Sui's Big Pokémon Rumor
Pokémon HOME’s new medals might be Sui-powered NFTs—is the world’s biggest franchise opening an onchain gateway?
Pokémon HOME—the cloud hub that lets players store, move, and trade their Pokémon across games—just dropped an interesting surprise.
That's because Pokémon HOME’s newest mobile update added “medals," i.e. collectible digital souvenirs you earn by visiting real-world spots or participating in special events.
Nintendo calls them tradable, giftable items, but never once says “NFTs.” Yet currently in crypto there is tremendous speculation that these medals are, in fact, NFTs under the hood.
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William M. Peaster
William M. Peaster, Senior Writer, has been with Bankless since January 2021. Immersed in Ethereum since 2017, he covers the onchain frontier with a particular interest in art, games, and other culture apps. He has a background in creative writing and writes fiction in his free time.
