Whale collector Adam Weitsman acquired a Spirit Azuki NFT during the week of January 6-13, 2026.

Floor price reached 0.79 ETH on January 13, 2026.

Collaborating with an LA-based brand on a fashion collection.

Hosts the 15th Garden Gathering community event on January 9, 2026.

Bucket Man (Azuki expansion IP) is featured in a marketing campaign for HSBC, with the character appearing in advertisements and on a 0.68 tael solid gold card product.

Experienced a 15% price increase in one day on January 5, 2026.

A recognizable Azuki NFT sold for 13.5 ETH on January 1, 2026.

Released paid sticker pack on Telegram in 2025.

Azuki Elementals #10058 sold for 190.00 ETH.

Azuki TCG partners with Pvramid Gaming for playmats, with 3 SKUs selling out within 5 minutes of launch. A $10k invitational regional tournament is scheduled for January.

The Azuki-Gamee game on TON & Telegram hits almost 200K users, nearly double the 100K+ count from Dec 6.

Floor price trades below mint price, with community calling for the team to use treasury funds to sweep the floor and support price action.

A doopies drop occurs today, with Azuki WL winners able to mint cubes on Magic Eden starting at 12pm ET.

Azuki is featured in MocaProof Beta's "Theme of the Month" campaign offering $50,000 in $MOCA rewards to users who verify credentials of 15 NFT projects from Dec 8 - Jan 8, 2025. Fwog and Azuki create artistic tributes to each other.

Alley Escape game reaches 100K+ players, and Azuki TCG partners with Dragon Shield.

Azuki #5253 lists on auction at Sotheby's for 1,000 ETH.

A recent TCG qualifier tournament completes with a few dozen participants, and a player purchases an Azuki NFT due to appreciation for the TCG game, with more content planned for 2026. (ID: 1995636004385169457)

Azuki ranks among the top 5 most traded collections on Spaace marketplace this week. (ID: 1994791986285744146)

Alley Escape statistics will be released next week after the game's first few days of operation. (ID: 1994486584964485376)

Azuki announces TCG invitational tournament and partnership with Anime.com x FaZe Esports, alongside Alley Escape mini game roadmap reveal.

Alley Escape physical merchandise (fits) launches in real life. (ID: 1993754328553935149)

Verse_Eight, a Story ecosystem project, enables anyone to use Azuki IP in playable games as part of a programmable IP initiative. (ID: 1993681472214180120)

Alley Escape game generates 40 user-generated content videos on YouTube from Telegram players in the last week.

Community manager/Web3 BD team member departs after 2.5 years with Azuki, currently exploring other Web3 positions.

Azuki #5629 sells for 30 ETH ($87,925 USD) in a whale transaction.

TCG activations are now live, Anime.com receives new features, and Alley Escape game offers a $30k reward pool.

Azuki Collector's profile receives update for holders who scanned the H. Moser & Cie PBT watch.

GAMEE team partnership revealed as developers working on Azuki Alley Escape game with continued iteration and more features coming.

Alley Escape game goes live with holder exclusive perks available through Discord announcements.

Community team member steps down from their role after 3 years, transitioning to look for new web3 opportunities.

Announces partnerships with Dragon Shield and Pvramid. Azuki Collectors Profile offers tiered box rewards for Azuki_Escape game players.

Schedules "Back in the Grass EP. 6" with Zagabond on November 20th at 6PM ET, offering $5k+ prize pool with OG Azuki as top prize.

Launches "Azuki Fashion Season" collection featuring PSA graded items as part of the Trading Card Game ecosystem. (ID: 1991148760412360902)

AI Garden app developed by @xnobui is accessible to users, featuring activity tracking functionality where participants complete physical activities like running. (ID: 1990914843382014001)

OpenSea purchases 10 Azuki NFTs for their Wave 2 Reward Pool using USDC and ETH accumulated over the last 30 days.

Partners with Gamee to release Azuki_Escape free-to-play game on Telegram next week, with early access currently available and prizes offered to users.

The Trading Card Game opens on its first day of operation.

Announces official partnership with PSA, the leading trading card grading company, to support the Trading Card Game initiative.

Company restructuring at Azuki results in numerous employee layoffs.

Announces collaboration with bythenAI.

The project announces a pivot to "cow cats in a box."

The project initiates licensing from NFT holders for a Trading Card Game (TCG).

Project pivots to "white cats in a box" after initially promoting "follow the white rabbit" messaging, generating community frustration over the perceived bait-and-switch.

Azuki announces company restructure with strategic pivot to focus on AzukiTCG and animecom.

Allegations emerge that multiple prominent paid promoters turned negative on the project and team after payments ceased.

Azuki registers on Story Network to bridge mainstream IP with on-chain revenue infrastructure.

Pre-registration for Azuki Escape Telegram game opens November 13th with rewards for early registrants. The free-to-play game partners with GAMEE, an Animoca Brands studio backed by Binance Labs with 100M+ players and 10B+ gameplays served.

Azuki flips MAYC in market rankings. The collaboration with Wale ends after almost 4 years.

Floor price falls below original mint price and reports emerge of major employee layoffs coinciding with the announcement of an expanded roadmap that includes manga and anime series following the TCG launch. Ecosystem collections (Potatoz, Captainz, Beanz, Elementals) converge in price with minimal gaps between them.

