Proxies in crypto games and NFTs: how to change your country without losing access

The world of **GameFi** and **NFT** continues to grow, but regulatory pressure and geographical restrictions are becoming the new normal. Projects like StepN, Axie Infinity, or marketplaces like OpenSea are increasingly blocking users from entire regions (CIS, Asia, Middle East) by IP address.

In this reality, proxies have ceased to be just an anonymity tool. Now they are the **only way to maintain access to your digital assets**.

But the crypto sphere does not forgive mistakes. Using a cheap or incorrectly selected proxy can lead to your wallet being flagged as "Sybil" (a fake account) or even to the theft of funds.

In this guide, we will break down **which proxies to choose** for different tasks in crypto and how not to lose your NFTs due to a technical error.

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### **Part 1. Why do you actually need proxies in GameFi?**

There are three scenarios that every crypto enthusiast faces:

1. **Geo-blocking evasion:** The most obvious reason. You invested $5,000 in game characters, and the developer updates the terms tomorrow and bans access from your country. Without a proxy, your assets are "frozen" — you simply cannot enter the game to sell or use them.
2. **Multi-accounting and Abuse (Sybil Attack):** In pursuit of airdrops (token distribution) or spots in a Whitelist (the right to buy NFTs), users create hundreds of accounts. Anti-fraud systems of projects (for example, on Galxe, Premint, Coinlist platforms) instantly ban such "farms" if they see that they are managed from a single IP.
3. **Main wallet protection:** Major investors hide their real IP so that attackers cannot link their physical location to their public crypto address.

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### **Part 2. Strategy: Which proxy to choose? (Mobile vs Residential)**

This is the most important section. In crypto, "just a proxy" doesn't work. You need to clearly understand the difference between IP types.

#### **1. Residential Proxies (ISP) — For Holders and Marketplaces**

* **What they are:** IP addresses issued by home internet providers.
* **What for:** Working with **main accounts**, connecting a wallet (MetaMask/Phantom) to OpenSea, Blur, Magic Eden.
* **Strategy:** **Statics** are critical here.
  * *Why:* If you access your wallet containing expensive NFTs from a new IP every time (due to rotation), the security system might deem the wallet hacked and temporarily block operations. You need **one, clean, permanent home IP** of the country allowed by the project.

#### **2. Mobile Proxies (4G/5G) — For Farming and Social Networks**

* **What they are:** Dynamic IPs of mobile operators.
* **What for:** Mass participation in **raffles**, grinding levels in **Discord**, boosting **Twitter** for whitelists.
* **Strategy:** **Rotation** is needed here.
  * *Why:* Social networks (Discord, Twitter) are the main tools for gaining access to NFT mints. They trust mobile IPs best. By using a mobile proxy with rotation, you can manage a hundred accounts, changing the IP before logging into each subsequent profile.

#### **3. Server Proxies (Datacenter) — Taboo**

* **Verdict:** **Forget about them.** In crypto and NFT, server IPs are a "black mark." Most projects use databases (e.g., IP2Location) to automatically filter traffic from data centers. You won't even see the "Connect Wallet" button.

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### **Part 3. Why Free Proxies = Money Loss**

Rookie mistakes in crypto games cost dearly. Using public (free) proxies is the worst thing you can do.

1. **Seed phrase theft:** A free proxy server can be configured by an attacker to intercept traffic. If you enter a password or seed phrase on a phishing site through such a proxy, your assets will disappear.
2. **"Dirty" history:** Public IPs are already on the blacklists of all major projects. By using them, you are telling the anti-fraud system yourself: "I am a bot, ban me."
3. **Gas Fee loss:** Due to low speed and connection drops of a free proxy, your transaction may get stuck or fail, but you will still pay the network fee (gas). On the Ethereum network, this can cost $10-$50 per mistake.

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### **Part 4. Infrastructure of Victory**

What does the working setup of a professional player or abuser look like in 2025?

1. **Anti-detect browser:** (Dolphin, AdsPower, MoreLogin). It creates an isolated device profile.
2. **High-quality proxy:**
   * For an account farm: **Mobile proxies** with rotation.
   * For the main account: **Static Residential proxy**.
3. **SMS activation:** To register Discord and Twitter, you will need unique phone numbers.

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### **Conclusion**

In the world of **GameFi** and **NFT**, a proxy is your insurance. It is a way to tell the system: "I am a legitimate user from the right country."

Do not risk thousands of dollars of investment to save a couple of dollars on a proxy.

* Use **Residential proxies** for stable access to marketplaces.
* Use **Mobile proxies** for scaling and farming.

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