lets take a walk through @comicbook's new vending machine where they're shipping real graded cgc comics with instant sellback built on @solana building consumer products that abstract our industry's rails will always be my favourite route to adoption

TCGs are having a moment, but collecting goes a lot further than cards. We stopped by the @comicbookhq booth at San Diego Comic Con and got this Spawn #227# signed by the legend himself, Todd McFarlane. If you’re looking to expand your collection into graded comics you know where to go.

Today on MCG: @InEphTee | Marketing @Collector_Crypt Collector Crypt is the #1# consumer app on @solana right now, on pace for $85M in May revenue with $30M in inventory on-chain BassBuddah breaks down the @ComicBook partnership (40M users), the @Loopscale lending integration that lets you borrow against your Charizard, the @metaplex compressed NFT work, and where the token is headed once regulation catches up 👇 00:02 - Intro 01:40 - The King welcomed back 02:41 - Soft rebrand reveal, new logo 03:23 - @ComicBook partnership 04:30 - The gotcha machine guarantees authenticity and quality 05:08 - The pitch 05:50 - Proving any collectible can be tokenized, not just TCG's 06:51 - "We are 5% loading"...Pokemon is 85% of revenue, One Piece 10%, sports 5% 07:18 - Splitting basketball, baseball, and football into their own gotcha machines 07:50 - Sports cards on a tear 09:35 - @Loopscale partnership announced 11:05 - Borrow 40-75% of your Charizard's value in USDC, pay back, get the card back 13:15 - White-label thesis 15:36 - @Slabzapp fanboy 17:07 - IRL vending machines as the next frontier 18:42 - Brick and mortar storefronts, grading partnerships, event activations on the roadmap 19:10 - Ebay and Gamestop tension 22:48 - $CARDS token primer 27:51 - $42K airdropped to $CARDS holders this month 30:33 - Compliance disclaimer 31:36 - "30 million in inventory" backed by the company, hopeful one day backed by the token 32:33 - DAT strategy 36:53 - Yield idea 37:39 - Marketplace update 39:58 - USDC offers, counteroffers, username profiles, in-app messaging 41:33 - One-of-a-kind escrow 42:06 - Lifetime buyback dashboard 43:02 - Trustless card-for-card trades, zero fee, any category for any category 45:53 - Why TCG projects support each other 48:43 - Why TCG's blew back up 51:39 - Buybacks confirmed as a priority 52:44 - "We are the number one consumer app on Solana right now" 53:50 - Why this is @solana RWA product-market fit 55:00 - LA Collecticon June 12 57:50 - Miami strategy 59:13 - @blknoiz06 connection clarified 1:01:24 - Future livestreams 1:06:29 - Closing analysis 1:08:42 - Takeaways 1:12:54 - Why isn't $CARDS on a CEX yet?

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What’s New On Solana - @kamino launches Apyx Market: enabling USDC borrowing and leveraged yield strategies against apyUSD. - @MarinadeFinance launches Marinade Borrow: letting users borrow USDC or SOL against staked SOL without unstaking. - @DGLD_Official brings tokenized PAMP gold to Solana: opening access to 1M+ @SwissBorg users with @ArrakisFinance liquidity. - @AgantFinance launches GBPA on Solana: bringing its institutional-grade pound sterling stablecoin onchain. - @MeteoraAG unveils DLMM Pro: enabling fully customizable market configurations for token launches. - @sanctumso launches swSOL: introducing a wrapped SOL asset. - $EWZ and $RACE go live on Solana: tokenized ETF and equity exposure via @Backpack Securities and @sunrise. - $WLD, $SHIB, and $VVV arrive on Solana: expanding token access through @sunrise. - @grass launches Contents API: converting public URLs into clean, AI-ready text. - @PayAINetwork and @BlockRunAI launch batch x402 payments: settling multiple API calls in a single Solana transaction. - @USDC Bridge adds Solana support: enabling direct USDC transfers between Solana and 18 ecosystems. - @backabledotbiz launches Backable: a frontier fundraising platform built by @MetaDAOProject. - @scoutfinance_ launches social investing app: bringing its investment platform to iOS and Android. - @DualMintRWA tokenizes 200 claw machines: bringing physical amusement assets onchain. - @comicbookhq launches DC Comics Gacha: featuring vintage and modern collectible comics. - @MapleMarketApp tokenizes Canadian maple syrup: bringing real-world commodity exposure onchain with @BAXUSco and @SuperteamCAN. - @2WA_Official launches market-neutral fund: introducing a USDGO-based strategy for professional investors via @osldotcom. - @SolanaFndn releases Microscope: an open-source monitoring and alerting tool for Solana programs and Squads multisigs.

The best marketing strategy for an accelerator? Have founders who won’t stop winning. Here’s what a few of our Superteam USA founders pulled off in the last 7 days: 💰 @solomon_labs : Colosseum, Theia, DBA, and Anagram just became $SOLO owners. Institutions betting alongside the community on productive dollars. 🦘 @KairoSecurity : Co-founder Sid took the stage at a16z Speedrun Demo Day, pitching Solana-native AI security for the agent era. 🏀 @RaposaCoffeeCo : Became the official coffee of the Miami Heat, now serving at every Kaseya Center event. A Solana brand making moves in the NBA. 🎮 @ComicBookHQ: Packed 200+ people into Lavan Midtown during NYCC alongside Solana and VeeFriends. N64, Beyblades, and DC collectibles bringing culture on-chain and IRL. Capital markets. AI. Consumer brands. Entertainment. These are just 4 of the 28 companies building with Superteam USA. And that’s just ONE WEEK.

