NFT Strategy Unveils World's First Pokémon Card Fund, Targeting Institutional-Grade Cultural Asset Investment

BlockBeats News, March 3rd - Asian-listed digital asset firm MemeStrategy (HKEX:2440) announced the launch of the world's first Pokémon Trophy Card tokenized fund, open to professional investors. The fund provides tokenized ownership through licensed alternative asset digital investment platform EVIDENT Platform Services Limited, aiming to establish an institutional-grade investment channel for the Trophy Card market.

The fund will focus on investing in the PSA-rated 10 "Van Gogh Pikachu" (Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat) card. This card, jointly released by The Pokémon Company and the Van Gogh Museum, is inspired by Van Gogh's masterpiece "Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat" and is a limited edition. The company disclosed that the PSA 10 graded stock is approximately 47,000 cards, with an estimated total market value of over $94 million. The fund aims to acquire around 25% of the PSA 10 graded cards available in the market.

Citing market data, the company mentioned that the global collectibles market is expected to reach $6.28 trillion by 2031, with the collectible card segment projected to grow from $14.7 billion in 2025 to $37.42 billion by 2034. Pokémon cards have seen a value increase of over 30 times in the past 20 years, with high-end single-card auction records continuously being broken, including the sale of the "Pikachu Illustrator" PSA 10 card once owned by Logan Paul, which sold for $16.492 million.

In terms of the fund's structure, RWA Labs Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MemeStrategy, acts as the General Partner (GP) of the fund and simultaneously participates as a Limited Partner (LP) for strategic investment. The physical cards receive authenticity certification, insurance, and museum-grade temperature and humidity control from its Grade10 custody vault. The assets will undergo semi-annual reserve verification audits by one of the Big Four accounting firms.