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👀 I am very excited to join @PetBerisha on @_SportingCrypto tomorrow for my first podcast since joining @CandyDigital. A lot is going on at Candy.io and I am delighted to share whatever I can. Please listen when you have the chance!🔥



🚨 NEW Sporting Crypto podcast @KYDNimale, CEO & co-founder of @KYDLabs joined us to talk blockchain ticketing in 2026 🎫 Kyd Labs is one of the fastest-growing ticketing companies in the US, now live in 50+ venues. Their protocol Tix creates a new ticket standard —one that lets venues control resale, own their data, and access on-chain capital. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: 📊 1.8 million users shopped on Kyd last year 💰 $10M+ in ticket sales 🏟️ 50+ US venues 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱: 🎟️ Why NFT tickets failed — cost, speed, and royalties weren't enforceable 🏦 How Ticketmaster operates as a bank, not a ticketing company 💰 Inspired by project such as Ethena and their on-chain liquidity to provide venues upfront capital 🔗 The Tix protocol — a new ticket standard that actually works 🎯 Integrating Kalshi prediction markets into the venue experience Standout quote: "𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘣3 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺."
























