what's ronin network?
Ronin Network is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible blockchain designed specifically for Web3 gaming and player-owned economies, originally developed by Sky Mavis to support the Axie Infinity game. Its purpose is to provide a fast, low-cost, and scalable infrastructure for blockchain-based games, enabling seamless transactions, NFT ownership, and decentralized applications in the gaming sector. Key features include high throughput for gaming transactions, integration with Ethereum as a Layer 2 solution using the OP Stack for enhanced scalability and security, and support for cross-chain interoperability via Chainlink CCIP. The network has expanded its ecosystem with DeFi tools like lending on platforms such as Compound, prediction markets, and NFT marketplaces, while recent updates focus on decentralization through validator rewards and hard forks like Goda. Ronin powers popular games like Pixels, which has reached over 1.3 million daily users, and continues to align closely with the Ethereum ecosystem for broader adoption.
Ronin Network's Metro Manila meetup on Feb 20, 2026, features games, food, and networking.
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Requires 250,000 RON staked to qualify for the RON staking multiplier benefit in the Cambria integration, eligible for a bonus in the presale.
Bridging paused due to outage as of February 26, 2026.
Cyberverse playtest launched on February 17, 2026.
Distributes 100,000 bAXS to eligible wallets via airdrop over the coming days starting on 2026-02-26.
Hosting a town hall on 2026-03-03 at 11AM PHT featuring professor Jihoz, head of growth, and head researcher discussing proposed RON updates, Proof of Distribution reward mechanisms for builders, and recent ecosystem highlights.
Completed Ronin U: Grand Arena Quiz with over 1,500 students passing and raffle winners announced with RON rewards to be distributed.
Hosting a community event in Mandaluyong, Philippines at Whimsy Game Cafe, co-sponsored by Yield Guild Games and hosted by Ronin Ambassador cagyjan1.
Plans tokenomics overhaul including bAXS and bRON as part of the Ethereum migration.
A co-founder stepped down from operational role at Sky Mavis and Ronin Network after nearly eight years, remaining as shareholder and board member.
Introduced bAXS, an ERC20-C apptoken 1:1 backed by AXS. Non-transferable, bAXS burns when used or converted, is earned from Axie games, and convertible to AXS based on Axie Score Designation, supports axie evolution, Rune/Charm minting, and AXS staking.
Hosts a meetup event in Metro Manila, Greenfield on 2026-02-20 featuring games, food, and networking.
Ronin Chain becomes permissionless on 2026-02-26
Featured in a community quest campaign with Yield Guild and Wild Forest running from January 26, 2026 (3 PM SGT) to February 23, 2026 (3 PM SGT), where players connect Ronin Network wallet to participate in the game's Survival Mode.
Developing bRON (Bonded RON), a token backed 1:1 by RON designed to keep value circulating within the ecosystem.
Allocates 1.5% of total token supply to the pre-token season rewards program.
Implements a weekly 1% Arena Token burn as a deflationary mechanism.
Enabled x402 support for pay-per-request payments on the network.
Received investment from Samsung.
Added as a perpetuals trading pair on Grvt with up to 50x leverage.
Removed the 0.5% swap fee in the web wallet for token swaps.
Integrated with Chainlink CCIP to enable cross-chain transfers of Aethir's ATH token between Ethereum and Ronin Network.
Provided a grant to Aquarium Quest.
Completed testnet migration to Ethereum Layer 2; mainnet migration scheduled for Q1-Q2 2026.
Received over 2,000 guild applications from actual players during the GameFi guild season.
Distributed Christmas rewards (cosmetic items and NFTs) to users who completed all Ronin profile quests on December 25, 2025.
Network activity declined as its top game's popularity decreased.
Working with Mystic Crew to pilot a system enabling collectible card shops to tokenize collections and distribute to a global audience.
Supported as a compatible wallet option for the Silly Kitties x Nomstead free mint collaboration launching on January 15th, 2025, alongside IMX Passport, MetaMask, and Rabby.
Calmity game scheduled to go live on Ronin on 2025-12-19.
Keyless wallets successfully onboarded Web2 players with gas costs appearing invisible to users during gameplay testing.
Launched revamped Ronin Profile feature with gamified onboarding to simplify the user experience for new users.
