🎙 Blockchain Ticketing in 2026 Ft. KYD Labs CEO Ahmed Nimale

The Sporting Crypto Podcast is back! 🚨

In this episode we're joined by:

• Ahmed Nimale, CEO & Co-Founder @ KYD Labs

We discuss:

• ⛓️ How blockchain ticketing addresses liquidity and capital for venues

• 🕵 The inefficiencies and fraud in the secondary ticket market

• 💸 Using on-chain liquidity protocols like Aave for ticket financing

• ⛔️ Why NFT ticket standards failed for real-world use cases

• 🤔 State of the blockchain ticketing industry and common misconceptions

• 🥊 How TIX protocol enables competition against Ticketmaster's dominance

• ❗️ Key pain points for sports teams: season ticket holder retention

• ✅ The role of blockchain in solving backend capital needs

• 🔮 Future of interoperable fan experiences and expanding the market

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📹️ Watch on YouTube

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