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Japan Bitcoin Industry Co., Ltd. launched the self-custody Bitcoin payment platform Aurora at the Bitcoin Asia conference held in Hong Kong, aiming to help Japanese businesses sell content such as anime, manga, and games to international fans. The company stated that the overseas Japanese anime content market is expected to reach 21.7 trillion yen in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 26%, but traditional payment systems often keep overseas consumers at bay.Aurora allows international customers to make Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network while providing Japanese merchants with a simple point of sale (POS) and API layer for managing invoices, payment tracking, and integration. The core design principle of the platform is that JBI does not touch the funds; each merchant operates their own self-custody Lightning Network node, directly receiving Bitcoin from customers, which provides merchants with a clearer regulatory foundation.JBI stated that Aurora draws on the experience of its existing consumer business UseBitcoin.jp, which has allowed customers to purchase digital gift cards including au PAY, V-Preca, and Kyash using the Lightning Network for the past two years. The company invites media, potential merchants, and wallet providers to contact the team at the 2026 Hong Kong Bitcoin Asia conference.

DogeDesigner posted that X has added a small rocket like button animation, possibly in response to the progress of the merger between SpaceX and xAI.

According to CoinDesk, the brand animation clips of the famous NFT project "Pudgy Penguins" will be aired at the Sphere in Las Vegas during the Christmas season, marking another step in its entry into the real-world consumer market.The animation will be played continuously for several days starting from December 24, featuring multiple animation clips, with Pudgy Penguins spending approximately $500,000 on this placement.

According to official news, the cross-chain bridge interoperability protocol Owlto Finance has released an animated short film titled "The ticket is OWL." In the video, an owl holds an OWL ticket as it boards a rocket heading to the moon, symbolizing that holding OWL is a boarding pass, calling on users to "get ready for boarding," hinting that its native token OWL will soon launch its TGE.Owlto Finance is a leading cross-chain interoperability protocol, serving over 2 million users and completing more than 13 million cross-chain transactions.

ChainCatcher news, the NFT series Bored Ape Yacht Club announced on social media that its parent company Yuga Labs has established a joint venture called Bored Ape Studios with "Brother Meng" Huang Licheng's Six Studios, with the first project being the animated series "Bored Ape Yacht Club."

ChainCatcher news, Wemade's Web3 subsidiary Wemix is collaborating with Japan's leading animation studio Toei Animation (Dragon Ball, One Piece, Sailor Moon, etc.) to launch an upcoming Web3 game.The two companies have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding and revealed that they are working together to develop a joint blockchain game, tentatively named "DenDenGarden." The game is based on the DenDekaDen IP, with a story revolving around seven unique characters and their divine powers. It invites players to own DenDekaDen NFTs from the series titled DenDekaDen: Keshin No Kaden. The game aims for a global launch and will particularly target the gaming markets in Japan, Southeast Asia, and North America.

ChainCatcher news, the TON ecological anime IP content platform RoOLZ announced the completion of a $1 million private placement financing, with investments from TON, Contango Digital Assets, and Yolo Investments. Specific valuation information has not been disclosed. The new funds will be used to expand its construction on the Telegram/TON ecosystem, combining blockchain technology with anime, supporting users to participate in tasks powered by the GODL token, interact with mobile anime content, and collect NFTs.

ChainCatcher news, Solana Chain Cat Meme token MEW has reached a collaboration with the renowned South Korean animation studio Locus to launch a 3D original animation series to enhance the influence of the Meme IP brand. This initiative marks the first attempt for a Meme token to promote brand power through traditional channels. It is reported that MEW will also continue to increase its visibility through artistic apparel and other means. LOCUS has produced well-known IPs that are widely popular in South Korea, such as "Red Shoes" and "Yumi's Cells," and their films have been released in 128 countries or regions worldwide.

ChainCatcher news, according to nftnow, Azuki's parent company Chiru Labs will collaborate with director Gorō Taniguchi to create an anime anthology series. The anthology is scheduled to be released later this year and is part of a broader plan by Azuki to offer a range of short and long content to different audiences. Additionally, Azuki has partnered with the Japanese advertising and animation production company Dentsu to gather talent.Gorō Taniguchi has been involved in many animation projects, including "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion," "One Piece Film: Red," and "Blood-C."

