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Derek Snook

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Derek Snook

@derekcsnook

One of the best #ShoheiOhtani collections in the world 68% of all #JuniorCaminero digital rookies $pnkstr advocate Listen to videos on 1.75x

New York, NY

Joined June 2017

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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Apr 9
Digital collectibles, companies, and brands @dapperlabs @CandyDigital @PaniniAmerica @NBATopShot @NFLALLDAY @NHLBreakaway are missing massive money right now—and it’s hiding in plain sight. Listen on 1.5 - 2x. Retail figured this out decades ago: 60–80% of purchases at big
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 6, 2025
If I wanted to commission a super cool #Ohtani painting/digital collectible, can anyone recommend an artist that would do an awesome job?
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 5, 2025
This is kind of my Martin Luther Ninety-five Theses. If you know folks at these brands and other major collectors, please share this with them. 🧵 We can 100% align incentives between brands, sports, and collectors, and it will lift the digital space overall, but we need to
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Oct 30, 2025
🧵 My thesis on Candy Digital & the future of sports digital collectibles: 1️⃣  As a kid, trading cards was one of my favorite things in the world.  We’d hit the hobby shop on weekends, buy packs, and sit around trading with friends.  That sense of discovery and connection
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 1, 2025
Yo! 👋 Here’s my take on one of the best Shohei Ohtani collectibles on the market right now — listed at $399, while a physical equivalent sits on eBay for $250K. 🤯 In the future, people will play status games, and digital collectibles will be a huge part of that. We’re
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Oct 29, 2025
People don’t realize how scarce Shohei Ohtani’s digital MLB rookies really are. ⚾💎 There are only: • 117 Core • 81 Uncommon • 44 Rare • 24 Epic • 10 Unique • 1 Legendary (1/1 LEGO) That’s it — just 277 total Ohtani MLB rookie collectibles in existence. Meanwhile,
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 11, 2025
Quick dive into marketplace data: Candy vs Top Shot vs Panini. Bottom line— marketplace liquidity is king 👑 and supply is queen, but supply quality becomes both if we get a secondary marketplace one stop shop across brands and sports if/when assets are portable. Rules of the
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 14, 2025
I’ve been thinking a lot about status flashing and where digital collectibles are heading. Yeah, it sounds a little sci-fi… but so was Instagram 7 years ago, and today people basically go to the beach only to take photos to gain more followers online. Here’s the bet: Status
MintyFresh Baseball ⚾
@mintyfreshbb
Nov 14, 2025
Aaron Judge 3x American League MVP!
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 9, 2025
First @NBATopShot offers on the Cooper Flagg 1/1 are in — top bid $12,888. For comparison, a 1/10 Panini sale just hit $17,500 — implying ~$175,000 value for a 1/1. 👀 Values seem dramatically higher at Panini and you can’t argue with that. It seems though that a small group
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@paninibcboy
Nov 7, 2025
Cooper Flagg 1/1 offers on @NBATopShot Will the TopShot whales or those bullish on TS take this down or will it go to one of the coolest collectors in all of web3?
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 3, 2025
🧵 Why I’m All-In on Digital Collectibles (and Especially Ohtani) In this video: - New buy and my thinking behind it 💰💰💰 - Part of why I think digital collecting is so fun, the future of it, and my strategy - How I think about grails and the strategy around them. - The #17
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 12, 2025
The big, bright future to come: When you zoom out, the entire digital sports collectible space looks tiny compared to the traditional sports collector universe — microscopic, really. Let’s put some numbers on it: NBA Top Shot: 829 k lifetime buyers, $1.4 B in total sales
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 10, 2025
Enjoyed chatting status economy, marketplaces, and my blue chip grail / rookie thesis with @RealRandyChavez. Thanks for having me on! #Ohtani #大谷翔平 #MLB #CandyDigital #DigitalCollectibles #NFTCommunity #Metaverse #StatusEconomy #HologramWatch #MiamiLuxury #DigitalFlex
Randy Chavez ⭕
@RealRandyChavez
Nov 10, 2025
Last Seat #32 with Derek Snook on Candy, VeVe, crypto, collecting, and more! x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 11, 2025
This is the whole point on why sports digital collectibles need self custody and a secondary one stop shop where people can trade across sports and brands anywhere, anytime, anywhere in the world. The sports and brands deserve a royalty, but they are killing their own revenue by
Jake Aycock
@htown_texan
Nov 11, 2025
Replying to @derekcsnook @dapperlabs and @CandyDigital
Love this idea but I would go broke. I love baseball and am already buying @NBATopShot and @NFLALLDAY like crazy. I don’t need baseball too 😬😫
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Derek Snook
@derekcsnook
Nov 9, 2025
Sales are 8x today what they were a week ago when I started posting about @CandyDigital: 1) Be honest about the risks and reality of Candy’s parent company being in receivership 2) Post about what we like about digital and comps to other platforms @NBATopShot @PaniniAmerica and
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