How GameStop customers can win a full Bitcoin in a 33 trading bundle

CoinWorld News Report:
A lucky GameStop customer won the entire Bitcoin after opening a pack of $30 cryptocurrency-themed collectible trading cards, valued at slightly over $63,000 today.
Earlier this month, a post on Reddit first revealed the winning card, which was hidden in the first edition Cardsmiths currency trading card that he purchased from the game retailer.
The card series features cryptocurrency memes and cartoon illustrations, depicting celebrities in the cryptocurrency world, including Michael Saylor, the CEO of MicroStrategy, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, and Elon Musk. The series was first released in 2022.
In addition to Bitcoin, these cards also include redeemable rare cards for Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Dogecoin (DOGE).
However, according to the post on Reddit, this lucky collector has not purchased a pack of collectibles for the first time, as this was his 12th pack.
Furthermore, it took some time for this Bitcoin winner to realize his good fortune. According to his post on Reddit, he took “some time” after buying the pack to scratch off the card and reveal the prize, stating that the cards “looked better in a binder.”
“This is honestly mind-blowing,” said the lucky winner in his post.
However, other card collectors may not have the same luck.
According to a publication by trading card, Cllct, another Bitcoin was discovered by a different trading card collector in March this year.
The parent company behind these cards, Tonyk.com, claimed that there would be five Bitcoin tickets up for grabs when the first edition of this series was initially released.
With the two publicized Bitcoin victories, it is unclear how many (if any) Bitcoin rewards still remain – at least from the first edition onwards.
The first batch of cryptocurrency-themed cards is still in circulation, and Cardsmiths is still selling boxes of the currency series 1 cards for $32.99 on their official website.
As expected, they also offer cryptocurrency payment options.
They are also set to release the second and third editions of the cryptocurrency-themed cards in 2023 and early 2024.
At the time of this news, GameStop appears to be trying to further enter the physical collectibles market as they withdraw from other markets.
The game retailer terminated its NFT business in August 2023 due to regulatory issues and launched its own NFT marketplace in July 2022, based on Ethereum, announcing NFT gaming plans.
The company even announced a $100 million token grant fund to incentivize game developers to enter the market.
However, in 2024, the company started buying and selling professionally certified Pokémon trading cards.
The highest-end Pokémon cards, especially those from the 1990s, can be equally expensive as Bitcoin.
Editor: Stacey Elliott.