Published July 19, 2021, 2:53 PM Axie Infinity Over the weekend, the news of NFT-based online video game Axie Infinity banning Filipino users from its Discord server circulated on the interwebs. Developed by Sky Mavis of Vietnam, the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity uses Ethereum-based cryptocurrency AXS and SLP, and has registered more than US$386 million in sales volume as of July 2021 based on data released by cryptoslam.io. But it seems that this “news” of Axie Infinity banning Filipinos from its Discord server is more of misinformation geared towards promoting hate and discredit the game. “Filipino players were being abusive on the Discord channel and it was closed. They’re not banned from playing the game nor talking elsewhere. It’s just a time-out since certain players were being very toxic and abusive,” according to Gabby Dizon, Co-Founder of Yield Guild Games and Axie Infinity community member. Yield Guild Games is a play-to-earn gaming guild that brings players together to earn via blockchain-based economies.