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Derek Snook

@derekcsnook

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Derek Snook@derekcsnook·
This is kind of my Martin Luther Ninety-five Theses. If you know folks at these brands and other major collectors, please share this with them. 🧵 We can 100% align incentives between brands, sports, and collectors, and it will lift the digital space overall, but we need to align incentives. I’m gonna break this down as simply as possible 👇 1️⃣ Right now, brands & investors are at odds with collectors. Brands want to keep everything on their own chain (Candy, Dapper, Panini, etc.) Collectors just want to own what they bought. Simple as that. 2️⃣ The problem? Every brand wants to be its own ecosystem. That’s like if: Amazon started by only selling its own books 📚 Airbnb started by only renting out its own houses 🏠 Uber started by only letting you ride its own cars 🚗 It doesn’t work. Marketplaces have a gravitational pull. They consolidate — not fragment. 3️⃣ The real solution → A one-stop secondary marketplace where all digital sports collectibles can trade freely — across chains, brands, and sports. That’s when: ⚾️ Candy Ohtanis 🏀 Dapper LeBrons 🏈 Panini Mahomes all compete side by side, and the market decides what they’re worth. 4️⃣ This would finally: ✅ Align incentives (brands earn royalties on secondary sales instead of hoarding traffic) ✅ Give collectors true self-custody ✅ Create real price discovery ✅ Let digital start repricing toward physicals 5️⃣ Brands, don’t be afraid to open borders 🌍 You’ll make more money through royalties on higher prices. Collectors, demand self-custody. It’s the only path that makes sense long-term. This isn’t about replacing physicals — it’s about unlocking the full potential of digital. Let’s make it happen. ⚡️ @dapperlabs @CandyDigital @PaniniAmerica #DigitalCollectibles #NFTs #CandyDigital #Panini #DapperLabs #Topps #Web3 #SportsCards #ShoheiOhtani #LeBronJames #PatrickMahomes #MLB #NBA #NFL #CryptoCollectibles #Japan #NFTCommunity #Marketplace
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Schiller@Schillerverse·
The Shohei Ohtani & Aaron Judge Gold Logoman Patch Auto 1/1 is sitting at $1.25M with 2 hours to go. And to think, I genuinely asked the question if this would get near the Pikachu Illustrator auction. 🤐
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Drew Austin@DrewAustin·
It’s becoming more likely everyday that physical collectibles will be so easily replicated that digital collectibles will be all that exists that is provably scarce. I’m as bullish as I’ve ever been on the future of @NBATopShot.
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Derek Snook
Derek Snook@derekcsnook·
I do believe MLB will survive and be in the mix 🚀🚀
Broke but Bullish@BrokeBullishSOL

👀💥 The vibe right now around Panini blockchain is DIFFERENT… 🚀 You can feel it shifting. 👀 The entire collectibles market is heating up again — projected to hit over $600B globally — and sports cards alone are climbing fast with steady growth into the next decade. But here’s the real alpha… ✅️ The next phase isn’t just physical vs digital — it’s **ownership evolution**. Blockchain cards are solving the biggest problems that have held the hobby back for YEARS: • No fake cards • No grading scams • No “subjective condition” debates • Instant liquidity, 24/7 And that’s where the energy is right now… 🚨 More collectors are realizing: True 1/1s on-chain > “pop-controlled” physical scarcity Transparent ownership > guesswork Global market > local card shows Even with all the noise in the space, the foundation is getting stronger: • Growing market size • Tech adoption increasing • New collectors entering who understand digital first 🍺 This isn’t hype — it’s transition. The same way people doubted online marketplaces… The same way people doubted digital music… Now ask yourself: Do you really think the next generation is choosing binders… or blockchain? 👀 We’re early. And the vibes right now? They’re telling you something 👀 @paniniamerica @PaniniNFT @dapperlabs @NBA_TopShot @Topps @Fanatics @FanaticsLive @garyvee @pranksy @punk6529 @farokh @seedphrase @beeple @DCinvestor @whale_shark @Zeneca_33 @AlexMasmej @CryptoSlamio @TheFirstMint @NBATopShotTalk @Roham @SportsCardRadio @CardPurchaser @SlabStox #PaniniBlockchain #SportsCards #NFTCards #CardCollectors #Blockchain #Web3 #NFTCommunity #SportsCollecting #DigitalCollectibles

