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The collaboration spawned AnimeChain.<\/p>\n
Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum<\/a> and NFT collection Azuki join forces to bring popular Japanese animation genre, anime, into the blockchain universe.<\/p>\n Named AnimeChain<\/a>, the platform aims to leverage Azuki\u2019s budding anime ecosystem, along with Arbitrum\u2019s whopping<\/a> $4.3 billion market cap, fast speed, and hundreds of dApps.<\/p>\n \u201cWith our anime productions, games, and physical products, we will showcase the power of a decentralized model for growing IP on AnimeChain,\u201d wrote<\/a> Azuki\u2019s social media account on X today.<\/p>\n ARB saw a brief spike on the news today, jumping from $1.68 to $1.72, now trading hands for $1.64. While most of the crypto market has enjoyed handsome gains over the past month, ARB has remained sidelined, dropping 13% on the day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZUKI\u2019s floor price sits at 5.11 ETH, or roughly $17,735, according to Coingecko. It has spiked in the past week, soaring by 38%, with a market cap of $179 million (or 51,120 ETH).<\/p>\n \u201cTo develop products and experiences at every level of the anime experience, the interaction with the blockchain may be just one of many operations that happens with a simple click,\u201d said<\/a> Azuki pseudonymous co-founder, locationtba, on X today.<\/p>\n They wrote that, \u201cthe vision of a deepened fan engagement at every touchpoint in the anime experience has become tangible in recent years,\u201d touting Arbitrum\u2019s 250ms block times, along with its recently launched Stylus which allows for EVM-compatibility as well as expanded programming language support.<\/p>\n Integrating the anime community into Web3 is no small matter considering the near religiousness fervor fans of the genre exhibit. And the number\u2019s don\u2019t lie.<\/p>\n