007: First Light Reviews are up 10 — VGC Said it feels like the Bond game fans have been waiting for years. 10 — Gfinity Praised the story, action, and overall Bond feeling. 10 — The Guardian Loved the style, atmosphere, and writing. 10 — ComicBook Said it really feels like playing through a Bond movie. 9.5 — GamingTrend Praised the missions, gadgets, and replay value. 9 — Metro Liked the adventure feel and classic Bond vibe. 9 — DayOne Praised the stealth and pacing. 9 — Collider Called it one of the best action games this year. 9 — GameSpew Loved the mission variety and spy gameplay. 9 — Shacknews Said the mix of stealth and action works really well. 9 — ScreenRant Praised the soundtrack, visuals, and Bond atmosphere. 9 — PSX Brasil Liked the freedom during missions. 9 — GAMINGbible Called it stylish and fun from start to finish. 9 — DualShockers Praised the story, gadgets, and Bond performance. 8.5 — Checkpoint Gaming Liked the stealth gameplay but wanted more freedom. 8.5 — Press Start Praised the action and graphics but said combat gets repetitive sometimes. 8 — CGMagazine Liked the story and stealth gameplay overall. 8 — TechRadar Gaming Praised how cinematic the game feels. 8 — Eurogamer Loved the atmosphere but wanted deeper stealth systems. 8 — GameReactor Praised the locations and pacing. 8 — IGN France Said it captures the Bond feeling really well. 7 — GamesRadar+ Liked the story and presentation but thought gameplay could be deeper. MC: 88 OC: 90

The world’s largest phone maker is putting Solana in its wallet. Samsung Wallet is getting USDC cross-border payments, BNY opened SOL custody, Securitize brought U.S. stocks onchain, and blocks got 2x faster underneath. Here’s everything that shipped: 📰 Headline News - Samsung partnered with Solana to bring USDC cross-border payments via Samsung Wallet - 200ms slot targets went live on Solana mainnet-beta, completing @anza_xyz’s SIMD-0525 rollout - @SolanaFndn launched Solana DvP, open-source delivery-versus-payment settlement for institutions, built with input from J.P. Morgan - BNY expanded its digital asset custody to the EU under MiCA, offering institutional custody for SOL - @Securitize launched Securitize Stocks on Solana, bringing 1:1 share-backed U.S. equities onchain - @orca_so and @Loopscale combined as @formation_so, putting issuance, trading and credit on one set of rails 📰 Launches - @kamino launched the Apyx Market, enabling USDC borrowing and leveraged yield strategies against preferred equity-backed apyUSD - @MarinadeFinance launched Marinade Borrow, enabling users to borrow USDC or SOL directly against staked SOL without unstaking - @DGLD_Official brought MKS PAMP’s tokenized gold, available to 1M+ @SwissBorg users with @ArrakisFinance liquidity - @AgantFinance made its institutional-grade pound sterling stablecoin GBPA available on Solana - @Helium partnered with grocery co-op Wakefern Food Corp to offload carrier cellular traffic onto Wi-Fi - @MeteoraAG unveiled DLMM Pro with fully customizable market configurations for token launches - @sanctumso shipped swSOL, a wrapped SOL asset - @nansen_ai previewed autonomous AI agents that research and execute onchain trades - @ZetaChain demonstrated Anuma Nearby, which uses private AI memory to connect people nearby - @grass debuted its Contents API, turning any public URL into clean, model-ready text for AI agents - @PayAINetwork and @BlockRunAI shipped batch @x402 payments on Solana to settle multiple API calls in a single transaction - @altitude integrated Altitude Accounting with Xero for direct transaction ledger mapping - $EWZ ETF and $RACE shares went live on Solana via @sunrise, issued by @Backpack Securities - $WLD, $SHIB, and $VVV went live on Solana via @sunrise - @backabledotbiz launched Backable, a frontier fundraising platform built by @MetaDAOProject - @scoutfinance_ launched its social investing app on iOS and Android - @DualMintRWA tokenized a fleet of 200 physical claw machines on Solana - @comicbookhq launched its DC Comics collectibles gacha machine featuring vintage and modern grails - @MapleMarketApp introduced tokenized Canadian maple syrup on Solana powered by @BAXUSco and @SuperteamCAN - @2WA_Official launched the first market-neutral fund built on USDGO, live for professional investors in Hong Kong via @osldotcom - @SolanaFndn released Microscope, an open-source monitoring and alerting tool for Solana programs and Squads multisigs - @jtx_trade revealed plans for a mobile app alongside equities and perps trading features - @galileowilson won @joinfrontier’s Singapore edition and heads to finale at Breakpoint, with a Porsche 911 GT3 RS on the line - @TrustWallet expanded its 0% swap fee campaign on Solana to cover SOL, wSOL, and five stablecoins - @USDC Bridge added Solana support, enabling direct USDC transfers between Solana and 18 ecosystems 📰 Milestones - Stablecoin-holding addresses on Solana topped a record 14M - Solana hit 1.88M daily active addresses, a 13-month high - Stablecoin card spend on Solana crossed $1B all-time - Solana’s tokenized equities have grown to over 2,000 products - @leaps_finance crossed $100K in options sold during its beta, paying sellers upfront yield on SOL, cbBTC, and USDC - @ImperialPerps’ ARMADA prop AMM surpassed $14.1M in notional volume in 7 days - @hylo_so crossed $44M in combined open interest across $xSOL, $xBTC, and $xHYPE - @xStocksFi hit $2.4B in monthly volume, up 28x year over year 35 DAYS TILL BREAKPOINT Artwork by the one and only @foursixsix 🔥

Comic book fans will love this 😍 Matt DiMasi, who is a New Hampshire-based physician by day, has been crafting these pieces for 12 years! From Iron Man to Magneto, DiMasi has made them all! He's even been featured by @marvel 👀 You can find him online as well as at @NY_Comic_Con this weekend. Booth 3617!

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