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Pokémon Cards, Crypto & the Financialization of Culture with Morgan Leinwohl
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What if the real financial markets of the future aren’t stocks or real estate but Pokémon cards, NFTs, and the IP you grew up loving? In this episode of Sky King’s Mental Playground, I sit down with Morgan Leinwohl to break down the hidden economics behind collectibles, from Logan Paul’s $16M Pokémon purchase to the rise of “financialized fandom.” We explore how nostalgia, scarcity, and hype collide to create modern wealth ecosystems and why some cards (and digital assets) explode in value while others fade into irrelevance. This is a…
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