A new app product, with physical cards behind the reveal
Crypto.com announced Crypto.com Rips on November 9, 2026, with rollout starting that day inside its existing app. This is a dated launch announcement, rather than a launch date inferred from our first review. Its Help Center describes real physical cards and one card in each paid pack, across Pokémon, American Football, Basketball and Baseball. It is a randomized card allocation, rather than an unopened manufacturer booster or a live group break.
This review uses the launch announcement, the current public Help Center and the U.S. Rips contract last updated November 9. We have not opened an account, funded a wallet, bought or opened a pack, accepted a buyback, withdrawn money or requested delivery. We have not inspected the physical inventory or independently tested the selection system. Material differences between these documents keep this an unscored status review.
Who sells, stores and ships the card
The U.S. contract identifies Foris, Inc. as the Rips service provider and Foris DAX, Inc. (FDI) as the separate app/platform provider. It names Phygitals, Inc. or Collector Crypt Corp., as applicable, as the physical-card vendor. The applicable vendor is the merchant and is responsible for storage, authentication, grading verification, buyback offers and shipping. The contract says Rips-specific terms control conflicts with the vendor terms.
Those roles matter when comparing this app with a direct Phygitals or Collector Crypt account. An additional storefront does not establish a separate inventory pool, identical offers or interchangeable withdrawal rights. Nor does a digital reveal by itself establish that the card is an NFT, that every card is graded, or that an unrestricted external transfer is available. Check the actual card record, applicable vendor and Rips terms for the purchase.
Eligibility is narrower than a reachable website
The U.S. contract says sales are currently within the United States and reserves state-level restrictions. It requires age 18 or the higher applicable state minimum, which it says may be 19 or 21. It does not provide a complete current state-by-state eligibility list. The Help Center instead describes eligible U.S. users and selected regions, subject to local restrictions. Those statements do not establish that every U.S. state or every reader of a localized page can buy.
Our ordinary request to the advertised U.S. product URL was redirected by the server to the UK product page. We followed that declared redirect without changing location or identity. That is a research-access observation, not evidence of UK purchase eligibility under the U.S. contract. Confirm the terms offered to your actual account and destination before depositing; this review does not extend U.S. withdrawal conditions to other contracts.
Pack odds and tiers are pack-specific
The Help Center lists eight Pokémon tiers: Rookie, Emerald, Ruby, Titan, Legend, Eternal, Immortal and Omega. It lists six tiers for American Football, Basketball and Baseball, ending at Eternal. It also identifies four rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare and Epic. These are the published category labels, rather than eight universally available price points or a verified live inventory list.
For exact probabilities and value ranges, Help directs buyers to the Odds screen on the particular pack listing. The contract describes vendor selection and provable-fairness documentation, but we have not independently verified a draw, its outcome pool or those probabilities. A featured chase or displayed valuation is not a completed comparable sale, an expected return calculation or a promise that the revealed card will cover the pack price. No exact price ladder or odds percentages are asserted here.
Paid and promotional clocks do not line up across the documents
The current Help Center says a paid card can remain for two days and a free card for 12 hours, with shipping eligibility described against the countdown from opening. Its separate unopened-free-pack rule gives 24 hours after claiming to open, subject to change. The dated launch footnote instead says a welcome pack has a 24-hour hold and other paid packs up to 48 hours. An unopened-pack deadline and a revealed-card retention deadline are different decisions.
The U.S. contract adds important differences. Section 5 states a maximum paid storage period of 48 hours after purchase, not necessarily after opening, and 12 hours after opening a promotional Rip; both allow an app-specified period. Section 4 separately refers to a 24-hour promotional shipping deadline or the app period. Its overview mentions 48 hours to open or take no action, while Section 5 says a paid unopened Rip may be deemed opened after 24 hours or the app-specified period.
We cannot reconcile those public statements into one universal clock. Before payment or claiming a promotion, confirm the displayed opening deadline, storage start time, expiry and consequence for that exact pack; seek clarification if the app and applicable terms disagree. Help says a countdown appears on each card in My Collection and that a card cannot be shipped after it ends. “Keep” therefore does not mean indefinite vaulting.
A buyback quote is not a refund of the pack price
The launch describes a “100% buy-back guarantee” and a locked two-day price. Help says choosing Sell credits the shown buyback price and that inaction after choosing Keep triggers an automatic sale at the price displayed when Keep was chosen. Read those as attributed product descriptions, rather than a promise to recover 100% of the pack purchase price.
The U.S. contract is more qualified. It calls buyback a separate sale, expressly not a refund or reversal. The vendor determines the offer and valuation methodology, and the contract allows offers to be suspended, modified or discontinued. It says there is no guarantee that a card will have an offer or that an offer will equal or exceed its purchase price. Vendor value can differ materially from market prices or appraisals. We cannot turn these differing descriptions into an unconditional buyback commitment.
