In every single place you flip right this moment, the excitement is all about one factor — the Azuki Elementals mint. The fascination, the joy, and the intrigue round this mint have created a fervor that’s inconceivable to disregard.
The Azuki Elementals are the third addition to the quickly increasing Azuki universe, together with Azuki’s genesis assortment and Beanz. Spanning 4 completely different domains (Lightning, Earth, Water, and Hearth) and rarity tiers, Elementals consists of 20,000 NFTs. The first 10,000 were airdropped to Azuki holders throughout the undertaking’s latest Vegas occasion. The remaining had been offered at right this moment’s Elementals sale.
The mint began at 9:00 a.m. PT for Azuki holders, then for Beanz holders at 9:10 a.m. PT. A public public sale was deliberate to comply with, nonetheless, as many predicted, all 10,000 Elementals fully offered out for 20K ETH throughout the Beanz mint window earlier than the gathering might go to public sale.
Suggestions on mint
The mint elicited a wide selection of reactions, with many (largely Azuki holders) expressing elation over their profitable minting expertise, whereas others expressed frustration regardless of being punctual, but unable to safe a mint. No minting cap was imposed on Azukis for pre-sale, resulting in a state of affairs the place a number of customers might mint greater than 10, with one consumer even minting a staggering 332 Elementals. Many Beanz holders, nonetheless, had been unable to mint.
Comparisons to Yuga
Many observers have drawn intriguing parallels between Yuga and Azuki, analogizing BAYC with Azuki, Elementals with MAYC, and Beanz with BAKC. Each Yuga and Azuki have firmly established themselves as blue-chip tasks with many collections inside their ecosystems. Such comparisons, whereas comprehensible given the similarities in construction, considerably overlook these tasks’ distinctive identities and visions.
Regardless of these comparisons, the Azuki neighborhood has been clear in articulating its distinctive identification and roadmap. They assert that their mission and plans are distinctly their very own, not merely a mirror picture of different tasks.
As tasks proceed to navigate the quickly evolving house, one factor is evident — the Azuki neighborhood will not be merely following a path, however carving out its personal path, creating a definite identification and legacy on the planet of digital artwork.
Editor’s word: This story is growing and will probably be up to date.
