AnimeCoin announced AnimeChain, a new ecosystem for anime built with Arbitrum and Azuki, aiming to enhance fan engagement and creator empowerment.
The Deets
- Ecosystem Vision: Empower anime creators and fans by moving the global anime network onchain.
- Collaboration Strength: Built in partnership with Arbitrum for low-cost, high-speed blockchain infrastructure and Azuki as the premier launch partner.
- Industry Impact: Aiming to transform fan engagement and offer shared ecosystem benefits.
- Launch Anticipation: Details on the launch and additional partnerships to be revealed soon.
The Bulk
Anime has become a global phenomenon, touching every corner of pop culture and showing no signs of slowing down. With a projected market value of $60 billion by 2030, the demand for anime content and merchandise is trending in the right direction and that's lead AnimeCoin to the introduction of AnimeChain.
Developed in collaboration with Arbitrum and Azuki, AnimeChain represents a bold step towards creating a decentralized ecosystem for anime. Arbitrum's involvement cements a foundation built on speed and efficiency, leveraging its Layer 2 technology to ensure that AnimeChain operates with appropriate speed and low-costs.
Azuki's will fill as the inaugural launch partner. As the premier anime NFT collection, Azuki's commitment to AnimeChain underscores the project's committment to its IP and roots. By bringing anime productions, games, and physical products onto the blockchain, Azuki might be creating the precdent for how top-tier anime IPs can thrive in a decentralized environment.
🔜 What's Next?
More details about the pending launch and additional partnerships are expected to be revealed soon.
🎬 Take Action
Users can find the latest updates on AnimeChain's development and launch details by following @AnimeCoin on X. Plus, you can get a leg up on the points journey at points.anime.xyz.
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Azuki shared a major update on evolving into a decentralized anime ecosystem with an extended focus on physicals and gaming.
The Deets
- Azuki's 2nd anniversary marks a significant shift towards creating a decentralized anime ecosystem.
- Priorities include growing the Azuki IP and rewarding the community.
- Expansion in three main areas: Anime, Physical, and Gaming.
- Token Incoming? Engaged Fenwick West
The Bulk
Celebrating its second anniversary, Azuki is transitioning from a mere NFT brand to a pioneering force in the decentralized anime world. Its vision is clear: grow the Azuki Intellectual Property (IP) and enrich the community experience whilst rewarding holders. This ambitious goal is being pursued through a multi-faceted strategy encompassing Anime, Physical Products, and Gaming.
In the Anime sector, Azuki is collaborating with Goro Taniguchi, the director of the acclaimed Code Geass, and Dentsu, Japan's leading ad and production agency. Their joint efforts are geared towards producing an Azuki anthology series, with the first episode expected in Q2. Further investments in various anime projects, both short and long-form, are underway.
The Physical aspect involves expanding the range of Physical Backed Tokens (PBT) products. This expansion blurs the lines between the physical and digital realms, like with Azuki's Golden Skateboards. A new luxury brand launch is expected soon, featuring a golden Beanz.
Azuki's gaming iniative will kickstart with the release of a hyper-casual mobile game featuring BEANZ later this year.
The most notable bullet may have come at the end of the announcement, in which Azuki indicated its engaged Fenwick West, who previously worked with Yuga Labs, Rug Radio, and others on tokens.
📊 By the Numbers
Despite the enormity of the announcement, Azuki's flagship collection is down more than 7% on the day to 6.175 ETH.
🎤 Project Prose
Our IP strategy consists of three branches: Anime, Physical and Gaming. Through our focus on storytelling across diverse mediums, we aim to craft unique experiences that will grow Azuki into a globally renowned anime IP.Azuki
🔜 What's Next?
Azuki is expected to share more at its Garden Discord Stage event on January 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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Azuki is partnering with the Museum of Mahomes to launch an exclusive Patrick Mahomes "IKUZO" physical card for Azuki holders.
The Deets
- Partnership: Azuki x Museum of Mahomes collaboration.
- Entry Rules: Tweet your Azuki equip using #AzukixMoM, tag @MuseumofMahomes, and link your Azuki Collector Profile.
- Timeframe: The contest runs until Thursday, Aug 24 at noon ET
- Bonus: All entrants will also receive a "Scorching Sidearm Pass" limited edition physical card next week.
The Bulk
Azuki teamed up with the Museum of Mahomes for an initiative that allows Azuki holders to grab a piece of exclusive Patrick Mahomes memorabilia. This collaboration aims to bring digital and physical collectibles closer by offering a 1/1 Azuki Edition "IKUZO" card by the Museum of Mahomes.
To enter the contest, Azuki holders should tweet their Azuki with the Mahomes equip using the hashtag #AzukixMoM and tagging the Museum of Mahomes on Twitter. Entrants must ensure that their Twitter handles are connected to their Collector Profiles on Azuki's website. This will be verified before the Museum of Mahomes’ MINHxDYNASTY live stream on Thursday, Aug. 24.
