Draft parameters · subject to the formal release
01 / Why now
Grading turned a card into a verifiable certificate. Custody made it safe to hand over. On-chain markets gave it price discovery. And the biggest rails in crypto are already racing in — for the first time, a static collectible can become a living asset.
WHAT TCA IS
TCA is a launchpad that brings graded physical cards on-chain: each card theme becomes one slot, and each slot issues one token.
$1,000 Hard cap
Card pledge ceiling per theme. First come, first served — anything over is returned.
$100K Soft cap
Token sale ceiling. Once filled, the token launches and can trade.
40/20/20/20 Fee split
Treasury / platform / staker share / buyback and burn.
~5% To pledgers
Of the theme token supply, split equally, unlocked daily over 30 days.
00
Not because of hype. Four things are true at the same time.
01
PSA, BGS, and CGC give a card a public, verifiable grade. A graded card is a certificate of asset quality — the precondition for tokenizing it.
02
Collectible-finance networks like Renaiss provide custody and pricing. Cards can join on-chain economics without leaving the vault.
03
A static collectible’s core problem is thin liquidity. A theme token gives every theme a continuous quote, not only a price at the next sale.
04
Large venues are already racing into on-chain trading cards. TCA is a launchpad built for that moment: one theme, one slot, one token.
01
One theme, one slot, one token. The launchpad frame is open to read as a prototype. Slots are not live yet.
Pikachu
Example theme · not open
Illustrative only. The name marks a slot. It does not mean a card is in custody or that a token has been issued.
Charizard
Example theme · not open
Illustrative only. The name marks a slot. It does not mean a card is in custody or that a token has been issued.
Gengar
Example theme · not open
Illustrative only. The name marks a slot. It does not mean a card is in custody or that a token has been issued.
No theme is tradable yet. Each theme still has one slot.
02
A theme runs through seven steps. Thresholds and timing that are not in this draft are not filled in with made-up numbers.
One or more people pledge graded cards of that theme. The pool has a hard cap of about $1,000, first come, first served. Anything over the cap is returned — for example, $1,400 pledged counts only the first $1,000. The platform may join a new pool for about 10–30%, but it does not fill the pool alone. People whose pledges count toward the cap split about 5% of that theme token’s supply equally. Each person’s share then unlocks daily to their address over 30 days. Example: five people each get about 1%, then ÷30 is the daily amount; one person who fills the cap alone receives about 5% on that 30-day daily unlock. Pledgers are not necessarily the controllers of the theme token. Grade and custody connect to Renaiss on-chain custody.
One theme, one token. The sale fills toward the soft cap of about $100,000. Once that cap is reached, the token launches and can trade. The launchpad itself stays the platform.
During filling, how fast the pool fills chooses the instantly sellable share. A fast fill uses the progress track. A slow fill uses the time track. The locked remainder unlocks evenly across about 10 days, a portion each day. Example: if 10% is instantly sellable, the remaining 90% releases at about 9% of the purchase total per day for about 10 days. Once the soft cap launches, this rule lapses. The bands are in the protection section.
Fees on each trade go 40% treasury, 20% platform, 20% staker share, and 20% buyback and burn. A theme token’s total fee is a fixed 2.5%. TCA is 10% until about $1M of cumulative volume, then 5% until about $10M, then 2.5%. After any step-down the buckets stay 40/20/20/20.
The platform executes the 40% treasury by the rules: buy graded cards of that theme on Renaiss, and buy back the platform token TCA.
The threshold and timing are still open. The formal text may require the unlock to finish before the return. Pledgers who counted are paid back under the formal rules.
Opened per theme treasury. Eligibility is in the next section. The intent is a reveal about every 24 hours. This page does not sell tickets or draw winners.
03
Trade fees split 40 / 20 / 20 / 20. The four shares add up to 100%.
40%
The platform executes this by the rules: buy graded cards of that theme, and buy back the platform token TCA. The split between those two is not fixed in this draft.
20%
Runs the launchpad. It stays with the platform.
20%
Goes to pledgers whose pledges counted toward the cap.
20%
Buys back and burns the token that this trade is for.
A theme token’s total fee is a fixed 2.5%. TCA, the platform token, is 10% until cumulative volume is about $1M, then 5% until about $10M, then 2.5%. After any step-down, the four buckets stay 40 / 20 / 20 / 20: Treasury, Platform, Staker share, and Buyback and burn.
TCA is both the name of the launchpad and, in this draft, the platform token the treasury can buy back. The platform executes the 40% treasury by the rules.
04
Soft cap of about $100,000. The instantly sellable share is chosen by how fast the pool fills. The locked remainder unlocks evenly across about 10 days, a portion each day.
A fast fill uses the progress track. A slow fill uses the time track. The locked remainder unlocks evenly across about 10 days, a portion each day. Example: if 10% is instantly sellable, the remaining 90% releases at about 9% of the purchase total per day for about 10 days. When the soft cap is reached, the token launches and this rule lapses.
05
The lottery is not open. It is a holder perk: eligibility comes from holding, not from buying tickets.
≥ 10
An SBT is a non-transferable token, checked on the theme’s own page. How the count is taken follows the formal release.
And
Both conditions must hold together. The amount to hold is still open.
24h
The intent is a reveal about every 24 hours. The prize pool can track trading volume. The amount is not fixed in this draft.
How to follow
For now the page points to X only — @tapecards. It does not connect a wallet, check holdings, or take entries.
Draft: after the Renaiss integration is settled, login may switch to or also support Renaiss accounts. Their site mostly uses their own accounts. The exact change waits on that result.
Follow @tapecards06
Renaiss is building a Collectible Finance Network for real-world collectibles. Treasury card buying targets graded theme cards on Renaiss. Grade and custody connect there. Lottery eligibility reads Renaiss SBTs. The partnership is written into the mechanism draft. What actually runs follows the formal release.
07
A Council exists to decide whether something should happen. Not everyone can join. Seats are screened from the community and added only after an internal human review.
Seats
Tentatively 12, screened from the community with human review — not an open “meet the bar and you’re in”.
Votes on
Buybacks, burns, and which theme or series to support, including what launches next and how treasury funds are used.
No vote on
Day-to-day card buying to restock, which follows the set strategy.
Proposals
Trading fees fund the treasury. Buyback-and-burn proposals are raised only while fees keep coming in. If a proposal fails or is not carried out, that round does not happen.
Themes
Each theme token can also have its own community council for direction and community matters, voted by its pledgers and holders.
Seats are screened from the community. This link only opens @tapecards. It does not connect a wallet.
Follow @tapecardsSeat thresholds, the voting tool, and the pass rules follow the formal release.
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Theme tokens can go to zero. Graded physical cards also move with the market. Liquidity, custody, rule changes, and technical failures can all cause losses. The rates, soft cap, unlock timing, and lottery eligibility above are drafts. The formal release can change them or drop them. Treasury card buying points at graded theme cards on Renaiss. Whether cards are bought, which ones, and how many depends on the formal rules and on what is actually carried out.
