Tokenized Pokémon cards drove $324 million in on-chain spending in June 2026, surpassing 2025 by more than fivefold.

ME News reports that, as of July 17 (UTC+8), according to Blockworks Research, on-chain spending for tokenized collectible trading cards reached a record high of $324 million in June 2026, more than five times the approximately $50 million recorded a year earlier. During the same period, Bitcoin fell over 20% to a 21-month low, while spot ETFs recorded a record outflow of $4.5 billion. Platforms such as Collector Crypt and Courtyard store professionally graded physical Pokémon cards in vaults and issue corresponding NFTs. Users purchasing randomized card packs receive tokens backed 1:1 by real cards, which they can trade, hold, or redeem for the physical cards. According to Global Market Insights, the global collectible trading card market is valued at $9.2 billion. Pokémon became the best-selling toy brand in the U.S. in 2025, generating $2.5 billion in sales—an 87% year-over-year increase. Collector Crypt has tokenized approximately $40 million worth of cards, acquiring around $2 million weekly, with about 30% of users ultimately redeeming physical cards. According to Dune data, Courtyard sees 5% to 8% of its NFTs destroyed weekly to redeem physical cards. (Source: ChainCatcher)