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🚨 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."





























🚨We're back 👇 We are incredibly excited to be announcing the second instalment of Sports Blockchain Summit 🤩 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. "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 5 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴" — Founder of [Redacted] 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: 📆 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🎡 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 🕐 𝟴𝟯𝟬𝗮𝗺 - 𝟮𝗽𝗺 ➡️ 4 panels from world-class speakers ➡️ 100 attendees [Curated] ➡️ Limited paid tickets available 📍Hosted at @Improbable's London offices ⛓️ Supported by @ImpossibleBrief (shout out IB for the great SBS rebrand) 🤝 In Partnership with JohnWallStreet Super excited to reveal our speakers in the coming weeks! 👇 Link to tickets below!





