Animecoin Announces ANIME Token Launch with Community-Centric Vision

Highlights:

• Animecoin will allocate 50.5% of the 10 billion ANIME tokens to its community.
• The token will launch on Ethereum and Arbitrum this month.
• Animecoin aims to unite anime fandom through community-driven initiatives.

Animecoin has disclosed its plans to issue its native token, ANIME, by January 2025. The token will function on Ethereum and Arbitrum networks, with 50.5% of the total tokens being reserved for the community. The project is to spread the idea of creativity and to give people, who are interested in anime, a way to unite while supporting creators and partners.

The Animecoin Foundation, supported by Arbitrum and the Azuki NFT brand, will control the release of the token. The maximum amount of ANIME tokens available is 10 billion and the current circulating supply is 7.69 billion tokens. The distribution approach focuses on the community with certain percentages allocated for certain groups of people. They include the Azuki NFT community, the AnimeDAO projects, and other communities.

ANIME will be launching on Ethereum and Arbitrum, with 50.5% going to the community. pic.twitter.com/nNYoKy8u6x

— ANIME (@animecoin) January 13, 2025

Community Allocation Highlights

In addition, 37.5% of the ANIME tokens are allocated to the Azuki NFT community as a reward for their early support. Another 13% will go to support community growing initiatives overseen by AnimeDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. These allocations aim to encourage more community-based projects and increase participation.

The Animecoin Foundation will hold 24.44% of the tokens to continue the ecosystem growth through grant programs and partnerships with the industry. Furthermore, Animecoin will allocate 2% of the tokens to partners’ communities, like Hyperliquid and Kaito, to amplify its brand and impact.

In recognition of their contributions, Azuki will distribute 15.62% of the overall token supply to advisers, contractors, and staff. With vesting terms to release tokens over three years, the Azuki company will hold 7.44% ownership with a one-year cliff on most of them.

Tokenomics and Future Goals

The Animecoin Foundation’s tokenomics provide a clear and specific approach to the development of the project and the strengthening of the community. To support the project’s goal of providing a home for anime enthusiasts and creators, Animecoin will dedicate 50% of the total supply for community use.

The ANIME token is part of a partnership between the Animecoin Foundation, Azuki, and the Weeb3 Foundation. With the use of blockchain, Animecoin seeks to connect the world of anime and decentralized finance.

Animecoin’s Vision for the Anime Fandom

Animecoin wishes to gather the scattered anime community that has more than 1 billion consumers worldwide. In june, contributor Alex Xu explained that there was no one place for anime fans to gather. The ANIME token, a so called “Culture Coin”, aims to solve this problem and give fans and content providers a voice.

The token launch also benefits from the backing of major protocols such as Arbitrum and the Azuki NFT project. Furthermore, the Animecoin association believes the community should own anime culture through this partnership.

The Animecoin team will launch the ANIME token as an unlocked asset for the community to hold. On the other hand, other participants, such as the Azuki team and its foundation, will use vesting schedule mechanisms for fair distribution. This structure highlights the principles of community organization and sustainability that this project embraces.

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