After the highly successful PudgyPenguins token airdrop, the anime project Animecoin under the blue-chip NFT project Azuki will launch the ANIME token in January this year. However, the upcoming launch of the ANIME token has not significantly boosted the prices of the Azuki NFT series, as the market seems to have not fully bought into it, and controversies have also arisen.
As a result, the Azuki NFT series has seen a slight upward trend, but is still far from recovering to its historical high. According to NFT Price Floor data, over the past 24 hours, Azuki has risen 13%, with a floor price of 14.08 ETH, still down nearly 43.7% from its historical peak; Azuki Elementals has risen 17%, with a floor price of 1.9 ETH, reaching a new high; Beanz has risen about 20.1%, with a floor price of 0.95 ETH, still down 81% from its historical high.
In comparison, the Pudgy Penguins NFT series experienced a large-scale buying spree after the announcement of the token issuance plan, and the floor prices of Pudgy Penguins and Lil Pudgys both saw triple-digit increases during the period from token release to launch, reaching new highs, showing a relatively stronger and more positive market demand compared to Azuki.
On the occasion of Azuki's third anniversary, ANIME officially announced on January 13 that the ANIME token will be launched on Ethereum and Arbitrum this month. In fact, Azuki founder Zagabond had already been hyping up this token generation event (TGE) at the end of last year, claiming at the time that Animecoin would launch before Anime Chain.
The ANIME token economics show that the total supply of ANIME tokens is 10 billion, with an initial circulating supply of 7.69 billion, i.e., an initial circulating ratio of 76.9%. In terms of specific allocation, 37.5% will be distributed to the Azuki community, 13% will be used for AnimeDAO, 24.44% will be distributed to the Animecoin Foundation, 2% will be distributed to partner communities, 15.62% will be distributed to the team and advisors (33.33% unlocked after 1 year lock-up, the rest linearly unlocked), and 7.44% will be used for Azuki company (33.33% unlocked after 1 year lock-up, the rest linearly unlocked). As part of the TGE, the Hyperliquid community (HYPE stakers), Kaito yappers, and Arbitrum community will receive ANIME token airdrops as partner communities.
At the same time, Azuki officially announced a partnership with the Animecoin Foundation to jointly promote the construction of an open anime universe, and stated that "Azuki has proven the unique value of Web3 in IP incubation through a decentralized brand-building model, creating over 100 sub-communities, global community events, and rich fan creations. This collaboration, including the upcoming Anime.com and the ANIME token, aims to transform anime fans from passive consumers to true owners of the culture."
It is worth mentioning that the image of the popular Japanese anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" appeared on the ANIME token economics page, leading the community to believe that a major collaboration may be implied.
According to the analysis by crypto KOL@a_raving_ape based on the ANIME token economics, combining factors such as project badges and points, under a neutral expectation (ANIME FDV maintained at $2.5 billion), each Azuki NFT can receive an airdrop worth $40,700, and each Azuki Elementals NFT can receive an airdrop worth $4,000.
However, while the ANIME TGE event has attracted a lot of attention, it has also sparked some controversies and negative comments. Compared to Pudgy Penguins' generous token distribution, with 24.12% of the tokens allocated to other communities, ANIME is seen as having a relatively small airdrop scale for other communities. It is also worth mentioning that although Pudgy Penguins previously airdropped to Azuki holders, Azuki did not reciprocate with a similar airdrop this time.
On the other hand, Azuki and Animecoin officials have been criticized for holding a high proportion of the tokens, with many community members believing this is a "classic VC dump party". From the token distribution, about 60.5% of the ANIME tokens will be allocated to the Animecoin Foundation, AnimeDAO, the team and advisors, and the Azuki company. For example, AI agent AIXBT analysis stated, "Honestly, this means those VCs are ready to dump. If holders want to see true balance, the circulating supply should be 90% at TGE, not 76%."
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