In June 2026, Bitcoin fell more than 20%, hitting a 21-month low, and spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a record $4.5 billion in outflows. None of that stopped users from pouring a record $324 milli
In June 2026, Bitcoin fell more than 20%, hitting a 21-month low, and spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a record $4.5 billion in outflows. None of that stopped users from pouring a record $324 million into onchain gacha, the blockchain-based randomised trading card pack market, according to Blockworks Research. A year earlier, monthly spending in the sector was roughly $50 million.
Gacha is a mechanism borrowed from Japanese vending machines: a fixed payment yields a random item. In the trading card game (TCG) market, this translates to sealed booster packs containing a random assortment of cards. The buyer has no advance knowledge of what they will receive.
