been looking at @MarketCardsHQ ahead of the world cup, and this stood out
they're running a MintBox on 68 rare 2026 World Cup football cards
the model is simple: physical sports cards get tokenized on-chain as Tokenized Interest
you commit USDC, get a ticket, and enter a verifiable draw. winning tickets receive a Box of Tokenized Interest. non-winners get a full refund
what makes it interesting is timing. football cards still trade well below comparable basketball cards
with the 2026 world cup coming, it'll be interesting to see if that gap starts to close or just stays structurally wide
timeline is straightforward:
mintbox opens - June 4 deposit deadline - June 8 trading starts - June 8 shortly after close
this is one of the more interesting world cup-linked plays I've come across recently
curious how others are thinking about football collectibles going into this cycle
get started here: https://t.co/0VE5UbSaBX
join TG: https://t.co/V1yUJnS7CZ
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