In brief
- Monthly sales for tokenized Pokémon cards skyrocketed over the past year, fueled by a wave of speculative demand surrounding trading cards.
- The surge is largely due to gacha machines, which mirror the pack-ripping experience hobbyists enjoy while bordering on gambling.
- To combat skepticism and “rug pull” concerns, Collector Crypt uses a 28,000-square-foot facility in Montana to secure its physical inventory.
Somewhere in Montana, a trove of Pokémon cards sits behind locked doors, anchoring a multi-million-dollar crypto market within a 28,000-square-foot facility.
CEO Tuom Holmberg told Decrypt that since Collector Crypt debuted 18 months ago, the company’s vaulting facility has become core to its branding, amid a growing…
