Collecting sports memorabilia used to involve stuffing trading cards into plastic sleeves in a folder, or hanging a signed cricket bat in a frame in the pool room. But sporting mementos are going digital.
The shift is driven by blockchain technology that allows digital images and files to be made scarce – just like printing a limited number of physical cards, or issuing just a few commemorative bats.
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James Eyers writes on banking, payments and fintech. He is a former legal and investment banking editor at the AFR, has degrees in commerce and law from UNSW, and is co-author of Buy now, pay later: The extraordinary story of Afterpay Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at jeyers@afr.com.au
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