I’m an Earth guy, but the water watch has me hooked. No domain bias. Which one is your fave? ⌚️⛩️

Just in: @Azuki has partnered with H. Moser & Cie for limited edition watches, purchasable by $ANIME. Yup heard that right. One of the biggest luxury collabs that has ever been executed in web3 and one for the history books. A massive win for both NFTs and crypto.

$ANIME foundation has assembled a god tier advisory team for global push with a focus on institutional strategy. TLDR: Raise your targets. ⛩️

Know the difference lads.

ICYMI: Anime​.com just got some new UI and speed upgrades for max discovery. makes every other anime database I’ve ever used look ancient and outdated tbh. no ads or paywalls either. just peak signal.

NFT and crypto market in 2025 is more than just degens. Organised capital is running the show. noise is at ATH. curation is at ATL. but same patterns exist if you look organic v artificial scarcity v abundance price first v product first normalised v counter culture more below ———————————— I’ve seen the word “Organic growth” being thrown out a lot in the last two years. Safe to say that word and the ethos behind it has been absolutely butchered by marketers and narrative builders. While both normalised and counter culture have long existed and thrived in its own way in the crypto and NFT market. Definition of what’s normalised and what is counter culture has changed significantly as compared to last cycles. Which is natural. New stakeholders coming in. It’s more than just degens on desktops. We got treasuries, strategic reserves now. But among all the noise. It’s all important to know what’s what instead of what you see. thoughts below. ——————————— 🔸 Normalised culture Buy momentum and build chain reaction via marketing → Mainstream NFTs lean heavily on narrative building and concurrent short term catalysts. Growth by any means necessary → premeditated VC sweeps + big media shills, heavy reward loops. engineered to pump floors in the short term. Working with Clear price targets. Both market makers and founders alike. Speculation heavy → Price action is the primary draw, with hype cycles and social momentum doing most of the lifting. But it pays 10x dividends when market makers are in on it. Sketchy but that’s what’s up. Unclear brand ethos → Optimised to what’s trending or meta chasing and prioritising capital entry strategies over creativity and long term brand equity. Optimised for floor price → Targeting the number one demographic in crypto i.e the scarcity and competitive mindset. Manufactured legitimacy → Paid KOLs, staged PR moments and orchestrated virality are slowly becoming a standard. Inorganic feedback loops → Exaggerated claims, speculation driven reward farming. Strategically burying concern with noise and rewards. TLDR: Normalised builder culture has its merit. High short term growth but can look extremely artificial. Some brands can hack it with good optics. Still. high burn. Scale or fail. Raise or die. ——————————— 🔹 Counter culture Build momentum with product and culture → This is how long term projects grow without relying on hype cycles. It’s slower but more scalable. Real world legitimacy → The only sustainable differentiator. Can’t hack industry merit on CT. Projects with organic activations, industry merit, partnerships and real testimonials attract bigger players. Long term focus → Rooted in brand, community rather than price games, this is what separates “brands from plays”, “movements from narratives”. Clear brand ethos → Projects without a recognisable story and depth are invisible. Bringing “new shit to the table” is essential. Untampered market → VC’s buying for brand equity. Focus: on ideal target on “abundance mindset” collectors who buy in for value, brand alignment and High potential R/R. Real feedback loops → Priority feedback from users with no mercenary engagement farming. Community first mechanics → Especially in $ gen events, counter culture NFTs often structure things so early, aligned holders benefit the most. Attracting value instead of asking → Counter culture brands usually attract more than they do outreach. Slower short term growth but attracts more aligned partners. We are in a different time now in 2025 where momentum marketing and highly coordinated market making dictates the entry prices and not actual brand equity or product significance. But if history has taught us anything: “Real” tech driven movements that fix broken world systems, have and will always be the biggest catalysts for growth and onboarding in both crypto and NFTs. Few ⛩️ ——————————— Regardless of approach, NFTs will win either way! Thanks for reading

Crunchyroll has partnered with Delta to offer Anime as inflight entertainment. An initial integration of 2,000 titles and 50,000 episodes is teased by crunchyroll. For context: Delta served more than 200 million+ customers in 2024. In short: Anime is eating the world.

SEI has been shipping and posted record highs across many key metrics this month. Solid Q3 for the eco, quick summary ↓

Haters: $ANIME hAs nO uTiLiTy. Reality: Minted an NFT on @opensea with $anime and supported a top artist in the process. Bought sticker NFTs on Anime​.com with $anime. Bought the latest @azuki merch and TCG with $anime. Bought merch from community built business with $anime.

CT: Anime is just a small niche. Anime has no narrative. Who even watches anime. Institutions don’t care about anime. Reality: Anime is literally eating the world.