What’s a CTO?
Community Takeover. The brand, website and outreach are maintained by the community — no official team, and no endorsement from anyone.
LIVE · BNB CHAIN · COMMUNITY TAKEOVER
Hi! I’mA-NIU阿牛
The bull never left.
Square head, purple horns and a pair of glasses that decode the future. 20+ years of documented character history — now carried on by a community takeover (CTO) as $ANIU on BNB Chain, paired $ANIU / BABAB.
Play ANIU WORLDFree browser game · no wallet neededNEW$ANIU/ BABAB · PancakeSwap
0xF5EB2F457E3cf3aBd925e1c890ed224345C37777
Pass the flame — community relay!
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New · a browser game
ANIU WORLDSee You Tomorrow
The Fog King hid tomorrow in a sea of doubt. Run, jump and decode your way through tea terraces, bamboo groves, West Lake lanterns and the peaks above the clouds — and bring tomorrow back.
- Prologue + 5 chapters + epilogue
- Original soundtrack
- Keyboard · gamepad · phone
- 中文 / English
Start the adventure Free · no wallet · no purchases
Chapter 1 / Meet Aniu
First, meet the bull.
Aniu is a “digital” bull: a white square head with a little orange patch on top, a pair of small purple horns, and a big pair of digital-tech glasses.
Character sheetFrontSideBack
- Name
- 阿牛 · A-NIU
- Species
- Bull (digital robot form)
- Debut
- c. 1999–2000
- Catchphrase
- “Big Brother is here!”
- Special skill
- Dress-up · see the wardrobe
- Lives on
- BNB Chain
1Wise brain2Digital-tech glasses3The “A” on his chest- 1
Wise brain
ALWAYS CALCULATING.
According to the official character description, Aniu’s wise brain is always calculating.
- 2
Digital-tech glasses
DECODE THE FUTURE.
His ever-changing digital-tech glasses hold the key to decoding future opportunities in global digital trade.
- 3
The “A” on his chest
ENDLESS ENERGY.
The letter A on his chest stands for endless energy.
All three come from Alibaba.com’s official 2022 announcement. Source 001 ↗
Chapter 2 / Aniu’s wardrobe
One bull, nine lives.
Cowboy, wizard, coder, torchbearer… same square head, new outfit, new story. Pick your favorite Aniu.
No.01CowboyNew sheriff in town, here to arrest FUD.
No.02WizardOnly one spell: “Bull market, arrive!”
No.03Iron AniuThe A on his chest — full power!
No.04Night CoderThat sticker on the laptop? It’s me.
No.05Clean-up CaptainSweep out paper hands, keep diamond hands.
No.06Too CoolAll you get is my back.
No.07Kung Fu AniuTake this — Bull Demon Palm!- No.08TorchbearerPass the flame — community relay!
No.09No. 23Ball in hand, holding steady.
Chapter 3 / History
Before the token, there was Aniu.
Aniu wasn’t born for crypto. Alibaba.com publicly documented “A-Niu” as its own animal IP, and later reimagined it as a futuristic digital robot.
- 1999–2000
Origins
Aniu’s history is tied to Alibaba.com’s early B2B culture. A 2015 report described the mascot as “16 years old.”
Source 005 · third-party - 2015
Aniu evolves
Alibaba B2B materials from that year linked Aniu to “simple, open, altruistic” — practical values for serving merchants.
Source 005 · third-party - 2022
Big Brother is here.
In January 2022 Alibaba.com announced Aniu’s big comeback — a futuristic redesign built around going digital, young and global.
Source 001 · official - 2026 · now
Community takeover
An independent community picked up the meme, unaffiliated with Alibaba: $ANIU on BNB Chain, paired $ANIU / BABAB.
CTO · community-made
Digital → Young → Global → On-chainThe first three are Alibaba.com’s documented positioning. “On-chain” is the community’s own continuation.
Chapter 4 / $ANIU
Aniu is on-chain.
$ANIU lives on BNB Chain, paired with BABAB on PancakeSwap. Every parameter below can be read and verified directly from the contract.
A-NIU $ANIU
LIVE · BNB Smart Chain
- Network
- BNB Smart Chain CHAIN ID 56
- Name / Symbol
- 阿牛 / ANIU
- Decimals
- 18
- Total supply
- 1,000,000,000
- Pair
- $ANIU / BABAB · PancakeSwap
- Contract
0xF5EB2F457E3cf3aBd925e1c890ed224345C37777
Name, symbol, decimals and supply are read directly from the contract. $ANIU has no connection to Alibaba Group, BABA stock or any exchange.
His name is the meme
牛+市=牛市
牛 = BULL · 牛市 = BULL MARKET
Bull market’s here.
Community wordplay · not a claim or endorsement by Alibaba, and not a price prediction.Adopt an Aniu in three steps
- 1
Get a wallet
Use any wallet that supports BNB Smart Chain, and add a little BNB for gas.
- 2
Swap to BABAB
$ANIU trades as $ANIU / BABAB, so first swap for BABAB on PancakeSwap.
- 3
Swap to $ANIU
Swap your BABAB for $ANIU. Double-check the contract address above before you trade.
No promises
No roadmap promises, no expected returns, no team allocation. Every number you see here can be verified on-chain yourself.
Website only
This project maintains just this one website. For any other channel, group or account claiming to represent $ANIU, trust the on-chain contract address.
Chapter 5 / Receipts
Don’t trust the story. Verify it.
Every historical claim on this page has a source — first-party pages, an exhibit filed with the US SEC, clearly labelled third-party reporting, and on-chain data.
- 001“Big Brother is here” — Aniu returnsOfficial Alibaba.com announcement: exclusive animal IP, the brain / glasses / chest A, and positioning.
- 002Aniu / ICBU mascot design resourcesAlibaba.com’s own design team lists Aniu among its brand and mascot resources.
- 003Alibaba Group annual report exhibitThe ecosystem mascot lineup in the SEC filing labels “Alibaba.com — A-Niu.” The SEC endorses nothing.
- 004Aniu character generatorA page from the Alibaba.com design team showing its Aniu image-generation workflow.
- 005Aniu’s B2B redesign and valuesThird-party historical reporting on the early redesign and its values — reporting, not a first-party document.
- 006$ANIU contractThe token contract on BNB Chain: name, symbol, decimals and supply are directly readable.
- 007$ANIU / BABAB pairLive price, liquidity and trades for the PancakeSwap pair.