🧭 What is $ANIME ?
Launch and purpose:
Launched in January 2025, Animecoin is a "culture coin" inspired by the universe of Japanese animations (anime), created to integrate fans and blockchain.
Associated with the NFT collection Azuki (Azuki, Elementals, and Beanz), aiming to connect anime culture, NFTs, and tokens.
Technical aspects:
It is an ERC‑20 token running on Ethereum and Arbitrum (Layer‑2 via Arbitrum Orbit), achieving a cheaper and more accessible experience for users.
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📊 Tokenomics and distribution
Total supply: 10 billion ANIME.
Initial circulation: about 6.8 billion in circulation (or 5.54 billion according to another report) at launch.
Distribution:
37.5% for holders of the Azuki community (3.75 billion).
13% for "community cultivation" via AnimeDAO.
The remainder divided among Foundation, partners, team & advisors.
Burn mechanism: a percentage of the token is burned in transactions within the ecosystem, helping to decrease supply and increase value.
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🏗 Use and Ecosystem
Governance: ANIME functions as a governance token, giving holders voting rights via AnimeDAO.
Fuel of the Animechain: the token serves as a "gas token" within Animechain, an L3 blockchain, providing lower fees and easy use for the average fan.