DECRYPTION – While the start-up Sorare has just raised record funds for its virtual cards, traditional paper stickers are more coveted than ever.
New record! In September, the Parisian start-up Sorare raised $ 680 million. Unheard of in the French high-tech sector. His activity? An online game that consists of collecting cards representing professional footballers, to form a team and compete against those of other users. The value of cards depends on both their rarity – some are very common, others released at just 100, 10, or even a single copy per season – and the performance of players in actual matches. The concept is based on NFTs (non-fungible tokens, tamper-proof digital objects) to allow users to trade or sell cards, sometimes at gold prices. In short, a sort of virtual Panini.
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Far from making traditional paper cards outdated, this phenomenon can even boost the market, which is already dynamic. While collectors have never lost their interest in stickers, “They are experiencing a resurgence of interest
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