ChainCatcher news, AI-assisted 3D animation company Kinetix announced the public release of Emote Infrastructure, enabling game developers and virtual world creators to enhance user engagement and open new revenue streams by integrating the Emote SDK compatible with Windows, iOS, and Android platforms through Unity.The Kinetix SDK is free, allowing developers to integrate a cloud-based library of over 1000 emotes and profit from it. This is compatible with their game characters, visual styles, and user interfaces.It is reported that Kinetix aims to provide a platform to assist user-generated content in the metaverse, making creation fast and simple.ChainCatcher previously reported that Kinetix announced the completion of a $11 million seed round financing to promote the development of user-generated content in the metaverse. This round of financing was led by Adam Ghobarah, founder of Top Harvest Capital and former executive at Google and Google Ventures, with participation from The Sandbox, Naver's 3D avatar application Zepeto (NAVER Z), Sparkle Ventures, and others. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Web3 entertainment company Toonstar will release the NFT-driven animated series "Space Junk," which tells the story of space junk collectors. The series is written by "Workaholics" producer Dominic Russo and stars Jon Heder from "Napoleon Dynamite" and Tony Cavalero from "School of Rock."Fans will reportedly be able to mint "Space Junk" NFTs on the Theta blockchain and have the opportunity to participate in the project's intellectual property (IP) by building the show's narrative, creating characters, and engaging in experiences exclusive to token holders. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, March 2, according to Decrypt, the Emmy Award-winning, Disney-backed Hollywood animation studio Baobab Studios has launched the NFT series "Momoguro" on Ethereum, which will open for minting today. Whitelisted users can mint their genesis NFT for 0.22 ETH (approximately $365). In addition to this NFT, Momoguro also includes an NFT role-playing game, Momoguro RPG, which will be based on the Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution ImmutableX, with NFTs as a core game feature. The game is scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2023. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the metaverse gaming platform GamesPad supported by Animoca Brands announced the acquisition of the animation and film video production studio Mompozt, with the specific amount not disclosed. After the acquisition deal is completed, Mompozt will become the video production department of GamesPad and part of its overall ecosystem, including the creation of NFT metaverse characters, etc. (Globenewswire)

ChainCatcher news, the Emmy-nominated animation studio Golden Wolf has disclosed on social media that it has been acquired by the NFT project Doodles, a fact that has also been officially confirmed by Doodles, although the specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed.This acquisition will expand Doodles' franchise, and after the deal is completed, Golden Wolf will continue to operate independently. Its founder and CEO Ingi Erlingsson will serve as Doodles' Chief Content Officer while creating the next wave of the Doodles brand. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the metaverse AI animation tool development company Anything World announced the completion of a $7.5 million financing round, with participation from Warner Music, Acrew Capital, Alumni Ventures, NGC Ventures, Supernode Ventures, GameTech Ventures, and GFR Fund. The company also revealed that its services will launch on Epic Games' virtual engine this December.It is reported that Anything World primarily builds tools for the large-scale creation of open-source, usable, and mixable "3D assets," lowering the barrier for people to enter the Web3 world. Ron Levin, a partner at Alumni Ventures, stated that the Any World tools can support metaverse developers and may even set standards for game creators in the future. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, independent animation technology company AMGI Studios plans to release the Web3 game "The Rabbit Hole" on the Epic Games Store in Q4 of this year or Q1 of next year, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg playing the role of the villainous corporate overlord Metazuckbot.According to the game description, "Metazuckbot runs ZuckCorp in the game, and the fierce yet adorable rabbit protagonist from the My Pet Hooligan NFT series was previously imprisoned and forced to mine Karrot. Now free, they roam the city alongside the villain's former slaves, the ZuckBots."It is reported that AMGI Studios has received investments from companies such as Yield Guild Games, Emfarsis, Delphi Digital, and Bitkraft Ventures. The team includes developers with experience from "Call of Duty" and "Medal of Honor," as well as artists and animators from Pixar and Disney. (The Block)