Besides the exclusive "IKUZO" card, all entrants will also be able to redeem a "Scorching Sidearm Pass" physical card next week. Additionally, community badges will be distributed to participating Azuki, Elementals, BEANZ, and Bobu holders.
🎤 Community Quotes
Web3 communities are borderless, connecting people globally in a shared vision of the decentralized future. Excited to collab with Museum of Mahomes to bring sports memorabilia to our community.WHIZWANG
🔜 What's Next?
Azuki and Museum of Mahomes will announce the winner of the contest during the MINHxDYNASTY livestream on Thursday, August 24. Badges and "Scorching Sidearm Pass" cards will also be distributed next week.
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Azuki invited Elementals holders to vote on an update to the background metadata of the Elementals collection, starting on Friday, July 7, at 6:00 p.m. ET.
The Deets
- The proposed update: a domain graphic with a subtle color change.
- Each Elemental token you hold counts as one vote.
- The vote will last 24 hours, no quorum is required.
- Votes are final and cannot be changed after submission.
The Bulk
In a bid to enhance the Elementals aesthetics, Azuki has proposed an update to the background metadata of the Elementals collection. The suggestion consists of a domain graphic with a subtle color shift, set forth by Steamboy and the art team. This shift aims to create a seamless blend with the character art while infusing a refreshing touch into the collection.
Elementals holders, regardless of whether their tokens are revealed or not, are eligible to vote on this change. Each Elemental token held is equivalent to a single vote, enabling users to exercise their voting power proportional to their holdings.
The voting will commence at approximately 6:00 p.m. today and will run for 24 hours to accommodate different time zones. All votes are final upon submission, meaning they cannot be altered. If your Elementals are distributed across multiple wallets, you'll need to connect each wallet individually to cast your votes.
🔜 What's Next?
Should the majority favor the update, the new metadata will be implemented into the Elementals collection. If the vote does not pass, holders can still equip the domain backgrounds off-chain in their Azuki Collector's Profile.
🎬 Take Action
Participate in shaping the future of the Elementals collection by voting tonight at Azuki.com.
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Azuki co-founder, locationtba, acknowledged and took responsibility for the mishandling of the recent Azuki Elementals mint, citing issues with presale timing and website hosting capacity.
The Deets
- Azuki admitted to underestimating the time needed for the presale phases.
- Technical issues arose due to an unexpectedly high load on the hosting platform, Vercel.
- Approximately 7,600 Elementals were minted by Azukis, with the rest minted during the BEANZ presale.
- Azuki's management assures that they are learning from the experience and promises an improved reveal experience.
The Bulk
In a candid admission, locationtba acknowledged significant shortcomings in the Azuki Elementals mint, expressing regret for underestimating the time required for the presale phases, a decision that ultimately led to a chaotic and unsatisfactory user experience.
This issue was further complicated by the capacity limits of the website's hosting platform, Vercel. Despite coordinating with Vercel prior to the mint to ensure they could handle the expected load, the actual demand significantly exceeded their estimates, leading to the website being rate-limited.
❗️Why It Matters
In the most anticipated event of the year, one that pulled nearly $40 million in liqudity from the NFT ecosystem, it's a tough pill to swallow for users to have run into "predictable" issues.
🎤 Founder Feedback
We always strive to put the community first, but unfortunately we dropped the ball... I take personal responsibility for what happened, and should have lengthened the presale windows.locationtba
🧐 It Doesn't End There
The community was also quick to jump on Azuki about the Elementals reveal, which produced images that were near-identical to NFTs from the original Azuki collection.
Why spend 10 ETH on an azuki if you can spend 2 ETH on the same thing: pic.twitter.com/yOiwl2DNko
— MinisterOfNFTs 🔮 (@MinisterOfNFTs) June 27, 2023
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Azuki introduced Elementals, a new collection of 20,000 NFTs, launching on Tuesday, June 27, with pre-sale access for all Azuki and BEANZ holders.
The Deets
- Elementals collection: Four domains, One garden, 20,000 unique NFTs
- Existing Azuki and BEANZ holders airdropped a Soulbound Token (SBT)
- Unrevealed Elementals tokens also airdropped to Azuki holders
- Sale and immediate reveal of remaining tokens after sale ends
The Bulk
Azuki announced the launch of its new Elementals collection late last night at its Follow the Rabbit event. Comprising four domains within one garden, this collection expands their NFT offerings with an additional 20,000 unique NFTs.
An exclusive pre-sale event has been planned for all existing Azuki and BEANZ holders, reinforcing Azuki's commitment to their established community. This token of appreciation extends even further as all holders were airdropped a Soulbound Token (SBT), serving as a special memento of their journey during Follow The Rabbit 2023.
Each Azuki holder was also airdropped an unrevealed and locked Elemental. The allure of these tokens lies in their mystery, with the true form of the Elemental concealed until the completion of the Azuki Elementals sale.
❗Why It Matters
Azuki's Follow the Rabbit event has been one of the most anticipated IRL events in NFT history and the team did not disappoint holders, once more imploring them to "check their wallets" for goodies, ala BEANZ.
