Crypto.com has introduced Rips, a digital trading card experience integrated into its flagship mobile app.
The new feature allows users to purchase and open packs containing authentic physical trading cards, with transparent pull odds, upfront pricing and options to sell or receive their cards.
The launch covers four categories: Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Pokémon. Crypto.com plans to add more categories following the initial rollout.
Users can browse available packs, inspect featured chase cards and review the odds of pulling specific cards before making a purchase. As part of the launch promotion, all users can receive their first five pack openings through Crypto.com Rips.
The platform is designed to address several common challenges in physical card collecting, including uncertainty around pack contents, secondary-market valuations and the process of listing cards for resale.
Guaranteed buyback offers and physical delivery
After opening a pack, users receive a digital reveal of their cards. Each pull comes with a locked-in sell-back offer, backed by what Crypto.com describes as a 100% buy-back guarantee.
Collectors have three options for managing their cards, with a two-day decision window.
Users can accept the guaranteed offer immediately, with the proceeds available for further pack openings or allocation to other products within the Crypto.com App. These include cryptocurrency, prediction markets, stocks and perpetual contracts.
Alternatively, collectors can request physical delivery of their cards through the app. Crypto.com says shipments will be secure and tracked, allowing users to receive the actual trading cards rather than retaining only a digital representation.
The third option is to hold a card for up to two days while deciding whether to sell or request delivery.
If no decision is made within that period, the card is automatically sold at the previously locked-in buyback price. This mechanism is intended to protect users against market price fluctuations during the decision window.
The launch adds another collecting and entertainment feature to Crypto.com's existing ecosystem, bringing physical trading cards into an app that also offers access to financial and cryptocurrency products.
"Card collecting sits at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and passionate digital communities," said Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com. "By combining the excitement of the live rip with instant liquidity and real physical ownership, we are continuing to broaden the utility and entertainment value of the Crypto.com App."
While the platform offers a guaranteed resale option, collectors who choose to ship their cards can retain physical ownership instead.
The two-day decision period and automatic sell-back mechanism are central to how Crypto.com Rips handles cards after they are opened.
