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๐จ NEW Sporting Crypto podcast @KYDNimale, CEO & co-founder of @KYDLabs joined us to talk blockchain ticketing in 2026 ๐ซ 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 โone that lets venues control resale, own their data, and access on-chain capital. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐ 1.8 million users shopped on Kyd last year ๐ฐ $10M+ in ticket sales ๐๏ธ 50+ US venues ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: ๐๏ธ Why NFT tickets failed โ cost, speed, and royalties weren't enforceable ๐ฆ How Ticketmaster operates as a bank, not a ticketing company ๐ฐ Inspired by project such as Ethena and their on-chain liquidity to provide venues upfront capital ๐ The Tix protocol โ a new ticket standard that actually works ๐ฏ Integrating Kalshi prediction markets into the venue experience Standout quote: "๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฃ3 ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐บ."





























๐จWe're back ๐ We are incredibly excited to be announcing the second instalment of Sports Blockchain Summit ๐คฉ We grew tired of not seeing a good Sports x Blockchain conference, so it made sense for @_SportingCrypto to create one. The first instalment in NYC, in partnership with @HowieLongShort, was a huge success, so we're bringing it to our home turf in London. "๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต 5 ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด" โ Founder of [Redacted] ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ก ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐บ - ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐บ โก๏ธ 4 panels from world-class speakers โก๏ธ 100 attendees [Curated] โก๏ธ Limited paid tickets available ๐Hosted at @Improbable's London offices โ๏ธ Supported by @ImpossibleBrief (shout out IB for the great SBS rebrand) ๐ค In Partnership with JohnWallStreet Super excited to reveal our speakers in the coming weeks! ๐ Link to tickets below!





