Why Pokémon Cards Are Better Onchain (and How to Trade Them) - Ep. 898
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In many ways, you know, it's a reimagining of the way collectibles are traded. And, you know, I think we are seeing kind of, like, the very earliest scrape of extreme product market fit for crypto solving an issue that's been percolating in the real world for for decades.
I went to the the card shop last night. I bought this this shiny Charizard. I'm actually not a Pokemon card collector. I'm a baseball card collector. I do wish I was a Pokemon card collector. I was going through my baseball cards this morning just looking at them thinking, these are worthless. What was I doing with my time? I should have been buying Pokemon cards.
I am not a Pokemon card person, but I know people who are very much in this world, so my ears perked up about this new trading card game phenomenon that's been picking up steam. Tom Holmberg of Collector Crypt is a crypto OG. He and his team have been working for years on Collector Crypt, an on chain trading card marketplace, which is taking off now with the recent launch of their cards token. I was fascinated to hear the creative ways the team has solved the problems that collectors face, the ways he thinks that this phenomenon can grow, and how it can extend well beyond Pokemon cards. I also
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Hi, Lauren. Nice to meet you.
So trading in Pokemon cards on chain has taken off on Collector Crypt, partly due to the launch of your token cards. And in general, actually, trading card activity has been reaching all time highs recently. Explain what problems you're trying to solve for Pokemon card collectors and also how collect your crypt works. So two part question.
Sure. So I'll start with the problems. I mean, you know, in the eighties and nineties, I know Pokemon only came out in like '96. But trading cards, you know, in order to trade cards, you'd go to a card show, you'd go to your local game store, and you'd have a table, and you'd go and trade cards. With other people, you'd see them face to face, you'd be able to talk stories, you'd be able to talk about all this kind of stuff that is really enriching. You know, this is a hobby, this is a passion, right? So you'd be able to do something that's enriching. You know, eBay came and from a financial si
Oh, this is so interesting. Okay, because I was wondering this bit about the physical aspect that you mentioned. So you guys actually retain custody over all the physical ones until somebody redeems their NFT, and then you would ship the physical one to them. Is that how that works?
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