Animecoin secures institutional backing, Shopify adoption and OpenSea integration
Animecoin Overview - September 2, 2025
Welcome to the first Animecoin Overview. A one-stop-shop for the $ANIME community to get up to speed on the ecosystem’s latest developments, metrics, insights and more. All in one place.
Animecoin is a culture coin that launched in January 2025 with a focus in developing and expanding the entertainment ecosystem for gaming and anime. Alongside it is Animechain, which is designed to empower the traditional anime industry via blockchain technology. Developed in collaboration with Azuki, Animecoin provides a way to unite anime fans, creators and token holders via a single mechanism.
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Animecoin Metrics
ANIME token price: $0.016
ANIME market cap: $83.54M
ANIME token holders: 103.4K
These metrics are accurate at time of publication.
Anime Domain Expansion
Highlighting the latest updates from the Anime ecosystem.
GameSquare Holdings announces strategic partnership with Animecoin
GameSquare, a NASDAQ-listed company focused on media, entertainment, technology and onchain treasuries, expanded its web3 exposure with plans to buy up to $2.5 million in Animecoin. The team will also receive $2.5 million of the crypto asset for its "creative and agency services," according to a press release.
Anime culture and collectibles have historically thrived in digital and physical forms, but lacked a unified onchain economy. Animecoin aims to connect the traditional anime world with web3. With institutional players entering web3, demand is rising for tokens tied to distinct sectors and Animecoin is beginning to capture that interest.
As the global anime market grows, GameSquare’s involvement with Animecoin signals its interest in the broader industry, which is projected to reach $60.1 billion by 2030. Even though Animecoin’s market cap is at $95 million, down about 80% from its launch, by diversifying its onchain treasury with assets like Animecoin, GameSquare exposes itself to a sector that combines anime with blockchain.
The company has “more than 15 crypto-native deals in active discussions,” its CEO Justin Kenna stated. “Our pipeline is deep, and the market opportunity is growing quickly.”
This marks Animecoin's first step with institutional involvement, and its potential to bring more awareness for the token to Wall Street market players. In general, digital assets have struggled with institutional adoption due to volatility and regulatory hurdles. But partnerships like this one can legitimize crypto assets like Animecoin as a token worth having on a corporate balance sheet. In turn, it can showcase Animecoin’s position as a way for users to gain exposure to the anime industry onchain.
Meanwhile on mainstream platforms, the token has found utility for users as a form of payment for digital collectibles and digital merchants. Beyond being an investible asset, Animecoin is offering utility through payments and participation in the broader web3 landscape.
Animecoin integrates with Shopify as a method of purchase
The integration with Shopify allows Animecoin to be used as a currency for payments across all places that integrate DePay to its Shopify store.
DePay, a web3 payments protocol, is integrated across e-commerce platforms to allow merchants the ability to accept crypto without intermediaries.
Animecoin being added to DePay’s supported tokens exposes it to a broader network of users and merchants that are already integrated with the platform. As Animecoin continues toward its goal as a bridge between the anime fandom and the crypto economy, this creates a cycle where increased merchant integrations provide more use cases for users, which in turn could boost Animecoin’s utility and cultural relevance.
Ultimately, this integration transforms Animecoin from a speculative asset into a currency accepted by digital merchants across web2 and web3.
OpenSea partners with Animecoin to enable users to mint Azuki animated shorts
OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace by volume with more than $39 billion in all-time volume, partnered with Azuki for its users to purchase NFTs with Animecoin, beginning with Azuki’s flagship Mizuki Shorts collection. This collaboration is designed to enhance the token’s utility, and leverage ERC-1155, a semi-fungible standard that allows batch minting and distribution of multiple editions.
This standard makes it ideal for collections like Mizuki Shorts, where the first edition is limited to a one-week purchase window, followed by a six-month open edition, with no limits of how many can be purchased by one user to maximize accessibility.
Similar to purchasing physical merchandise, anime fans can own digital assets that represent ownership of animated content created by directors like Gensho Yasuda. Beyond ownership, these NFTs serve as funding mechanisms since sales directly support the creators who made the animation.
Similar to DePay's integration of Animecoin for Shopify stores, OpenSea’s support allows NFT collectors to utilize the token in a crypto-native manner. This boosts the token's utility, transforming it from a speculative asset into a functional "culture coin" within the anime ecosystem. Since the integration exposes Animecoin to OpenSea's userbase, it can create a stepping stone for long-term adoption among anime enthusiasts.
In Case You Missed It
Azuki teamed up with Japanese beverage brand Cheerio to release a limited edition Enter the Garden “Lifeguard X” energy drink
Azuki collaborated with H. Moser & Cie. to release limited edition luxury watches that are inspired by its NFT collection and purchasable using Animecoin
Studio Azuki announced the formation of its US-based animation house, comprised of Azuki, COMISMA and Xenotoon
Azuki collaborated with Crunchyroll to create artwork for its official booth at Anime Expo
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