What are Azuki NFTS?

As a complement to fine art, Azuki NFTs also provide their holders with benefits, such as: “Membership access to The Garden: a corner of the internet where artists, builders, and web3 enthusiasts meet to create a decentralized future. Azuki holders receive access to exclusive drops, experiences, and more.”

Are Asian investors driving the most expensive Azuki NFT purchases?

Zzzagabond, the typically ridiculous online handle of one of Chiru’s founders, suspects Asian investors are driving some of the most expensive purchases of Azuki NFTs. “My hunch is that they're Asians who, for the first time, see art that really resonates with them,” Zzzagabond, who was born in China, says.

Will Chiru Labs make Azuki the 'gold standard' for NFT activations?

Still, Chiru Labs still holds outsized hopes of making Azuki the "gold standard" for future physical NFT activations. Though, by making its PBT tech open source, Chiru Labs isn't pinning its hopes solely on Azuki: the goal is to level the playing field and invite everyone to the pitch.

Why did Azuki start a new era with Beanz?

Besides being a cheaper entry point to the community, Beanz was the beginning of a new age for Azuki. Every owner of an original Azuki NFT collection had received in their wallets a mysterious box – an airdropped NFT – that was later revealed as a new character of the Beanz collection.