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Courtyard.io is a collectible tokenization market platform that tokenizes physical collectibles such as Pokémon and sports cards into NFTs, enabling trading, storage and redemption, and features vending machines for unpacking and instant buyback options.
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MoonPay Acquires AI Accounting Startup Entendre, Expands into Back-Office Financial Operations
: Crypto payment infrastructure company MoonPay has announced the acquisition of AI accounting startup Entendre, further expanding from a crypto on/off-ramp gateway into the enterprise back-office financial operations layer.Entendre primarily develops AI accounting agents to automate financial operations processes for high-frequency crypto and fintech companies, including tasks such as reconciliation, treasury management, month-end closing, and journal entries. MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stated that if companies are to adopt stablecoins at scale, their financial operations also need to possess the same speed, contextual understanding, and automation capabilities as payments.This acquisition will immediately integrate the Entendre platform and team into MoonPay, with existing clients remaining unaffected. Entendre clients include Polygon Labs, Thirdweb, Brale, Babylon Labs, Ostium, Courtyard, and DoubleZero, among others.MoonPay has completed several acquisitions this year, including cross-chain routing and liquidity company Decent.xyz, Solana trading infrastructure provider DFlow, AI trading tool Dawn, and crypto key management company Sodot.
Tokenized Pokémon card trading volume surges, with weekly revenue hitting a record high of $7.4 million
the market for tokenized Pokémon Trading Card Game-related assets generated approximately $7.4 million in total revenue during the first week of May, setting a new all-time high and representing a 337% increase compared to the same period last year. Among platforms, Courtyard led with a market share of about 46%, followed by Collector Crypt and Phygitals with approximately 27% and 26%, respectively.The surge in market activity is believed to be closely tied to the upcoming 30th anniversary cycle of the Pokémon IP. Google Trends data shows that search volumes for keywords such as "Pokémon cards" and "Japanese Pokémon card" are nearing historical highs. Meanwhile, the official brand has launched a year-long global celebration and plans to release a new "30th Celebration" card series in September.Analysts point out that tokenized card trading platforms typically experience a certain lag relative to the physical market's momentum. The current growth in on-chain transactions more likely reflects a secondary amplification trend of "real-world collecting frenzy leading to digital assetization."Furthermore, some industry observers suggest that as the 30th-anniversary commemorative series approaches its launch, if demand in the physical market intensifies further, on-chain tokenized trading could usher in a new wave of accelerated growth. (The Block)