Hey guys, so with the craziness of hype buying it’s been in 2025 stores selling out and scalpers is a repeat of 2020/2021 when we saw it happen a lot before with sword and shield. I originally thought it was just because of the pandemic and the new resurgence of the hobby but also if anyone knows anything about crypto every 4 years they have the bull markets which we are in right now. Very simalr to 4-5 years ago with the last one and I’m
Just curious to do you think it’s a lot of crypto bros coming over to Pokemon with their profits to
Then do Pokemon and as soon and the money dries up they go back to crypto and won’t be back until 2030. Thoughts? This all theory.
I love that it’s a given they’ll be back 2030
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Those who are into cryptocurrency seem to live and die by it. I doubt anyone making money in cryptocurrency, which is still creating new all time highs, would completely leave that to invest in something that’s mostly fun and has no practical use.
But the market has been doing pretty well up through July. So I’m sure some took profits.
I’m sure there is some level of linkage, however the biggest connection is that Pokemon is now treated by a significant amount of people as another type of “alternative asset”.
As economic opportunities in society become harder and harder, more and more people are incentivized to try non-traditional methods of making money.
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I see no reason to stop the pokemon-being-an-asset train, but I do find it questionable to go completely from one thing to another, no matter what we’re talking about.
Yea the bear market starts in 2026 so they will be buying crypto in mass quantities stop worrying about Pokemon then 2029/2030 they sell pull profits and put into Pokemon or other collectibles. Because our market will dip from normalcy and then they will spike to prices again and the generation after Scarlett and Violet will be hyped bought. This is just what popped my head when I real looked at all my eBay history and just watching old YouTube videos from back in 2020 when the streamers got into it.
Yeah unfortunately YouTube videos aren’t in the quantitative analysis models
They pull profits because it’s at it’s all time high and then move to something else. Btc got to 100 in January of 2025 so people started taking their profits and then moving into the next play. This is just what my theory is because a lot of the YouTubers and content creators who aren’t original creators the “new wave” ones are also involved in crypto
Bitcoin just broke 120 and like I said those who believe in crypto seemed to really thoroughly believe in it. At the moment there isn’t any clear indicator to completely leave crypto, though honestly I’ve never played with it. Sketches me out
I have a little into it because my buddies got me into it but nothing to brag about but it seems like it’s a big percentage of new wave are in it. I do agree people are looking for alternative ways to make money now in 2025 but just seems to align. But my theory is we will see a dip with Pokemon in 2026-2027 and we can buy normally again and then if my theory is right by 2029-2030 it will be hyped again. But this 100% just a theory I came up with last night
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Yeah I mean totally possible. Just try not to get carried away with it - seems like it’s more of a fun idea than a serious one, but if you feel deep down that the stars are aligning, i wont try to convince you otherwise. Theorizing is fun though, I do it all the time as well.
I don’t know about linked exactly, but both the hobby market and the crypto market operate in similar ways outside of traditional markers of value, i.e. hype. you can see this in the numerous pokemon cards that blow up in price despite not abiding by the traditional fundamentals of rarity and such, as well as in crypto continuing to explode despite at this point being worlds apart from the original claim of its use as a currency that doesn’t depend on government support. both markets operate on hype and ignore traditional markers of value, labor, and goods/services/commodities. just unregulated markets ripe for being taken advantage of
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A lot of investors in the TCG space are cryptobros or stockbros. That said, crypto is only one part of the equation. I believe that Pokemon Pocket and The Year of Eevee also contributed to the current mania that we are seeing in 2025. And booms are self-fulfilling cycles in the beginning, as more attention and money brings more attention and money. I’ve noticed an uptick in sports card sellers too.
The people who want to make money in this space don’t care how they make money. This is also why people were riding MetaZoo to the moon, or why people invest in shitcoins and pennystocks. It’s calculated risk and little inherent interest in the thing that they are putting money into.
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I will say after evolving skies and how I sold everything I am hard acquiring a lot more prismatic for sealed. Because of the love umbreon I was so anti moonbreon for so long and still deep inside the price doesn’t make sense for how old the card is and how easy it is to grade a 10 but I’m making sure I have at least 500 sealed packs of it for long hold.
This is purely anecdotal but it does seem like people involved in crypto tend to gravitate toward Pokemon Cards for some reason. I’m not in that world so I have no idea why.
Based on nothing but observation/vibes it does seem like they tend to target and pump certain cards so I don’t doubt crypto has some influence on the market.
With that being said, when I go outside (LGS, convention, trade night etc) and actually interact with people there is genuine, organic, interest in Pokemon that is undeniable. Because of that, I don’t buy that crypto money has a significant impact on the market as a whole.
Just to be safe though, I avoid any cards that have a nickname. Especially ones that reference the moon.
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I believe there are a lot better options on the market than both crypto and pokemon cards, anything more about either I just don’t have the answers to.
What are the options. Please share!
Honestly, if you just start typing letters into the quote searcher you’ll find something with more reliable information out there than trying to determine the value of cryptocurrency