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Yes. Axie Infinity (AXS) is treated as a Virtual Digital Asset under the Income-tax Act, so buying, holding, and selling are allowed, though it is not legal tender. India regulates crypto as a taxable, speculative asset, and platforms serving Indian users must be registered with FIU-IND under anti-money-laundering rules.

To buy Axie Infinity for the first time, sign up on CoinDCX, complete KYC with your PAN and Aadhaar, deposit INR through UPI or IMPS, then open the AXS market and confirm your order. Most first-time buyers complete all four steps on the same day.

Add INR to your CoinDCX account by choosing UPI as the payment method, entering the amount, and approving the request in your UPI app. Once the balance reflects, open the AXS market, enter your INR amount, and confirm. UPI deposits are usually credited within minutes.

You do not need to buy a whole AXS. It supports fractional investing, so a small INR order buys a fraction of a token. The exact per-order minimum is shown on the CoinDCX order screen before you confirm.

Yes. Because AXS is divisible, you can start with as little as ₹100. Open the app, search for Axie Infinity, tap Buy, enter the rupee amount, and confirm. Given how volatile it is, only use money you can afford to lose.

AXS trades directly against the rupee on FIU-IND registered Indian exchanges, so no stablecoin conversion is needed. Judge any venue on three points: FIU-IND registration under the PMLA, a direct INR pair, and published custody practices such as cold storage and Proof of Reserves.

Buying and holding AXS is not taxed. Selling or swapping your tokens triggers a flat 30% tax plus 4% cess on profits, resulting in an effective tax rate of 31.2% under the Income-tax Act, 2025. Additionally, a 1% TDS is deducted from the total trade value upon transfer under Section 393(1) of the Act. Crypto losses cannot be set off against other income. Report gains in Schedule VDA and confirm your position with a chartered accountant.

Axie Infinity is a pioneering, well-known game with a real ecosystem, genuine token utility, and a capped supply. Against that, its play-to-earn model collapsed, the token has fallen roughly 99% from its high, its network suffered a major hack in 2022, its new economic model is unproven, and the wider GameFi sector has cooled. This makes it a high-risk asset, so research it in full and treat any decision as your own.

Axie Infinity is a game where you collect, breed, and battle digital pets called Axies, each owned by the player as an NFT. “Play-to-earn” was its breakthrough idea: players earned tradeable crypto tokens by playing, which for a time let some people earn real income. However, this depended on a constant flow of new players and spending; when that slowed, the reward token over-inflated and earnings collapsed. The team has since shifted toward a “play-and-own” approach that emphasises fun and long-term sustainability over pure earning, with the AXS token used mainly for governance, staking, and fees rather than as an easy income source.

Axie runs on Ronin, a network its studio built for gaming. In March 2022, attackers, later linked to a state-sponsored group, exploited the “bridge” that moves assets between Ronin and other chains, stealing around $620 million, one of the largest crypto hacks ever. The studio raised funds to reimburse affected users and rebuilt the bridge with stronger security, such as more validators and stricter approval requirements, and it reopened months later. While the immediate damage was addressed, the episode is an important reminder that bridges and gaming networks carry real security risk, and that no project is immune to a serious breach.

CoinDCX is considered one of the leading platforms in India, with FIU-IND registration under the PMLA, ISO/IEC certification, direct INR funding via UPI, IMPS, NEFT and RTGS, and published Proof of Reserves.

Enable app-based two-factor authentication rather than SMS, and use a password you have not reused elsewhere. Never share an OTP, seed phrase, or remote access to your screen. No genuine support agent will ask for them. If you withdraw to a personal wallet, check the address carefully and send a small test amount first, because on-chain transfers cannot be reversed.