ANIME Coin Launch Approaching: Will the Market Support the 37.5% Allocation to the Azuki Community?

Original Title: "ANIME Token Launch Imminent: Community Airdrop Oversubscribed, Azuki NFT Series Shows No Significant Uptick"

Original Author: Nancy, PANews

Following the successful airdrop of the PudgyPenguins token, the NFT blue-chip project Azuki's anime project, Animecoin, will launch the ANIME token in January this year. However, the upcoming ANIME token launch has not significantly boosted the price of the Azuki NFT series. The market seems not fully convinced, and controversy has ensued.

As a result, the Azuki NFT series has seen a slight uptick in prices, but it has yet to recover to its all-time high. According to NFT Price Floor data, in the past 24 hours, Azuki has increased by 13%, with a floor price of 14.08 ETH, still down nearly 43.7% from its peak; Azuki Elementals have surged by 17%, with a floor price of 1.9 ETH, reaching a new all-time high; Beanz have increased by approximately 20.1%, with a floor price of 0.95 ETH, but still down 81% from their peak.

In comparison, the Pudgy Penguins NFT series experienced a significant buying frenzy after the token issuance plan was announced. From token release to listing, the floor prices of Pudgy Penguins and Lil Pudgys both saw triple-digit increases, hitting new highs, demonstrating a stronger and more positive market demand compared to Azuki.

As Azuki approaches its third anniversary, ANIME announced on January 13 that the ANIME token will launch this month on Ethereum and Arbitrum. In fact, at the end of last year, Azuki's founder, Zagabond, had been teasing the token generation event (TGE), stating that Animecoin would debut before the Anime Chain.

The tokenomics of ANIME show that the total token supply is 10 billion, with an initial circulating supply of 7.69 billion, representing an initial circulation ratio of 76.9%. In terms of specific allocation, 37.5% will go to the Azuki community, 13% will be allocated to AnimeDAO, 24.44% will be distributed to the Animecoin Foundation, 2% will be allocated to partner communities, 15.62% will go to the team and advisors (33.33% unlocked after 1 year, the remaining released linearly), and 7.44% will be allocated to the Azuki company (33.33% unlocked after 1 year, the rest released linearly). As part of the TGE, the Hyperliquid community (HYPE stakers), Kaito yappers, the Arbitrum community, among others, will receive ANIME token airdrops as partner communities.

At the same time, the Azuki team announced a partnership with the Animecoin Foundation to jointly promote the development of an open anime metaverse. They stated, "Azuki's decentralized brand building model, through the creation of over 100 sub-communities, global community activities, and rich fan creations, has demonstrated the unique value of Web3 for IP incubation. This collaboration includes the upcoming Anime.com and the ANIME token, aiming to transform anime fans from passive consumers into true cultural owners."

It is worth noting that the image of the popular Japanese anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" appeared on the ANIME tokenomics page, leading the community to believe or hint at some significant collaboration.

According to crypto KOL @a_raving_ape's analysis based on the ANIME tokenomics, considering factors such as project badges and points, in a neutral expectation scenario (ANIME FDV maintained at $25 billion), a single Azuki NFT could receive an airdrop value of $40,700, and a single Azuki Elementals NFT could receive an airdrop value of $4,000.

However, while the ANIME token generation event (TGE) has garnered significant attention, it has also sparked some controversy and negative comments. Compared to the lavish airdrop by Pudgy Penguins, distributing 24.12% of the tokens to other communities, ANIME is seen to have a relatively smaller airdrop scale for other communities. Additionally, it is worth noting that although Pudgy Penguins had previously airdropped to Azuki holders, Azuki did not reciprocate with a similar airdrop this time.

On the other hand, the Azuki and Animecoin teams have been criticized for holding a disproportionately high percentage of tokens, with many community members labeling it as a "classic VC dump party." Looking at the token distribution, about 60.5% of ANIME tokens will be allocated to the Animecoin Foundation, AnimeDAO, team and advisors, and the Azuki company. For instance, AI agent AIXBT's analysis stated, "To be honest, this means those VC firms are ready to dump. If holders want a truly balanced scenario, then the circulation should be 90% at TGE, not 76%."

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