Azuki is listed among hot NFTs in today's market activity.

Azuki hosts Roundtable discussion about Alley Escape game today.

NFT floor price approaches 1 ETH.

Founder Zagabond conducts public Q&A on Twitter timeline and actively responds to criticism following the financial announcement, marking a shift from Discord-based communication to direct public engagement.

Archer character lore for the TCG has been officially confirmed.

TCG is being developed fully in-house with veteran TCG pro Jon and character designer Steamboy on the team, while manga development is planned alongside the anime roadmap.

Azuki Anthology consists of short episodes rather than a full anime series, while competitor BAYC announces development of an actual anime series.

Azuki TCG community develops a game simulator with beta test sign-ups now available through the community discord.

Project announces it has run out of money despite raising $38M from Elementals mint.

Platform ships four new features: Social Profiles, Watchlist and Ratings, personalized Anime Recommendations, and expanded Events with new types and locations.

Anime.com goes live at Anime Pasadena event as TCG development continues.

Recent announcement reveals strategic pivot toward TCG (Trading Card Game), facing strong community pushback with holders advocating for luxury fashion brand and exclusive investors' club model instead.

Project shifts business model from royalties to alternative sustainable revenue streams, exploring recurring revenue options as part of ongoing strategic pivot.

Platform revenue from .com funds $ANIME token buybacks, Moser x Azuki watch collaboration launches for holders as exclusive merchandise, and Gintama merchandise becomes available for purchase with $ANIME on the platform.

MAYC has flipped Azuki. Community publication The Bean Gazette closes after three years due to limited time and resources.

Floor price falls to 0.83 ETH, breaking below 1 ETH for the first time since mint. Team announces strategic direction shift away from community and NFTs.

Research contributor Waleswoosh ends collaboration with the team after almost four years, adding to the recent wave of team departures.

Multiple key contributors (@0xseraph, @DemAzuki, @RiceRiddler) have departed from the team. GAMEE Token builds the Telegram mini game and accumulates Azuki, Elementals, and Beanz NFTs.

New mini game @Azuki_Escape launches on Telegram this month.

Azuki holders qualify to mint House of Pranksy memberships on November 11, 2025, alongside holders of several other NFT collections and physical TCG owners.

$ANIME trading volume reaches $500M+ with 29% monthly growth in October as the team focuses on streaming platform and TCG products with digital collectibles purchasable via fiat or $ANIME.

Full US distribution for Azuki TCG first core set releases in 2026 with global expansion thereafter. Local tournament winners receive invitations to a $10,000 tournament in early 2026, a tournament app is in development, and Alpha deck preorder claims end November 24th.

TCG Alpha Decks and packs are available for purchase at local retail TCG stores, marking the product launch beyond the previous announcement.

Azuki TCG (Trading Card Game) product announced for 2025, featuring Alpha Mizuki card.

The team restructuring results in approximately $1 million in annual cost savings, and holder count increases.

Floor price falls below 1 ETH for Azuki NFTs.

A team member announces their departure from the project after completing their final week, describing the experience as fulfilling while expressing continued support for the remaining team's direction.

Azuki achieves 19 sales in the last 24 hours, ranking 17th among best-selling ETH NFTs.

Day 1 of collaboration or integration with Monad blockchain begins, with community members participating in the launch.

Azuki Elementals generates 82 sales in 24 hours ranking 6th among ETH NFTs, with BEANZ at 61 sales (8th) and main Azuki at 16 sales (26th).

Lightning Strike Elemental sells for 10.5 ETH, marking another notable sale above floor price.

Partnership with Mintify launches rewards program allowing holders of Azuki, Elemental, and Beanz to claim points with referral bonuses.

A collector purchases 2 Dark Elementals for 15 ETH total (10 ETH + 5 ETH) in the last 24 hours, buying premium pieces far above the 0.1 ETH Elementals floor.

Trading Card Game (TCG) season launches or begins promotion. The project faces community discussions grouping it with rug pull concerns alongside other major NFT projects.

Floor price rebounds to 1.16 ETH with an 8.59% daily increase, recovering above the 1 ETH level after dropping below it for the first time ever on October 29th.

Azuki floor price drops below 1 ETH for the first time ever, with community members responding by purchasing to defend the floor.

Azuki Elementals floor dropped under 0.1 ETH while OG Azuki collection experiences active sweeps.

Major liquidation event forces sale of Azuki NFTs previously valued at over $5 million, with top bids dropping below 1 ETH.

An anonymous wallet places a 43.19 ETH bid on Azuki #5253, which would rank as one of the largest sales outside of the Spirits collection.

AzukiTCG physical cards arrive in Seoul, Korea from LA, with the local Korean community actively studying the game.

First alpha decks for AzukiTCG are unboxed by users, confirming physical product distribution has started.

Anime.com reports 370K+ monthly active users and 5-6M+ smart wallets created via account abstraction, while implementing a revenue-share buyback program for $ANIME token.

The Line, the creative agency behind Azuki, works with BAYC on crypto projects.

Lightning watch from Azuki x H. Moser & Cie partnership displayed at ApeFest event.

Monad airdrop confirmed for Azuki OG holders, while AzukiTCG expands to retail stores across LA and Anime.com secures partnership with Gintama IP.

Zagabond and MINH attend BAYC anime project event, demonstrating interaction between Azuki and Bored Ape Yacht Club teams.