According to Casey Lau on Twitter, the encounter with an $18,000 Pokémon card underscores growing demand for high-value collectibles, which has direct implications for the crypto market, especially in the tokenized assets and NFT sectors. Verified trading data from OpenSea and other NFT platforms show that rare physical collectibles are increasingly being digitized and traded as NFTs, attracting both traditional and crypto-focused investors. This trend supports increased liquidity and price discovery in NFT marketplaces, reflecting heightened synergy between physical collectibles and blockchain-based assets (source: OpenSea, DappRadar).