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The @_SportingCrypto Podcast is back! ๐จ
In this episode we're joined by:
โขย @saunders3000, Founder & CEO,ย @xpticket
We discuss:
๐ง XP's innovative approach to ticket resale marketplaces
โ๏ธ Using blockchain for stablecoin escrow while tickets remain offchain
๐ซ Creating an onchain order book for offchain ticket resale
๐งโโ๏ธ Current legal controversies in US ticketing with StubHub and Ticketmaster
๐ Ticketmaster's monopoly and the natural resale market need
๐ธ Blockchain enables value transfer but faces industry resistance and regulatory overlap
๐ก XP solves fan liquidity fears with instant buy and sell options
๐ค Blockchain and AI agents will reshape online marketplaces starting with ticketing
***
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
1:31 XP's innovative approach to ticket resale marketplaces
2:08 Using blockchain for stablecoin escrow while tickets remain offchain
3:34 Creating an onchain order book for offchain ticket resale
5:01 Current legal controversies in US ticketing with StubHub and Ticketmaster
5:58 Ticketmaster's monopoly and the natural resale market need
8:50 Blockchain enables value transfer but faces industry resistance and regulatory overlap
11:59 XP solves fan liquidity fears with instant buy and sell options
16:47 Blockchain and AI agents will reshape online marketplaces starting with ticketing
***
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The @_SportingCrypto Podcast is back! ๐จ
In this episode we're joined by:
โข @TuomHolmberg, Co-Founder & CEO,ย @Collector_Crypt
We discuss:
๐ฃ๏ธ Collector Crypt's journey since April 2021 launch
๐ Platform growth stats and $100M monthly pack revenue
๐ค Why tokenized collectibles achieved product market fit now
๐ ๏ธ Reducing fees and fraud in collectibles trading like stocks
๐ฐ Revenue model through arbitrage and vending machine buybacks
๐ Token utility and vision as proxy for collectibles ecosystem
๐ Launching a token requires product market fit first
***
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
5:04 Collector Crypt's journey since April 2021 launch
8:14 Platform growth stats and $100M monthly pack revenue
10:47 Why tokenized collectibles achieved product market fit now
14:59 Reducing fees and fraud in collectibles trading like stocks
19:30 Revenue model through arbitrage and vending machine buybacks
28:08 Token utility and vision as proxy for collectibles ecosystem
35:45 Launching a token requires product market fit first
***
๐ Search 'Sporting Crypto Podcast' on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or any Podcast Player! ๐
๐ Watch/Listen to the full podcast here: newsletter.sportingcrypto.coโฆ
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had great fun jamming and crystal gazing with @PetBerisha on a topic close to our hearts
The @_SportingCrypto Podcast is back! ๐จ
In this episode we're joined by:
โข @AMahensaria, Co-Founder & CEO,ย @predofficial
We discuss:
โ๏ธ Disrupting sportsbooks as middlemen via peer to peer exchange
๐ Why sports needs a dedicated exchange not general prediction markets
๐งฉ Three customer segments: occasional, frequent, and institutional traders
๐๏ธ Key product needs for live sports trading speed and resolution
๐ฐ Hedging and insurance as fringe use cases under 5%
๐ Importance of clear rules and oracle providers for market resolution
๐ธ Parlays as sportsbook product with high margins not easily disrupted
๐ฐ Betfair comparison and why timing and DNA matter for exchanges
***
๐ Search 'Sporting Crypto Podcast' on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or any Podcast Player! ๐
The @_SportingCrypto Podcast is back! ๐จ
In this episode we're joined by:
โข @AMahensaria, Co-Founder & CEO,ย @predofficial
We discuss:
โ๏ธ Disrupting sportsbooks as middlemen via peer to peer exchange
๐ Why sports needs a dedicated exchange not general prediction markets
๐งฉ Three customer segments: occasional, frequent, and institutional traders
๐๏ธ Key product needs for live sports trading speed and resolution
๐ฐ Hedging and insurance as fringe use cases under 5%
๐ Importance of clear rules and oracle providers for market resolution
๐ธ Parlays as sportsbook product with high margins not easily disrupted
๐ฐ Betfair comparison and why timing and DNA matter for exchanges
***
๐ Search 'Sporting Crypto Podcast' on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or any Podcast Player! ๐
๐Watch/Listen to the full podcast here: newsletter.sportingcrypto.coโฆ
The @_SportingCrypto Podcast is back! ๐จ
In this episode we're joined by:
โข @tadtweets, CEO, @CandyDigital
We discuss:
โ๏ธ Candy Digital's troubled history and NFT bubble
๐ค Board observer role and Futureverse merger issues
๐ฅ Revenue model challenges and IP license costs
๐ธ Royalty enforcement problems on secondary markets
โ๏ธ Solana Metaplex Core for protocol level royalties
๐ Primary issuance focus instead of secondary markets
๐ Non-sports digital collectibles
***
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
5:34 Candy Digital's troubled history and NFT bubble
6:46 Board observer role and Futureverse merger issues
12:17 Revenue model challenges and IP license costs
13:03 Royalty enforcement problems on secondary markets
20:40 Solana Metaplex Core for protocol level royalties
24:39 Primary issuance focus instead of secondary markets
33:30 Non-sports digital collectibles
***
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Hyped for this one ๐ฅ
@PetBerisha @_SportingCrypto
๐ 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!๐ฅ
Sporting Crypto retweeted
๐ 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!๐ฅ
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If youโre not subscribed to @_SportingCrypto โs newsletter what are you even doing?
Heard I spilled too much ๐ซฃ
Thanks for having me @PetBerisha
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Really enjoyed being on the Sporting Crypto Podcast.
Iโm normally talking ticket finance for music/concerts, but this pod went deep on sports, team finance, and why clubs like Man United & Arsenal give a damn about season ticket loyalty above all else.
Tap in.
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."
๐จ NEW Sporting Crypto podcast
@KYDNimale, CEO & co-founder of @KYDLabs joined 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."
๐ Listen to the full episode๐
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."
๐๏ธ Listen here: sporting-crypto-podcast.simpโฆ
๐ฅ Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=XZt-7Yscโฆ