Courtyard NFT Platform Beats CryptoPunks in Weekly Sales with Physical Collectibles Tokenization
Courtyard, an NFT marketplace built on the Polygon blockchain, has consistently outperformed major NFT collections like CryptoPunks in weekly sales by tokenizing physical collectibles such as graded Pokémon and sports cards. Items are sent to Brink's vaults, then minted as NFTs on Polygon, allowing trading without shipping. For the week ending April 20, 2026, Courtyard posted $7.82 million in sales, leading all NFT collections globally, while total NFT sales reached $60.42 million with a 92% surge in buyers to over 103,000. The prior week, Courtyard recorded $8.6 million in sales, 101,767 transactions, and 15,744 buyers, far ahead of CryptoPunks in ninth place. In late March 2026, Courtyard had $6.29 million in sales and over 80,000 transactions, with buyer numbers rising 653% from the previous period. The platform has over 5.1 million NFTs representing physical items, with 459,732 tracked on CoinGecko held by 66,754 unique owners. Co-founder and CEO Nicolas le Jeune started the company to bridge trading cards and NFTs, eliminating shipping risks and authenticity concerns. Courtyard's success reflects a broader trend toward real-world asset tokenization and a maturing NFT market moving away from speculative hype.
Key facts
- Courtyard tokenizes physical collectibles like graded Pokémon and sports cards on the Polygon blockchain.
- Physical items are stored in Brink's vaults before minting.
- For the week ending April 20, 2026, Courtyard led all NFT collections with $7.82 million in sales.
- Total NFT sales that week were $60.42 million, with buyers surging 92% to over 103,000.
- The prior week, Courtyard had $8.6 million in sales, 101,767 transactions, and 15,744 buyers.
- CryptoPunks ranked ninth that same week.
- In late March 2026, Courtyard posted $6.29 million in sales and over 80,000 transactions.
- Buyer numbers rose 653% from the previous period in March 2026.
- Courtyard has over 5.1 million NFTs representing physical items.
- CoinGecko tracks 459,732 NFTs held by 66,754 unique owners.
- Co-founder and CEO is Nicolas le Jeune.
- Courtyard once hosted an auction for a rare 1st edition Charizard with bids approaching $180,000.
- The platform launched with Pokémon cards and expanded to millions of collectibles.
- Polygon was chosen for low fees and high throughput.
- Courtyard's activity has driven spikes in Polygon's weekly NFT sales metrics.
Entities
Institutions
- Courtyard
- Polygon
- Brink's
- CryptoPunks
- CryptoSlam
- CoinGecko
- The Market Periodical
- Cryptonomist
- Reelfinancial
- OpenSea
- NFT Plazas