Cardsmiths' New Currency Cards Include Over $500K in Real Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum

After aggregate collectors pulled Bitcoin redemption cards from erstwhile sets, trading paper shaper Cardsmiths released its latest Currency Series acceptable with 5 cards that are redeemable for 1 afloat Bitcoin apiece—more than $100,000 each arsenic of this writing.

Currency Series 5 went up for merchantability connected the firm’s website and via prime retailers connected Wednesday, offering its largest-ever enactment of crypto redemption cards, which let collectors to redeem existent amounts of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. 

“Demand for Currency Series 5 has exceeded each anterior releases. Interest has been some broader and deeper than with immoderate erstwhile Currency set,” Cardsmiths CEO Steven Loney told Decrypt.

The latest bid of cards tin beryllium purchased for arsenic small arsenic $37 for a container containing 2 packs, with each battalion containing 5 trading cards. Cards redeemable for crypto tin beryllium recovered successful astir 1 of each 96 packs according to information shared connected the merchandise page.

Beyond enhancing its redeemables, Cardsmiths besides added a non-redeemable 1/1 Bitcoin trading paper to Currency Series 5 to basal arsenic a premier collectible from the set. 

The shaper besides worked with artists similar Gunship Revolution Studios, Jon McTavish, and noted thoroughfare creator Mr. Brainwash to adhd a distinctive ocular beingness to the cards. 

“From the beginning, our extremity was to make genuinely unsocial 'One of One' cards for each Currency release. Bitcoin remains the astir recognized and invaluable cryptocurrency, truthful it was a earthy prime for this concept,” Loney said.

Collectors person been cashing successful connected Cardsmiths’ currency redemption offerings implicit the past year, turning packs worthy astir $30 into implicit $100,000 acknowledgment to Bitcoin’s rise. 

In February, a idiosyncratic found a afloat Bitcoin redemption paper from a $50 pack of the Holiday Currency set, netting them much than six figures successful profits if they opted to merchantability aft redemption. 

In August, a GameStop patron recovered a Bitcoin redemption card that was valued astir $115,000 astatine the clip from a battalion that outgo astir $13. Other GameStop customers person shared akin stories thanks to the video crippled retailer turned collectible steadfast offering Cardsmiths’ products.

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Supplies of Currency Series 5 are inactive disposable connected the manufacturer's website arsenic of Friday afternoon. The steadfast has partnered with BitPay to let users to wage with coins similar Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin and Circle’s dollar-backed stablecoin, USDC. 

As for Cardsmiths’ aboriginal crypto ambitions, collectors tin expect much Currency sets ahead.

“Currency is our tentpole IP, and improvement connected aboriginal sets, including Currency Series 6, is already underway,” said Loney. “We person a bully fistful of breathtaking launches connected the horizon.”