Pokémon trading cards are emerging as the next frontier for real-world asset tokenization, with blockchain platforms processing $124.5 million in trades in August alone. This represents a 5.5x surge since January, signaling growing retail adoption of tokenized collectibles. Leading marketplace Courtyard dominated with $78.4 million in volume, while Solana-based Collector Crypt followed with $44 million.
- Collector Crypt's native token CARDS surged 10x in less than a week, reaching a $450 million fully diluted valuation
- The platform's 'Gacha machine' feature generated $16.6 million in randomized card pulls in just one week
- Analysts project $38 million in annualized revenue for Collector Crypt, with traders anticipating buybacks to return value to tokenholders
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