Launched $FISH token with Karma integration and Merkl rewards for LP holders. Partnered with Sky Mavis, YGG, and Sleepagotchi for Karma drop distribution. Launched progression update and onboarding bridge for Craft World, introducing Worker system with egg hatching, Hatchery building, and worker assignment for permanent production boosts.
Ronin Wallet upgrades go live with UI refresh, additional onramps, and Solana support.
Cross-chain swap functionality launches between Solana and Ronin, with SOL deposits now supported on Ronin Wallet.
A player secures 64,000 RON in the Fableborne $POWER Premium event, taking 8 of the top 10 positions and over half the prize pool.
Multiple games integrate Moku HQ IP while maintaining strong Ronin integration despite multi-chain expansion.
Shatterlands PvP event launches with over 100K RON in rewards up for grabs.
Guild Heroes II PvP extraction event launches with over 108K RON prize pool (11,000+ RON for first place), and Fableborne RAID event offers 1,160 RON for first place.
Hosts Moku's Grand Arena from February 19, 2026, with a $1M prize pool until mid-May 2026; Axie Infinity Atia's Legacy playtest, Fishing Frenzy Co, Angry Dynomites crossover event.
A new chain launches on Ronin Network, powered by Conduit infrastructure technology.
Cambria launches on Ronin Network with family-friendly crypto gaming focus.
Ronin implementation in RUST programming language completed by contributor Marc_ZA_.
Power Chests opening feature goes live in Webshop, offering rewards including $POWER, Fableborne Supplies, and a chance at a Legendary Kingdom valued at approximately 4,000 RON.
Ronin Network partners with dreamtemple_ for merchandise collaboration.
Fableborne launches Supplies NFT collection on Ronin Market with earning mechanics through events and Power Chests, merge-to-mint functionality, and trading capabilities.
ROLandverse Grand Launch scheduled for December 10 on Ronin Network in the US market.
Cambria generates over $1M in revenue from charters and orbs; Fableborne FDV stands at $200M.
Ronin distributes 0.1 RON to over 4000 wallets newly onboarded from Fableborne's $POWER TGE and onchain claim.
Cambria launches Season 3 on Ronin Network with $800k prize pool and new Ruined Dungeons feature.
Ronin price rises approximately 20% after Fableborne TGE.
$POWER token lists on Binance Alpha, MEXC, and Bitget exchanges, reaching $250M FDV.
$POWER token gets listed on Binance Perps with FDV reaching ~240M, approximately double the $116M FDV from December 5th.
YGG launches a $YGG/$FISH liquidity pool on Ronin Network to support Fishing Frenzy Co, with plans to support additional games in the future.
$POWER token reaches $116M FDV after launch, with many players and creators profiting from the event.
Fableborne TGE launches tomorrow, with the team executing a $1M buyback of 1.3% from NFT holders.
AIP-003 proposes staking 2837 ETH from Axie treasury through liquid staking derivatives (wstETH, rETH, cbETH) to earn yield while maintaining liquidity, with assets to be bridged and consolidated back on Ronin.
Pixels and Moku announce a collaboration on Ronin Network.
Ronin Network wallet adds a new content distribution feature that allows users to discover and download games directly from the wallet interface. The feature is confirmed functional with users successfully downloading games like Fableborne through it.
Applications closing for the $25,000 Guild Rush Program supporting Cambria Gold Rush Season 3.
Fishing Frenzy and Angry Dynomites launch a crossover collaboration on Wednesday.
GAM3 Awards participation announced alongside multiple game updates including Fableborne Season 4, Chicken Saga Season 1, and Grand Arena Preseason.
Ronin partners with Coinsph to integrate PHPC. Pixiland launches new NFT collection on Ronin Network.
Sky Mavis plans quick wins to reduce RON inflation and better align token incentives. Leadership team meets in person this month to plan the next year.
Fishing Frenzy Chapter 2 is now live and playable, transitioning from the offline development status previously reported.
Ronin Arcade Season 1 concludes with over 20,000 players completing more than 70,000 quests. Season 2 launches soon and features a new Flappy Axie game.
Guild Rush Program launches with $25,000 in guild support for eligible guilds participating in Cambria: Gold Rush Season 3, which starts December 4th.
Ronin Network wins "best ecosystem" award at GAM3S for the second consecutive year.
Ronin Wallet integrates LI.FI to enable seamless cross-chain transfers.
Fishing Frenzy Co prepares for Token Generation Event while game remains offline, team focuses on Chapter 2 development.
Team denies selling activity and clarifies they don't control all multi-signature wallets on Ronin following questions about on-chain token transfers from a Ronin multi-sig wallet.
OpenSea publicly confirms support for Ronin games following packed game booths at YGG Play Summit.
Ronin booth and arcade active at 2025 YGG Play Summit on final day, featuring promotional giveaways in collaboration with YGG (Yield Guild Games).
Ronin hosts hackathon with ETHGlobal at DevConnect in Argentina offering $5K in bounties for builders.
Wins Best Gaming Ecosystem award at the 2025 GAM3 Awards.
Ronin partners with coins.ph to enable payments with PHPC stablecoin at hundreds of thousands of Philippine businesses accepting QRPH system, including Jollibee and Grab, pending regulatory approval.
Ronin meetup features Grand Arena IRL with live Moki Mayhem predictions, including appearances by Jihoz, yellowpantherx, and gunlockeaxie.
CS2 Machine goes live on Ronin with Counter-Strike Item NFT collection, featuring Fortune Spin for rare items including Tiger tooth bayonet, and Steam integration via Ronin Claim Portal allowing users to receive NFT items into their Steam accounts.
Ronin Arcade booth operates at YGG Play Summit in collaboration with WolvesDAO, hosting competitive activities with prizes.
Top 250 winners on the Ronin Arcade leaderboard receive prize distribution, with rewards sent to Ronin Profile default wallet addresses.
Silly Kitties rolls back their Ronin grant due to backlash from Ronin builders and community leaders over perceived favoritism, though the partnership continues.
Internal community tension surfaces over the Silly Kitties partnership, with Ronin builders and community members making unfair comments about the project. Concerns are raised that this negative treatment creates a hostile environment that discourages future builders from developing on the network.
Ronin participates in Devconnect week with a community hangout event for builders and the LATAM community in Argentina.
L2 upgrade and proof of distribution mechanism are underway as protocol improvements, with KaitoAI integration for incentive systems. Four major games (Moku, Cambria, Fableborne, and Axie Infinity MMO) prepare to launch this quarter, while Pixels implements risk-to-earn mechanics.
Announces partnership with Proof of Play, launches $FISH token claims, pays out 20k RON to creators, and releases creator dashboard with badges, Jin Fortune Spin Fishing Frenzy edition, and allocation checker.
Ronin partners with Silly Kitties, a gaming project building toward a global brand, and exhibits at the YGG summit this week with a booth alongside Pixels.
Ronin launches official TikTok account with early traction showing 130k views on a Pixels land clip.
ROL_Genesis generates $2.25M revenue and 120K monthly active users (70% from web2) in 6 months, launches in the Americas on Dec 10 with pre-registration and pre-sale live through Ronin store including closed beta access on Nov 19.
A new IP partnership announces a major reveal tomorrow, choosing the network over other platform options for building their intellectual property.
vRNG adds Fishing Frenzy as a customer following initial launch with Proof of Play. Marketplace API secures first design partner for an upcoming partnership.
Ronin Arcade Season 1 concludes with raffle winners to be announced next week and reward distribution over the following weeks, while Season 2 details will be shared in an upcoming recap post.
Last Odyssey opens 36 Level 2 Sanctuaries with $1,000 in RON tokens available per sanctuary for first claimers who hold them for 4 hours.
A cofounder announces launch of their first IP on the network coming soon.
Ronin Network migrates from L1 to Ethereum L2 architecture, partnering with Conduit to power the migration.
Ronin Network introduces vRNG (verifiable random numbers onchain) with Proof of Play becoming the first team to use this feature.
GAM3 Awards voting reaches 1.5 million votes.
Jihoz and team members appear on the American TV show Pawn Stars (running 16 years), explaining the ecosystem and play-to-earn narrative to show personalities Rick Harrison and Chumlee who were onboarded to the network.
Launchpawn launches an RWA (Real World Assets) marketplace on the network.
Ronin Network becomes official partner for this year's GAM3 Awards, with voting for favorite games ending November 17th.
Pixels and Fableborne, two top games on Ronin, announce a partnership. Ronin Network and Axie Infinity attend YGG Play Summit in Manila November 18-22 with three scheduled events: Ronin Hoops (Nov 18), Ronin Rally (Nov 20), and Ronin Arcade Booth Experience (Nov 20-22).
Mavis Hub platform officially shuts down, redirecting users to find Ronin games elsewhere.