The Bored Ape NFT, the Cyberpunks and others may become 21st-century Beanie Babies. That is unless they pivot their business models to capture real, diverse and recurring revenue streams. But to get there, the question remains: What is a non-fungible token good for, anyway? To...
Dibbs, a blockchain-powered collectibles marketplace, announced Wednesday (June 15) it had integrated with Circle to let customers make payments using USD Coin. Based in Los Angeles, Dibbs allows collectors to buy and sell fractions of physical collectibles in real time, minting collectibles as NFTs to...
Hobbies provide people with an escape during tough times. Companies that provide an infrastructure that helps them enjoy those pursuits can also foster engagement that allows them to sell goods and services. For example, over the past few years, Hagerty has built an ecosystem that...
Here’s a truth about human beings: We’ll collect — and resell and profit from — just about anything. And the latest big trend in collectibles combines what amounts to a hat-tip to essentially ancient digital culture with up-to-date eCommerce. It seems that old-fashioned video games are...
December 16, 2017
It all started with an empty box under the Christmas tree back in 1977. More precisely, it started with several hundred thousand empty boxes under several hundred thousand Christmas trees. They were the year’s must-have gift and the dawn of a whole new merchandising era, riding on the runaway success of George Lucas’s first Star […]
March 23, 2023
Luxury resale platform Kream has secured $168 million in a Series C funding round, valuing the company at approximately $742 million, doubling its previous value of $306 million as of October 2021. Kream’s total funding to date is now over $266 million, according to TechCrunch on Friday (March 23). The recent round follows significant growth over the past few […]
June 15, 2022
Dibbs, a blockchain-powered collectibles marketplace, announced Wednesday (June 15) it had integrated with Circle to let customers make payments using USD Coin. Based in Los Angeles, Dibbs allows collectors to...
September 07, 2015
ThinkGeek customers will soon be able to nerd out in a physical store. It was announced last week that the online retailer ThinkGeek, a seller and creator of geek-related gear...
