POKÉMONCAPITALMARKETS
The index of the evolving Pokémon economy. One liquid token, every grail card. Outperforming crypto, gold, equities — at an all-time high, today.
5-YEAR RETURNS,
RANKED.
Pokémon cards have quietly become the best-performing collectible asset class on the planet. Not "in the top 10." Number one.
FROM SHRINK-WRAP
TO ON-CHAIN.
PCM's acquisitions desk buys eligible cards from PWCC, Goldin, Heritage and verified private sellers. No retail markup, no eBay sniping.
Every card is re-submitted to PSA's express tier. Provenance, centering, edges, surface and corners are documented on-chain.
Slabs are sealed into Loomis International custody in Wilmington, DE — the same facility that vaults Sotheby's wine and CME bullion.
An equivalent share of $PCM is minted against the appraised NAV. The token trades 24/7. The card never leaves the vault unless redeemed.
32 MILLION COLLECTORS.
ONE LIQUIDITY POOL.
Move your mouse — every node is a collector, every line is a trade.
EVERY HOLO,
TILT-INDEXED.
Hover any card. The 3D tilt mirrors how PSA graders inspect for centering, edges, surface and corners.
WHAT'S
INSIDE.
Live snapshot of the underlying basket. Total NAV: $3,178,000. Updated every 24 hours, attested every quarter.
| Card | Set | Grade | Last appraisal | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charizard | Base Set 1st Ed Shadowless | PSA 10 | $420,000 | 13.2% |
| Blastoise | Presentation Galaxy Star Holo | PSA 9 | $360,000 | 11.3% |
| Pikachu Illustrator | 1998 Promo (CoroCoro) | PSA 7 | $1,275,000 | 39.9% |
| Venusaur | Base Set 1st Ed Shadowless | PSA 10 | $96,000 | 3.0% |
| Mewtwo | Base Set 1st Ed Shadowless | PSA 10 | $78,000 | 2.4% |
| Trophy Pikachu Trainer #2 | 1998 Japan | PSA 9 | $310,000 | 9.7% |
| Lugia | Neo Genesis 1st Ed Holo | PSA 10 | $129,000 | 4.0% |
| Charizard | Skyridge Crystal Holo | PSA 10 | $48,000 | 1.5% |
| Umbreon★ | POP Series 5 Gold Star | PSA 10 | $72,000 | 2.3% |
| Booster Box | Base Set 1st Ed Sealed | BBCE | $390,000 | 12.2% |
THREE DECADES,
COMPOUNDING.
Pokémon TCG launches in Japan. Original print runs measured in thousands.
Base Set hits the US. Wizards of the Coast prints become collector-defining.
20th anniversary triggers nostalgia bid — Charizard 1st Ed clears $10k for the first time.
Logan Paul & pandemic collecting rally. Booster boxes 10x in 90 days.
Pikachu Illustrator sells for $5.275M. Pokémon enters the alt-asset conversation.
Institutional pools form. Sealed product becomes a yield instrument.
$PCM launches — the first index tracking the entire grail tier.
THE NUMBERS,
REVEALED.
COLD STORAGE.
LITERALLY.
Cardboard degrades. Ink fades. Centering shifts under humidity swings. We treat every slab like a Stradivarius.
151 ORIGINALS.
ONE INDEX.
TAPE
DOESN'T LIE.
| Time (UTC) | Side | Asset | Price | Size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:14:03 | BUY | PCM | $0.0284 | 412,000 | vault refresh |
| 02:09:51 | SELL | PCM | $0.0282 | 98,200 | wallet 0x91…3f |
| 01:58:22 | BUY | PCM | $0.0281 | 1.2M | OTC desk #4 |
| 01:46:10 | BUY | PCM | $0.0279 | 640,000 | wallet 0x12…aa |
| 01:31:44 | SELL | PCM | $0.0277 | 210,000 | wallet 0x88…01 |
| 01:18:09 | BUY | PCM | $0.0276 | 3.4M | vault acquire |
| 00:54:55 | BUY | PCM | $0.0274 | 85,000 | wallet 0xf2…d9 |
THE BORING PART
DONE RIGHT.
Long-term gains on a $PCM redemption-for-card are taxed at the 28% IRS collectibles rate. Cash settlement uses standard LTCG (0/15/20%).
PCM issues a 1099-B summarizing cost basis and proceeds. Compatible with TurboTax & Koinly exports.
Under the EU margin scheme, on-chain trades of $PCM are treated as financial instruments — not subject to VAT.
Falls under the £3,000 annual CGT allowance. Wash-sale rules do not apply.
Eligible for SIPP / IRA wrappers via select brokers. Talk to your accountant — this isn't advice.
SPEAK
THE LANGUAGE.
- PSA
- Professional Sports Authenticator — the industry-standard grading service. Slabs are sealed, numbered, and assigned a 1–10 grade.
- 1st Edition
- Cards printed before the production run was uncapped. Identified by a small stamp on the lower-left of the artwork. Roughly 20× rarer than Unlimited.
- Shadowless
- Cards from the very first Unlimited print run, missing the drop-shadow under the artwork window. A short-lived transitional print.
- NAV
- Net Asset Value — the appraised market value of every card in the vault divided by total $PCM supply.
- Proof-of-Reserve
- An on-chain attestation, signed by an external auditor, proving the vault holds the assets backing the float.
- Holo Bleed
- A printing artifact where the holographic foil extends past the art window. Heavily prized on Base Set.
- BBCE
- Baseball Card Exchange — the leading authenticator of sealed vintage Pokémon product.
- Pop Report
- The total population of cards that PSA has graded at each grade. Drives scarcity pricing.
MARKET MEMO,
EVERY MONDAY.
90 seconds. Top sales, pop report shifts, vault changes, and one chart you can't unsee.
QUESTIONS.
ANSWERED.
Is $PCM backed by real cards?+
Yes. Every token is fractional ownership of a vaulted, insured, third-party-graded basket. Quarterly proof-of-reserve.
Who controls the vault?+
Loomis International custody. Triple-signature withdrawals: custodian + auditor + DAO multisig.
Can I redeem a physical card?+
Above 1,000 PCM you can burn for a whole card in the basket (subject to availability).
Why now?+
Pokémon has crossed institutional radar. Once Wall St prints the ETF paperwork, the spread closes — fast.
"Every generation revisits its childhood
through capital. Pokémon is millennial gold."