Courtyard tokenizes physical collectibles: graded Pokémon and sports cards are shipped to a Brink's vault, each minted as a token on Polygon bound to that specific card, tradeable around the clock and redeemable at any time for the physical item. The marketplace cleared over $78M in a single month at its 2025 peak and regularly processes tens of thousands of trades a day, one of the highest-velocity physical-asset markets on any chain. Listed for discovery: each card is its own token, so there is no single fungible asset for Prism to route.
Graded Pokémon and sports cards in a Brink's vault, trading 24/7.
Prism analyst note
Courtyard is what tokenization looks like when it finds real demand: physical Pokémon and sports cards in a Brink's vault, each one a Polygon token you can flip at 3am or redeem for the cardboard itself. Tens of thousands of trades a day and eight-figure monthly volume make it one of the few RWA markets with genuine velocity. Prism lists it for discovery: every card is its own token, so you shop the marketplace, not a ticker.
Generated from issuer disclosures and reviewed against the sources listed below. Not investment advice.
Structure & compliance
- Underlying
- A specific graded collectible card (PSA/CGC and similar), vaulted at Brink's, per token.
- Legal structure
- Token = ownership of one specific graded collectible in vault custody
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Custodian
- Brink's vault; items held until redeemed
- Administrator
- Courtyard.io
- Reserve information
- One token per physical card, with the card held at Brink's until the owner redeems: redemption ships the card and burns the token. Prism verified the platform, custody arrangement and published volume; individual card grading is the certifier's record.
- Transfer restrictions
- Tokens trade freely on Courtyard's marketplace and compatible Polygon venues; redemption requires the issuer's shipping flow.
- Investor eligibility
- Open / permissionless
- KYC required
- No, permissionless transfers
Reserve verification
Contracts & on-chain data
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Documents & disclosures
Frequently asked
What backs each token?+
One specific graded card in Brink's custody. The token and the card are bound one-to-one; redeeming ships the card and burns the token.
Why is there a price shown?+
It is the entry point: vaulted cards list from a few dollars, and each card prices individually on the marketplace.
Is the volume real?+
The marketplace publicly cleared over $78M in its peak month and runs tens of thousands of trades daily. Activity is visible on Polygon.
