CyberKongz to Mint Genkai NFTs on Ronin, Migrate Game to ‘Axie’ Chain

CyberKongz to Mint Genkai NFTs on Ronin, Migrate Game to ‘Axie’ Chain

CyberKongz has grown into a significant NFT franchise, with $210 million in total volume traded across just the largest of its four collections. Now, the creators plan to migrate the CyberKongz NFT minting game, called Play and Kollect, from one Ethereum sidechain to another—from Polygon to Ronin, the network created by Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis. The Kongz team is also launching Genkai, a new anime-inspired NFT collection, across both Ronin and the Ethereum mainnet this week—with plans for a second game on the horizon. “Genkai is the first non-pixel artwork I have created for CyberKongz, and will represent our growth as a project to expand our IP into the Southeast Asian and Japanese markets,” said pseudonymous CyberKongz founder and artist Myoo in a statement. “Additionally, CyberKongz will be working with Ronin to develop a game featuring Genkai.” Because Ronin is currently a private (or permissioned) blockchain, the Genkai mint is the first non-Axie Infinity NFT drop to occur via the blockchain. The move comes just months after Sky Mavis announced that it is working with four game studios, including the makers of The Machines Arena, to build out Ronin’s gaming ecosystem.