At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, players flocked to Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based video game where users received cryptocurrency tokens for their time spent playing. In 2022, when the broader crypto market crashed and a massive hack erased players’ earnings, most users fled. A new study by Cornell researchers has investigated why some players stuck around.At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, players flocked to Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based video game where users received cryptocurrency tokens for their time spent playing. In 2022, when the broader crypto market crashed and a massive hack erased players’ earnings, most users fled. A new study by Cornell researchers has investigated why some players stuck around.[#item_full_content]