Dibbs: Dibbs was Amazon's first blockchain-based investment and also their first collectibles marketplace investment. How has that relationship grown over the past year?
Chris Pantoya, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Strategy at Fan Controlled Sports + Entertainment sees a new future for sports, where fans have the power to call plays, sub players and more. Their NFT extension, Ballerz Collective, aims to give fans the ability to do even more by buying tokens that allow them to get real-world access and VIP experiences, additional game play power and more. We spoke to her about her vision for Web3 and its potential to reshape fandom.
Bradley Tusk is the CEO and co-founder of Tusk Ventures, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries. Tusk Venture Partners specifically invests in early-stage consumer technology startups operating in heavily regulated markets across North America, which makes perfect sense as to why they invested in Dibbs. Despite not owning a single NFT, Tusk answers questions about how we got him onboard and what regulation ideally looks like for him in Web3.
Especially in this rapidly growing industry, we don’t want you left behind. Below is a comprehensive list of Web3-related jargon and their definitions that crypto bros and fintech fiends have created that you should know to make Web3 as easy to understand as A-B-C.
Over the next few days (and weeks!) you’ll start to see what we’ve been hard at work on.
The world of sports card collecting changes every single day, always keeping those in the market for cards on their toes. Rookie cards in particular are a risky gambit, as an unknown player that showed up in that pack you just opened could turn out to be a sensation, while a projected next big star could stumble their way to a quick exit from the league.
As Pokémon cards have steadily increased in value over the years, collectors all over the world have been diving into the backs of their closets to dig out their shoe boxes full of childhood memories. Selling Pokémon cards can be so lucrative in today’s market that some people even see buying and flipping cards as a viable investment strategy. A booster box of first-edition Base set cards broke all Pokémon records when it sold for $432,000 in 2021. A single card — 1999 Charizard in gem mint condition — sold for a whopping $420,000 at auction in 2022. Ready to find out if any of the cards in your collection will enter that stratosphere? Here’s our Pokémon card selling guide to help you get started.
For a long time, there was nothing like the feeling of popping open a foil package full of new sports cards: the moment of transition between pure possibility and long-awaited reality. Sure, similar concepts have spread through other mediums in the form of blind bags and loot boxes, but none can quite replicate that same feeling of completing a set with a lucky pull or holding onto the right card now to make the perfect deal later.
Are questions like “what are NFTs and how do they work” burning into your brain these days? Trying to figure out what all the hype’s about? You’re in the right place. In this guide, we’ll cover all the basics of NFTs so you can catch up with the crypto craze, understand when and why this asset type got so popular, and get started investing in fractionalized asset-backed NFTs yourself. Don’t worry, you don’t have to know what any of that means just yet — we’re going to decipher all the lingo and break down the basics. Let’s go.
There are countless ways to buy and sell baseball cards online, and each one comes with unique pros and cons. Whether you’re looking to move a complete collection or hoping to find that one perfect card, there are tools out there that can help you get the job done. Some platforms focus on physical collectibles, while others take a more digital approach to the world of baseball card trading. Here are seven of the best places to trade baseball cards online.