer to it as both a \u201cnation\u201d and \u201ca bleeding-edge game that\u2019s incorporating unfinished, risky, and highly experimental technology\u201d \u2014 is sort of like hyper-financialized Pok\u00e9mon<\/em>. Players buy or rent three non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) linked to cartoon axolotls called \u201caxies,\u201d each of which has a set of associated stats and battle cards. Winning battles grants players a token called a \u201csmooth love potion\u201d or SLP, and axies can be \u201cbred\u201d with SLP and a third token called AXS to produce new NFTs.<\/p>\n