{"id":9711,"date":"2025-09-03T19:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/cards-token-surges-200-as-raydium-brings-its-tokenized-pokemon-cards-onchain\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T19:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:23:13","slug":"cards-token-surges-200-as-raydium-brings-its-tokenized-pokemon-cards-onchain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/cards-token-surges-200-as-raydium-brings-its-tokenized-pokemon-cards-onchain\/","title":{"rendered":"CARDS token surges 200%+ as Raydium brings its tokenized Pokemon cards onchain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Raydium brings real-world Pok\u00e9mon card trading to Solana by powering Collector Crypt, a tokenized marketplace where physical cards are vaulted, verified, and traded on-chain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_cd1b5dcfe6f742ee71b63a2be062ab9b\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Collector Crypt uses Raydium\u2019s AMM infrastructure\u00a0to enable on-chain trading of its tokenized Pok\u00e9mon cards with instant liquidity.<\/li>\n<li>More marketplaces are joining the trend, including Courtyard (over $100M in Pok\u00e9mon volume), Phygitals, Beezie, Grailed, and others ahead of the Pok\u00e9mon franchise\u2019s 30th anniversary in 2026.<\/li>\n<li>The marketplace\u2019s native token CARDS tripled in value\u00a0to a $140M FDV within 12 hours as tokenized Pok\u00e9mon card trading heats up.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tokenized Pok\u00e9mon cards debut for trading<\/h2>\n<p>Raydium (RAY) has just <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RaydiumProtocol\/status\/1962970519734780184\">brought<\/a> real-world Pok\u00e9mon card trading to the Solana blockchain by supporting Collector Crypt, a marketplace that securely stores physical Pok\u00e9mon cards, authenticates them through professional grading, and converts them into digital tokens representing ownership. <\/p>\n<p>By <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RaydiumProtocol\/status\/1962970532229579232\">providing<\/a> automated market maker infrastructure, Raydium enables these tokenized Pok\u00e9mon cards to be traded efficiently and transparently on-chain. According to Raydium, Collector Crypt has already facilitated over\u00a0$70 million in Pok\u00e9mon pack sales, including a record\u00a0$5 million in a single transaction cycle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/collectorcrypt.com\/marketplace\/cards\" target=\"_blank\">Collector Crypt<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, CARDS, the marketplace\u2019s native token, is gaining serious traction, surging over\u00a0200% in the past 24 hours, with its\u00a0market cap standing at $58 million at press time.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Collector Crypt isn\u2019t the only platform capitalizing on Pok\u00e9mon nostalgia as the franchise approaches its 30th anniversary in 2026. <\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/huntersolaire_\/status\/1962916943599374659\">@huntersolaire<\/a>, several other marketplaces are already tapping into the hype with token launches and airdrop incentives.\u00a0Courtyard, for example, has seen over\u00a0$100 million in Pok\u00e9mon-related trading volume. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">a solana pok\u00e9mon card marketplace is up 3x ($140m fdv) in 12 hours as more people realize you can bet on the collectibles market in crypto<\/p>\n<p>as we approach the 30-year anniversary for pok\u00e9mon in 2026 more marketplaces will take advantage of the hype and release a token (+airdrop)\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e0jy2sWl3q\">pic.twitter.com\/e0jy2sWl3q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hunter Solaire \u1d4d\u1d50 (@huntersolaire_) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/huntersolaire_\/status\/1962916943599374659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raydium brings real-world Pok\u00e9mon card trading to Solana by powering Collector Crypt, a tokenized marketplace where physical cards are vaulted, verified, and traded on-chain. 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