Credited proceeds and withdrawable cash are separate steps
Help says sale proceeds enter the Cash Account and can be withdrawn after identity verification and opening that account. For the U.S. contract, withdrawal is exclusively through a separate FDI USD Account, with its own approval and identity checks. The contract does not promise that account approval follows from being able to use Rips; denial or failure to open it does not itself entitle the buyer to a pack refund.
That is a documented cash-account route, not a demonstrated successful bank withdrawal and not automatically a transferable crypto balance. We have not verified current withdrawal minimums, bank fees or settlement speed for an eligible Rips account. If cashing out is essential, confirm the separate account is approved and obtain its current withdrawal conditions before treating a sellback quote as money already received in a bank.
Delivery and fees need a complete quote
Help requires completed identity verification, a running card countdown and a shipping-eligible card. Shipping confirmation cannot be canceled. The app workflow includes selecting an address, method and payment before confirmation, while the U.S. contract limits shipping to eligible addresses under the applicable vendor terms. Neither a visible Ship button nor this review establishes that your particular card and destination qualify.
Help lists settled Cash Account funds, Apple Pay, Google Pay, a debit card or crypto for pack purchases. Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay fees may apply; a possible first-seven-day waiver for newly verified users is conditional. Shipping payment is listed separately as settled Cash Account funds, Apple Pay, Google Pay or debit card. A pending Instant Deposit is not yet spendable settled cash.
Help also says destination-dependent tax can apply to the original pack price and shipping/handling. For non-U.S. shipments it describes possible duty, VAT or GST based on the card’s fair market value, with some charges included in-app and others collected later. This conditional international-shipping guidance is not proof that a non-U.S. resident may buy under the U.S. terms. No universal delivery rate, insurance cover, dispatch promise or all-in net exit amount was verified.
Section 6 of the November 9 U.S. contract says risk of loss passes to the buyer when the card is handed to the carrier. It also disclaims Company and vendor liability for transit loss, damage or delay, including carrier and customs issues. This is the contract’s stated allocation of risk, not our conclusion about enforceability or any statutory rights. Confirm the actual shipping protection and claims process before requesting delivery; “tracked” does not by itself establish recoverable cover.
Returns and physical-card assurances remain contractual
The U.S. contract says purchases are final once payment is received and a Rip is opened; dissatisfaction with the randomized result is not grounds for a refund. It provides discretionary exceptions for specified technical issues, unauthorized transactions and other circumstances, with requests within 30 days. A buyer should use the actual support process for a problem rather than assume that a poor pull can be reversed.
The contract assigns authentication and grading verification to vendors. We have not inspected a certification, examined the physical card or tested a loss/damage claim. The presence of an established app or a graded-card picture does not independently establish authenticity, insurance recovery or successful delivery for a particular purchase.
Why there is no numerical score yet
The five-part documentation rubric considers pack transparency, collection control, post-pull choice, cost visibility and policy clarity. Public sources identify the physical-card model and several exits, but conflicting clock start points and promotional periods directly affect whether a collector can keep or ship a card. The broad launch buyback language also needs to be read against the contract’s discretionary-offer provisions.
A useful follow-up would establish the applicable regional contract, exact pack odds and inventory, displayed purchase/opening/storage clocks, vendor quote terms, approved withdrawal account and a full destination-specific delivery cost. Until those material details can be reconciled, an unscored review is more informative than a numerical recommendation. All account and fulfillment journeys remain untested.
The questions collectors ask
Does each Crypto.com Rips pack contain a physical card?
The current Help Center says each paid pack contains one real card. This is the documented product model; we have not inspected its physical inventory or tested a redemption.
Does Keep mean permanent storage?
No. Help describes two days for paid cards and 12 hours for free cards, then automatic sale. The U.S. contract uses a purchase-based paid clock and app-specified overrides, and other promotional wording differs. Confirm the exact countdown and applicable terms before paying.
Is the buyback a guaranteed refund of the pack price?
No. The U.S. contract treats it as a separate vendor sale and does not guarantee an offer or a value covering the pack price. The launch uses broader guarantee language, so this review preserves the distinction rather than assuming the purchase price is protected.
Can anyone who can buy a Rip withdraw the proceeds?
That is not established. Under the U.S. contract, withdrawals require a separately approved FDI USD Account and its identity checks. A credited balance is not proof of account approval or a completed bank withdrawal.
Is Crypto.com Rips available throughout the UK and United States?
This review does not establish that. The U.S. contract limits sales to the United States with possible state restrictions; Help mentions selected other regions. A localized page or our server-directed UK landing does not establish transaction eligibility.
Why is there no rating?
Material public differences in timer start points, promotional holds and buyback language need reconciliation. No account, opening, withdrawal or delivery was tested. The review documents the usable facts and remaining limits without assigning a numerical recommendation.