Animecoin Foundation Partners with D3 To Apply For .anime Top-Level Domain

LOS ANGELES, February 26, 2025 - D3 Global, the next-generation domain name company and DomainFi infrastructure leader, today announced an exclusive partnership with Animecoin Foundation to apply for and obtain the .anime Top-Level Domain (TLD).

In collaboration with Animecoin and its early contributor, Azuki—a leader in web3 anime—this initiative represents a key milestone in establishing an official interoperable name service for users within the Animecoin ecosystem. Once the .anime TLD is approved by ICANN, the organization that manages and maintains the Internet's core infrastructure, D3's network will allow for real and interoperable .anime domains to be used across the traditional Internet and Web3. This collaboration also empowers builders within the Animecoin ecosystem, including Azuki, to leverage the .anime TLD to connect and grow their global community—bridging traditional internet and Web3 users. By doing so, Azuki and others can engage and onboard new anime fans where they already are.

When approved, members of the Animecoin community will be able to use:
● Yourname.anime as a website address
● [email protected] as an email address
● Yourname.anime as a multi-chain wallet address
● @yourname.anime as a verified username across Web3 platforms

“At D3, we're building the next generation of the internet,” commented Fred Hsu, CEO and co- founder of D3. “Together with Animecoin, we're growing and modernizing the internet by offering interoperable identities that bridge the gap between Web2 and Web3. By combining Web3-native identities with existing internet infrastructure, our partners will reach billions of internet users by meeting them where they are.”

Through D3's network, developers and blockchain projects will be able to tap into real domains as real-world assets to create truly interoperable dApps, platforms, and services that not only enhance the utility of Web3 but also access existing internet infrastructure used by over five billion people worldwide.

“We've always been passionate about bringing anime fans together to create a community for fans to connect, share, and celebrate their love for anime,” commented Alex "Zagabond" Xu, CEO at Azuki and contributor to Animecoin. “By partnering with D3, we will be able to offer our community with their own unique .anime domain names to unite even more anime fans around the world.”

Having recently launched Doma protocol, D3 can further unlock new liquidity, innovation, and financial opportunities for domain owners. Leveraging DomainFi, domain owners and Animecoin community members alike can benefit from asset appreciation, fractional ownership, domain- based lending, and enhanced digital identity and branding made possible by tokenizing domains.

D3 and Animecoin Foundation will submit the application for the .anime TLD during ICANN's upcoming application window. This is the first major new TLD application window since 2012, and only the second in ICANN history, presenting a unique opportunity for Web3 communities to establish their domain presence. D3 is the official domain partner for major Web3 ecosystems and will announce additional partnerships in the near future.

About D3 Global

D3 Global is building the world's first DomainFi network to tokenize 362M+ existing and future domains as real-world assets. D3 unlocks the financial potential of domains by building on Doma Protocol, a decentralized blockchain infrastructure that bridges traditional Internet domains (.com, .net, .ai, and .org) and future domain extensions from the Web3 world (.shib, .near, .core, and .ape). Backed by Paradigm, the D3 team consists of industry veterans with over three decades of collective experience, known for leading domain name monetization, internet protocols, and various TLD operations including .xyz, .inc, .tv, and .link. Learn more about D3 at https://www.d3.inc and Doma at https://www.doma.xyz.

About Animecoin Foundation:

The Animecoin Foundation is a non-commercial foundation that is focused on developing and incentivizing the growth of Animechain and Animecoin. Its mission is to support the ANIME community. Learn more about Animecoin at https://www.anime.xyz.

About Azuki

Azuki is a Los Angeles based anime company developing original IPs and enriching the anime fandom experience with blockchain technology. Founded at the intersection of art, technology, and culture, Azuki emphasizes co-creation with its community, ownership of collectibles, and aims to expand anime culture to all corners of the world. Learn more at https://www.azuki.com.