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Pawn Stars hosts Rick Harrison and Chumlee set up the first cryptocurrency wallet live on the set of the popular reality TV show. They also sat down with Jihoz to talk about Web3 gaming, collecting, and more. This introduced the Axie and Ronin ecosystem to millions of viewers.
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Pawn Stars is a famous and beloved American reality TV show about collecting rare items and trading historical artifacts. This is the first time an NFT has appeared on a Las Vegas Pawn Shop set!
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Are you a collector exploring cryptocurrency for the first time? Check out our Ronin Collector’s Guide here. Explore iconic collectibles at various price points, learn how to set up a digital wallet, and more.
Ronin, welcome to Pawn Stars! Earlier this year, Jihoz, cloudwhiteNFT, and Puffy pulled up to the legendary Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Together they brought Rick Harrison and Chumlee from their show Pawn Stars to Crypto and the Ronin Network. This introduced the Axie and Ronin ecosystem to millions of viewers! Here’s what happened in Vegas:
Pawn Stars is a long-running, award-winning reality television show with millions of viewers in 150 countries. Over the past 15 years, countless collectors have watched host Rick Harrison and his family buy and sell rare collectibles. Here are a few items they’ve traded in over the years:
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A copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence worth about $2 million.
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Apple 1: The first computer produced by Apple Inc. and handcrafted by Steve Jobs with Steve Wozniak.
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Original script from the first Star Wars film personally signed by filmmaker and producer George Lucas
The Pawn Stars team has now added the Ronin NFT to their collection! Once again, Axie and Ronin are bringing Web3 to a new audience in an unexpected way.
Cryptocurrencies are entering a period of change and mainstream adoption. Traditional companies are using stablecoins. Countries are stockpiling Bitcoin. What about digital collectibles? Once again, Axie and Ronin are leading the way with NFTs playing the game in the wild.
This is not the first time Axie and Ronin have burst the cryptocurrency bubble. In 2022, Axie Infinity appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. A few months later, Axie set a Guinness World Record for the #1 NFT collection by volume of all time. Web3 Gaming and Collecting remains the most accessible way to introduce new recruits to cryptocurrency.
Viewers of Pawn Stars will never be able to hit the Axie Origins leaderboard or become the top community yapper in Kaito. But they understand how rare and historic items retain their value. Axie and Ronin make it easy for anyone to enjoy the joy of on-chain collecting. What better place to start than the best cryptocurrency game of all time?
We’ve put together an easy-to-use guide to help anyone get started with Ronin. Explore iconic collectibles at a variety of price points, learn how to set up a digital wallet, and take your first steps on the chain. If you are new to cryptocurrency and Web3, this guide will be helpful. If you have a friend who is interested in cryptocurrency and Web3, this guide will be helpful.