Prystine: Phygitals and Collector Crypt Competitor at $2M Valuation
Prystine.gg is a vertically-integrated digital marketplace and vault for physical collectibles, initially focusing on investment-grade, PSA-authenticated Pokémon cards.
It is a bootstrapped platform similar to Courtyard, Beezie, Phygitals, and Collector Crypt.
Courtyard raised $30M from Y combinator.
Beezie recently closed a funding round (undisclosed amount) led by a number of reputable investors.
Collector Crypt's token recently traded as high as a $600M valuation.
Phygitals is averaging around $1M in weekly revenue over the past month.
While Prystine is a late entrant and by far the most bootstrapped, it's token recently launched and is trading around a $2M - $4M market cap.
It's clear that this vertical (trading cards as real world assets on-chain) is somewhat strong given the performance of the other competitors in the space, and Prystine is an opportunity to gain exposure to this narrative at a very low market cap.
Please note, this is a high risk, volatile investment that could go to 0.
For those interested in buying the $PRYS token, here is a link to the chart.:
- Chart: $PRYS
- Contract address: 4VwJLikGQ5N59BRzxyaZZjLiB38r6HF4mJ1mU8fjbonk
Prystine Business Model and Value Proposition
The platform aims to solve inefficiencies and risks prevalent in the traditional high-value collectibles market.
- Problem: The conventional market suffers from high friction in buying and selling, a lack of liquidity for physical assets, and risks of damage, loss, or fraud during shipping and handling.
- Solution: Prystine.gg creates a digital ecosystem where users can acquire and trade digital titles that correspond to physically-vaulted, PSA-graded cards. This model intends to provide instant liquidity and trust by eliminating counterparty risk, as all assets are physically verified and held in a secure, insured vault prior to trading.
Key Platform Features
The core components of the Prystine ecosystem include:
- Digital Titles for Physical Assets: Users own and trade a digital representation of a physical card stored securely by Prystine.
- Instant Marketplace Trading: A peer-to-peer marketplace allows for immediate buying and selling of these digital titles, avoiding the delays and risks of physical shipment between trades.
- Guaranteed Security: By keeping the physical card in its vault during trades, the platform eliminates the risk of damage or loss that accompanies traditional transactions.
- Physical Redemption: Owners of a digital title can redeem it at any time to have the corresponding physical card shipped to them.
- Vaulting Services: Collectors can submit their own PSA-graded cards to be tokenized and traded on the platform.