📊 By the Numbers
It's not all good news for Azuki holders. Perhaps unsurprisingly with an ecosystem supply increase, the floor on Azuki's has fallen nearly 13% in the last 24 hours to 14.65 ETH. BEANZ have also dropped 7.5% to 1.29 ETH. Elementals are not yet tradeable and therefore do not have a floor price.
🔜 What's Next?
Presale access for BEANZ and Azuki holders will start at noon ET on Tuesday, June 27.
🎬 Take Action
Want to explore the new collections? You can find the SBT and Elementals on OpenSea.
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Today, Blur announced that the Beanz collection will be live shortly on Blend.
The Deets
- Borrowers can buy a new Beanz for 0.25 ETH with BNPL.
- Beanz holders can get 1.1 ETH for a Beanz loan.
❗ Why It Matters
Blur has been hard at work, both adding new features like the ability to make partial repayments and filling out the stable of collections available to transact with on the Blend protocol.
🎤 Community Quotes
I'm the owner of both Beanz lol. pic.twitter.com/v3IkeWdlGQ
— Teslabull89 (@teslabull89) May 26, 2023
🧠 Learn More
Azuki announced that they are opening up a limited number of tickets for the Follow The Rabbit event in Las Vegas on June 23, 2023.
The Deets
- The new RSVP window closes Sunday, 5/28, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
- Azuki's Follow The Rabbit event takes place at Hakkasan Nightclub in Las Vegas on June 23, 2023, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- The event is open and free for everyone ($100 refundable deposit for non-holders), but you must be 21 or older to attend.
- Registration and ticketing are done exclusively via the @tokenproof app.
- Ticket confirmations will be sent after all registrations have been processed.
❗ Why It Matters
Registration was originally open back in mid-April, with priority given to Azuki and BEANZ holders. But Azuki is opening up more spots due to demand.
Previously, holders had to request to be put on a waitlist, so this is welcome news for those who weren't able to secure tickets last time around.
🎬 Take Action
- RSVP at tokenproof.xyz/event/azuki (Closes on Sunday, 5/28 at 11:59 p.m. PT)
🧠 Learn More
Azuki created a new Communities page on the Azuki site, per Azuki founder @ZAGABOND.
❗ Why It Matters
Many communities—40 at the time of writing—have been formed over a common interest in collecting traits (Spirit DAO for Spirit Azukis and Gold DAO for Gold Beanz, for example), languages and locales, and hobbies (like Sake DAO for those who enjoy sake and soju).
It's a portal for members of the Azuki community, of which there are 10,000 Azukis and 19,944 Beanz, to find smaller groups that they might identify with. The page helpfully includes a brief summary of each sub-group, how long it's been active, as well as the sub-group's Twitter and Discord accounts, if they exist.
🎬 Take Action
Azuki and Beanz holders should check out the Communities page at azuki.com/community and connect with other collectors around the world.
🎤 Founder Feedback
🎤 Community Quotes
Azuki just launched a community website showcasing the sub-communities within the garden.
— Elena🌸 (@ElenaaETH) May 19, 2023
Azuki NYC, BBB, Gold Dao, Garden Caretakers, Only Beanz, Beanz Gang represent ⛩️✊🏼
Do you belong to any sub communities? pic.twitter.com/S9ii3o9cDJ
Azuki announced its "Follow The Rabbit" event in Las Vegas on June 23, 2023, open to all, with registration now live.
❗Why It Matters
Azuki has set a standard for events since the iconic "Check Your Wallets" party that took holders and spectators for a ride. Plus, the team took over NYC and brought the garden to real life during its exclusive NYC NFT event a few years ago. Now, the Azuki team is taking over Las Vegas with its latest "Follow The Rabbit" event, in the year of the Rabbit.
The Deets
- Event registration open until Apr. 24 at 5:00 p.m. ET
- Priority is given to Azuki and BEANZ token holders
- Registration and ticketing via the tokenproof app
- Must be 21+ to attend
The Details
Azuki is hosting its unique event called "Follow The Rabbit" on June 23, 2023, from 10 pm to 2 am at Hakkasan, Las Vegas. Open to all, event registration is now live and will remain open until April 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Azuki and BEANZ token holders will be given priority for the event. To secure a ticket, participants must register via the Tokenproof app. Make sure to enroll with the wallet holding your Azuki or BEANZ token if you have one. More information on how to register with Tokenproof is available on Azuki's website.
On April 24, the final guestlist will be confirmed via the Tokenproof app, where attendees can view their tickets. It is recommended to turn on push notifications for the app to stay updated on any ticket or event changes. Attendees should book travel only after their ticket is confirmed, and they must be 21 or older to attend.
🎬 Take Action
Secure your spot at Azuki's "Follow The Rabbit" event by registering between now and April 24, 2023, at azuki.com/vegas.
💰 Money Talks
Azuki has been holding the top trending collections strong currently holding a 15.88E floor, up 13 percent over the past 30 days. Beanz, its second collection has been on a similar trend with its floor price holding at 1.5E, up around 20% over the past 30 days.
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