ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Collector Crypt is a platform for buying and selling tokenized trading cards. They've been attracting some serious usage. In this episode, we sat down with Dakota, the Head of Marketing for Collector Crypt, to learn about TCGs, why DeFi is a great fit for this market, and what Collector Crypt is doing next.
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0:00 Cold open
0:54 Intro
1:42 Behind Circle, Tether & Pump fun in revenue
2:20 The collection behind Dakota + Comic-Con
3:22 Ripmart: live shopping, tokenized
3:59 What is Collector Crypt?
5:09 Fixing the pain points of live rips
6:38 From Magic Eden mints to a card every half second
8:58 $20M to $60M+ of tokenized cards
9:36 Built by collectors
12:04 What tokenization fixes: 15% card shows, 13% eBay, import tax 15:11 The vaults: PSA, PWCC & Omni Vault
16:14 Collectors vs crypto natives
17:37 Believers vs speculators + instant buyback
19:10 50 API partners & white label
19:54 What people build on the API
22:24 Rebrand and going consumer retail
23:20 Shining Steelix: $17K vs $31K on eBay
24:40 Biggest challenge: name recognition
26:10 On DefiLlama: $18.5M in fees in 30 days
26:55 $CARDS tokenomics
27:53 Burns, points and the flywheel
29:30 The goal: $1B tokenized, coming after eBay
30:53 "Is it too late?" Pokémon vs crypto drawdowns
32:45 Why humans collect
33:25 Smash Bros & Pokémon Go nostalgia
34:56 Where to find Collector Crypt + the app
