{"id":78791,"date":"2026-04-02T14:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=78791"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:01:32","slug":"bear-market-bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-traders-are-pivoting-to-pokemon-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=78791","title":{"rendered":"Bear Market Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Traders Are Pivoting To Pok\u00e9mon Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) closed the first quarter of 2026 down 23%, driving exhausted traders to pivot capital into a surprising alternative asset class: physical Pok\u00e9mon cards.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent crypto analyst Trader Mayne and pseudonymous collectibles expert CBS discussed on Wednesday how the Trading Card Game (TCG) market is absorbing liquidity as digital assets continue to trade sideways.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The \u201cBitcoin\u201d Of Collectibles<\/h2>\n<p>Vintage Pok\u00e9mon cards are exhibiting price resilience, with CBS highlighting the 1999 Base Set First Edition Charizard as the \u201cBitcoin of the TCG market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TCGs are attracting crypto capital thanks to their scarcity, liquidity, and decoupling from wider digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike altcoins with constant token unlocks and inflationary supply, vintage cards have fixed, verifiable caps.<\/p>\n<p>High-end graded cards operate with near-instant liquidity at trade shows and online marketplaces, allowing traders to flip $50,000 physical assets in minutes.<\/p>\n<p>And while Bitcoin &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/04\/51625244\/bear-market-bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-traders-are-pivoting-to-pokemon-cards?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Bear\" market bitcoin ethereum xrp traders are pivoting to pok cards>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) closed the first quarter of 2026 down 23%, driving exhausted traders to pivot capital into a surprising alternative asset class: physical Pok\u00e9mon cards. Prominent crypto analyst Trader Mayne and pseudonymous collectibles expert CBS discussed on Wednesday how the Trading Card Game (TCG) market is absorbing liquidity as digital assets continue to trade [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-78791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}