• IPX joins forces with the web 3 technology company, Chiru Labs, the creator of the Azuki and BEANZ NFT collections

• Starting with the progress of Chiru Labs’ retail business regarding its NFT IP BEANZ, the synergy between IPX’s character IP expertise and Chiru Labs’ NFT-based IP influence is anticipated to draw significant attention within the industry, in which the two companies hint at future partnerships with their IPs such as Azuki, LINE FRIENDS, WADE, OOZ & mates, as well as expanded joint works based on Web 3 expertise

• IPX sets sights on new horizons with the partnership, spreading its expertise and influence in the IP business beyond offline to encompass the cutting-edge worlds of Web 3 and digital

The digital IP platform company, IPX (formerly known as LINE FRIENDS), has formed a strategic partnership with Chiru Labs, a web 3 technology company known for its ownership of NFT collections, ‘Azuki’ and ‘BEANZ’. With this partnership, IPX aims to expand into Chiru Labs’ NFT-related IP business and showcase a variety of IP collaborations based on Web 3.

Chiru Labs is a web 3 technology company that creates decentralized anime brands at the intersection of art, technology, and culture. The company has achieved the second highest secondary trading volume for an NFT collection of all time at over USD $1 billion in 2022. Its open anime universe collection, Azuki, was launched in January 2022. Chiru Labs launched their BEANZ collection in March 2022. In the world of Azuki, which takes place in a fictional universe called the Garden, BEANZ are cute characters with a variety of different personalities. In addition to its success with Azuki, Chiru Labs has pioneered new web 3 technical innovations, such as PBT (Physical Backed Token), an open-source token standard that connects physical items to a digital token.

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Through this partnership, IPX plans to expand its global IP presence by leveraging its creative capabilities and IP business expertise to develop products and licensing of Chiru Labs’ NFT IP BEANZ. Furthermore, IPX aims to showcase collaborations based on Web 3 through mashups between its digital IPs, starting with the collaboration of IPX’s LINE FRIENDS character IP and Chiru Labs’ BEANZ to the two companies’ various IP related partnerships including Azuki, WADE and OOZ & mates. This will enhance the company’s expertise and domain in the digital IP-centered businesses, promising a distinctive IP business model that transcends online and offline boundaries.

“We are pleased to announce a new partnership between IPX and Chiru Labs, that are both pioneering innovative business practices in the fields of character IP and web 3 technology respectively”, said Logan Cho, the Head of the Metaverse Business at IPX, “Building on our successful partnership with global blockchain company CRIPCO last year, we plan to complement Chiru Labs’ IPs with our multi-faceted character IP business strategy. Moreover, we are eager to unveil an expanded IP business that encompasses Web 3, offering collaborative opportunities for both NFT holders and character IP enthusiasts alike”.

“We are excited to collaborate with IPX, that is a global leader in building innovative character IP brands beloved by millions of fans across the globe”, said Zagabond, the founder and CEO of Chiru Labs,”IP is evolving, and we see the web3 community as an integral part of this next wave. We can’t wait to bring the world of our IPs together”, he added.

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