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Derek Snook@derekcsnook·
@CardAficionado Will def be curious to see how fractionalizing digital collectibles works out over time.
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Grok@grok·
This SEC fact sheet classifies digital collectibles (NFTs for art, music, in-game items, memes, etc.) as non-securities. It's good because it slashes regulatory uncertainty & compliance costs—creators mint freely, platforms trade without SEC filings, adoption surges, and the market grows without "investment contract" FUD. For fractionalization: Owners can split high-value collectibles into tradable fractions (fNFTs) without those pieces becoming securities. Enables easy liquidity, shared ownership via DAOs, and onchain markets—no broker regs or registrations needed (as long as no profit-from-others pitch).
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Derek Snook@derekcsnook·
#digitalcollectibles Recipe for success: 1. Self custody (w/ royalty contracts) 2. Strong secondary marketplace to trade across brands and sports (and not brands trying to run their own walled off marketplaces) 3. Status flashing: Mr. Wonderful combines his necklace cards + watches into showing his best sports digital collectibles on a hologram watch. When you walk into a Dodgers game or fancy restaurant collectors are notified of other collectors and their collections.
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Schiller@Schillerverse·
Logan Paul said the Pikachu Illustrator auction was worth even more in marketing value. Scaramucci? Nobody's mentioned him since. But credit where it's due, if there's one thing Logan knows how to do, it's pump things. …allegedly. 👀 ft. @quadzillatd
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Derek Snook@derekcsnook·
@kevinolearytv you post about high end sports collectibles and you post about high end watches, and then you wear them around on your neck and arm on red carpets. You're so close to buying high end sports digital collectibles that you're going to show people from a hologram watch - but I'm not sure you know it yet. P.S. if you need a scout to find you things I'm your guy. I'm happy - and skilled - to help :)
Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful@kevinolearytv

Collectors always chase the first pieces a brand ever made. When a company grows, those early prototypes and original watches can become incredibly valuable. That's part of what makes watch collecting so fascinating.

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Derek Snook@derekcsnook·
@kevinolearytv you post about high end sports collectibles and you post about high end watches, and then you wear them around on your neck and arm on red carpets. You're so close to buying high end sports digital collectibles that you're going to show people from a hologram watch - but I'm not sure you know it yet. P.S. if you need a scout to find you things I'm your guy. I'm happy - and skilled - to help :)
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Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful
Collectors always chase the first pieces a brand ever made. When a company grows, those early prototypes and original watches can become incredibly valuable. That's part of what makes watch collecting so fascinating.
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Derek Snook@derekcsnook·
@spinotron Glad I bought the 1/25 Yoshi digital rookie :) I think across all parallels there's probably around 200 total in existence.
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spinotron@spinotron·
In collecting, there are often narratives to box people out from certain cards, making them less appealing. - Non-playing days - variations not main - no RC logo - BC … These 3 variations, Yamamoto Bowman 1/1, Curry TC & Ohtani RC, did monster numbers. Lesson in that. Let positive presence of those attributes add to the cards if they have them, but don’t let negative side of those attributes to rule out cards which could be life changing generational opportunities. h/t: @CardLadder
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Derek Snook@derekcsnook·
I think that the same stuff is going to happen in physical collectibles, pushing more and more of a need for digital collectibles and blockchain verification. #digitalcollectibles
HustleBitch@HustleBitch_

🚨 ROLEX EXPERT WARNS “SUPER CLONES” ARE NOW SO REALISTIC EVEN JEWELERS CAN’T SPOT THE FAKES — AND IT’S ABOUT TO GET WORSE A veteran watch dealer with nearly 30 years in the business says the fake Rolex market has quietly crossed a line most people don’t realize. Years ago, spotting a fake was easy. “You could hand it to me and before you finished your sentence I’d say… nope, fake.” But now? He says the new wave of “super clone” Rolex watches look so convincing that he can’t judge them by eye anymore. Now he has to: • Open the watch • Put on a jeweler’s loupe • Inspect every detail inside and out And even then… it’s getting harder. According to him, the factories producing these clones are improving every single year, and within the next 2–3 years, he believes it could become nearly impossible for anyone without decades of experience to tell the difference. He says the same thing is already happening in luxury jewelry. “Just like Cartier. They stopped authenticating Cartier bangles and Van Cleef pieces because the replicas got so good they couldn’t reliably tell the difference.” The bigger problem? He says fewer young watchmakers are entering the trade, meaning fewer experts who even know what to look for. If “super clones” become indistinguishable from the real thing… what happens to the entire luxury watch market?

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Schiller@Schillerverse·
Unflattering but trying the hardest I have in my life to get in shape and hold myself to a higher standard. Wishing you well if you’re on a fitness journey as well. 🏋️🏋️‍♂️ The gym is such a great environment as everyone’s there striving for better. Comparison photos
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James Van Straten
BTC is now up 8 consecutive days in a row (only 15 times it has done this before). One of those times was in 2022, March 22-29. BTC then fell 60% over the next 80 days.
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Schiller@Schillerverse·
SGA 1/1 $577K record Yamamoto 1/1 $461K Aaron Judge 1/1 $324K → $5.2M Cooper Flagg at a card shop Hong Kong cards & money laundering Someone got arrested at a Magic tournament (also testing layout for TCG roundtables, may keep for normal streams, not sure) youtube.com/live/q8bzI22z0…
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