The anime-themed NFT undertaking Azuki is partnering with the synthetic intelligence (AI)-native mental property (IP) community, Story, to foster co-creation in the neighborhood.
In keeping with an X announcement by the undertaking, Azuki NFT holders will have the ability to construct with and monetize their distinctive IP alongside the Azuki model. The collaboration between Story and Azuki will make the NFT undertaking’s IP programmable.
After Azuki completes its programmable IP license, customers will have the ability to create video games and customized merch by way of Story’s ecosystem companions, Verse 8 and ABLO. Verse 8 is an AI-powered gaming platform, whereas ABLO is a zero-effort merch retailer for creators.
Whereas Story tracks and manages the IPs, NFT holders will have the ability to create video games on Verse 8 utilizing their distinctive Azuki IP. They get to decide on their gaming character, license the rights, and launch right into a shared AI-built multiplayer recreation. Customers can even create and print customized, on-demand merch utilizing their most well-liked IP. They only have to pick out the merchandise, choose the IPs, design with AI, and have ABLO ship the completed merch on their doorstep.
As an NFT undertaking that blends anime, trend, and crypto, Azuki’s newest transfer might additional spotlight it as one of the vital culturally iconic manufacturers within the Web3 area. Story’s president Andrea Muttoni mentioned Azuki is a “excellent instance” of crypto-native IP turning into simply as iconic as Web2 IP.
It’s price mentioning that Azuki has taken a number of steps to blur the boundaries between Web3 and anime. With the goal of bringing extra folks to the anime realm, the undertaking partnered with the American multimedia agency, Westbrook, in July to develop, produce, and distribute anime globally. The collaboration can be set to convey extra folks nearer to Azuki’s non-fungible IP.
Azuki’s newest transfer comes because the undertaking plans a cigar membership occasion for ANIME holders in Seoul. ANIME is Azuki’s culture-themed native cryptocurrency. The undertaking launched the token earlier this 12 months to reward neighborhood members, allocating 37.5% of the asset’s provide to Azuki NFT holders.
Entry to the Azuki Cigar Membership, scheduled for September 24, requires holding multiple million ANIME. The occasion is hosted as a part of the continued Korean Blockchain Week, scheduled to happen from September 22 to twenty-eight.
