

André
5K posts

@anticustody
leading protocol & growth at @kydlabs/@tixprotocol | fmr: vp of growth @safe | fmr: research fellow @whartonbdap | ex magic circle



The best asset class of the financial crisis? Not gold. Not treasuries. Parking meters. In 2008, weeks after Lehman collapsed, Morgan Stanley backed by Allianz and the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund paid cash-strapped Chicago $1,15B for 75 years of parking meter revenue. Sounds expensive? The meters have since generated nearly $2B. With 60 years still left on the deal. While crypto is debating tokenized t-bills, stocks or recently private credit funds, TradFi has been structuring exotic RWAs for decades. Anything with an attractive cash flow is already someone's yield product. The real opportunity isn't just tokenizing existing financial products. It's structuring new ones around real-world demand. We've barely scratched the surface.

"Robbing them blind, baby. That's how we do it!" Ever wanted to feel like a Live Nation ticketing director? Introducing Fee Stacker. Stack fees on a $45 ticket ➤ Facility Fee ($5-15) ➤ Order Processing Fee ($5-10) ➤ Digital Delivery ($3) ➤ Bathroom Access Fee (???) ➤ ... See how far you can gouge before fans revolt. (All quotes are real)

Employee resigned because he got Windows 11 instead of Mac 💀

"Robbing them blind, baby. That's how we do it!" Ever wanted to feel like a Live Nation ticketing director? Introducing Fee Stacker. Stack fees on a $45 ticket ➤ Facility Fee ($5-15) ➤ Order Processing Fee ($5-10) ➤ Digital Delivery ($3) ➤ Bathroom Access Fee (???) ➤ ... See how far you can gouge before fans revolt. (All quotes are real)


Live Nation earned $150M in interest alone in 2025. This comes from $7.1B in cash on their balance sheet. But most of it isn't theirs. ➤ $4.0B from fans: tickets sold for future shows ➤ $1.6B for venues: client cash owed ➤ $225M for artists: accrued fees Live Nation parks it in money market funds and bank deposits and pockets all the yield. You paid for the ticket. They earn the interest.

building a pro tool for X bookmarks. what it does so far: > cleaner reading experience > search > tags > AI-powered summaries next up: weekly digests what feature would make this a must-have for you?

