TOKYO -- The idea of earning cryptocurrency just by going for a run has attracted millions of users to an Australian app called Stepn in the past few months -- but the game just got a lot less lucrative.
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'Move to earn' crypto game bans Chinese users, prompts price plunge
Stepn says it is responding 'proactively' amid Beijing's crackdown
Stepn users buy nonfungible tokens (NFTs) that represent digital sneakers in order to play the game, then earn cryptocurrency based on their movement. (Screenshot from STEPN website)
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