what's Bobu, the Bean Farmer?
Bobu, the Bean Farmer is an NFT collection and decentralized IP governance experiment within the Azuki universe. It centers on Azuki character #40, an honest bean farmer, with 20,000 ERC-1155 tokens minted on Ethereum for community ownership and decision-making over the character's story and IP usage. Token holders govern through proposals, such as creating digital cards or lore expansions like Po-lore-oids, enabling participatory storytelling and anime-style universe building. The project emphasizes community-led development, backed by Azuki, with a treasury for initiatives.
Project secured mainstream media coverage through Hypebeast feature while launching NFT mint with proceeds funding treasury and implementing new exchange points system, with mystery artwork reveal creating anticipation catalyst.
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x.com/bobubeanfarmerDistributed Red Envelope airdrop to all Bobu holders on AnimeChain with no claim or mint required.
The mystery artwork from the recent mint will be revealed this week, providing a specific timeline for the previously announced digital artwork collection.
Digital artwork mint launches at 6pm EST on OpenSea with all proceeds directed to project treasury for future initiatives, introducing new Sake Exchange points system and raffle mechanics for minters.
An exhibition piece launches tomorrow with open call for community photo submissions to be featured in the display.
Bean Farmer gets featured on Hypebeast, securing mainstream media coverage.
Take-san joins as seventh artist for upcoming September exhibition, expanding roster beyond previously announced five artists.
Established pop artist Willem Hoeffnagel joins as fifth artist for September exhibition, bringing international gallery experience and mainstream media coverage.
Committee election results finalized with ExpectedValue_ and CaptainZookit joining returning member for 2025 term.
New committee member elected with 543.21 votes during ongoing governance election, joining 0x8andy and CaptainZookit on the committee.
Art exhibition 'Sake and a Dream' scheduled for September 12th in NYC, featuring artist Joshua.
Committee candidate offers $20 in $ANIME tokens to voters, raising governance manipulation concerns.
Two current committee members announce they will not seek re-election in upcoming governance vote.
Committee election voting period officially scheduled for August 6-13, 2025 (12:00 PM PT start, 11:59 PM PT end), updating previously announced dates.
Committee election applications open until July 30th, with voting period scheduled for August 8-14th.
Active reward program grants 200XP for $5 $ANIME token swaps on Opensea for NFT holders.
New art exhibition 'Sake and a Dream' featuring IP announced for NYC, Autumn 2025.
Active governance proposal for merchandise and marketing fund open for voting until April 23rd on Snapshot.