I'd argue that collectibles isn't a wrong term, but it does carry some unwanted associations to things like beanie babies and NFTs.

I've read about that, but I think that currently the concept of digital collectibles is more related to NFTs.

0xbitcoiner

Not too far off. Seashells, wampum, and gold were basically collectibles. The crucial factor which distinguishes gold from diamonds, rai stones before and after new methods of mining were introduced, Bitcoin from crypto, is the stock to flow ratio.

In another universe, I could imagine an iteration of Bitcoin being introduced by a private company experimenting with virtual tokens as a collectible trading game, and eventually taking on a life of its own. We're lucky that Satoshi gave us a more compelling history than that, but "collectible novelty" was certainly an aspect of the monetization process.

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Not too far off. Seashells, wampum, and gold were basically collectibles. The crucial factor which distinguishes gold from diamonds, rai stones before and after new methods of mining were introduced, Bitcoin from crypto, is the stock to flow ratio. 

In another universe, I could imagine an iteration of Bitcoin being introduced by a private company experimenting with virtual tokens as a collectible trading game, and eventually taking on a life of its own. We're lucky that Satoshi gave us a more compelling history than that, but "collectible novelty" was certainly an aspect of the monetization process.