About this episode
Pokemon cards are suddenly one of the hottest markets in collectibles. But why now, and what does it have to do with crypto? Andy8052 joins David to break down the rise of digital pack-opening platforms, the nostalgia-driven bull case for Pokémon, why grading companies have a stranglehold on the market, and how millions of dollars of real-world cards are slowly moving onchain. Are tokenized collectibles the next NFT comeback story, or just another frothy mania?---📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium---BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKEThttps://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAY to OKX | 120M+ USERS WORLDWIDEhttps://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOWhttps://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELDhttps://bankless.cc/brix🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTShttps://thedefireport.io/bankless---TIMESTAMPS 0:00 NFTs to Pokémon Cards2:59 Why Pokémon Is Hot8:13 Nostalgia Meets Disposable Income11:56 Brands, Influencers, and Hype15:06 Pricing the Cards16:21 Grading and Market Bottlenecks22:16 Why Cards Still Aren't On-Chain30:06 Inside Monster Strategy34:40 Market Consolidation Ahead35:42 Vaults, Shipping, and Logistics38:13 Kids, Parents, and Collecting40:45 Nostalgia Is the Real Bull Case43:45 Where to Find Andy44:35 Tokenized Cards and Stablecoins---RESOURCES Andy8052https://x.com/andy8052---Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures