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Tokenised collectibles the next big thing in crypto?!

@Collector_Crypt, the Solana platform that tokenises Pokémon cards, has reported its biggest revenue day to date. The project said it took $24.3M in gross revenue over 24 hours, with users op

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October 22, 2026
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@Collector_Crypt, the Solana platform that tokenises Pokémon cards, has reported its biggest revenue day to date. The project said it took $24.3M in gross revenue over 24 hours, with users opening 123,425 card packs.

The figure puts tokenised collectibles in focus as one of the more active niches on $SOL, and highlights how quickly activity on the platform has scaled.

What drove the record

Part of the jump appears linked to distribution. On October 19, Pump.fun integrated Collector Crypt's random card pack feature and collectible card market, and Pump.fun users contributed about 20% of the platform's pack volume on the first day. Separate on-chain tracking cited by KuCoin News put around $2 million in pack spending from the Pump.fun channel, from roughly 1,700 users.

The platform's model is built around randomised packs. After purchase, users go through an authentication process to receive tokenised versions of cards featuring Pokémon, One Piece and sports stars, which can then be traded on the platform. According to CoinGecko, the NFTs can be redeemed for physical trading cards that are graded and stored by third parties (reported by Decrypt in an earlier overview of the project).

Earlier in the week, Collector Crypt hit 106,023 daily pack openings and over $22 million in gross revenue, according to Simon Dedic, meaning the new figure edges past that mark.

Gross revenue is not profit

The headline number is gross. The Defiant noted that DefiLlama distinguishes pack sales from revenue after buybacks, so the $24.3M should not be read as net income. KuCoin News, citing analysis of the project, reported that Q3 pack sales reached $433 million, with gross profit of about $25.4 million.

The project's native token, $CARDS, has also moved with the news. It gained over 100% in a single month, approaching its historical high of $0.38. The same analysis flagged that token buybacks remain weak and that supply unlocks are a risk, so price performance and platform revenue are not moving in lockstep.

For now, Collector Crypt's record day shows demand for on-chain trading cards, helped by integrations with larger Solana distribution channels. Whether that demand holds without such catalysts is the open question.

Sources

The Defiant: Collector Crypt Reports Record $24.3 Million DayChainCatcher: Collector Crypt 24-hour volume recordcrypto.news: Collector Crypt hits 106,000 daily pack openings