Chad and Ben on Pokémon vs Bitcoin returns

    by Kelsey7f: Pokémon

    This year, up to August 7, Pokémon cards were up 27.9%. The S&P 500 was up 12.8%. Bitcoin was down 28.8%. “Just throw your money in the Pokémon index.”

    Transcript (en)

    This year alone, up to the 7th of August of 2026, Pokemon cards were up 27.9%. The S&P 500, for comparison, is only up 12.8. And Bitcoin was down 28.8 on the year. Pretty wild to think about, you know, just throw your money in the Pokemon index. Forget the S&P 500. Yeah, and then Chad says, how are you not rich, Ben? Because I didn't buy a lot of Pokemon cards. Even though I did know they did go up, I was very confident of that. But I prioritized things where I felt like I had more of a unique advantage, whereas I felt like to know the Pokemon card games, a lot of people have sunk a lot of hours into it to become good. And so that's why there's a lot of people that will make money in any market condition. But everyone's making money right now, which is really the point of this shiny cardboard, man. If you're stacking sats, follow us because we're talking about Bitcoin all the time here, not just when the price goes up.