NFT ticketing may catch on faster in France after UEFA championship debacle
French authorities take note after fake tickets and gatecrashers spoiled the UEFA Champions League final experience for many soccer fans in Paris last month. The disorder before the UEFA Champions League final game may lead to the widespread adoption of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) for ticketing at sports events in in France. The country previously stated that it intends to use NFT tickets during the 2023 Rugby World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. Mass ticket counterfeiting was one of the causes of the chaotic scene at the May 28 soccer championship. It turned into a major embarrassment for the....
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Ticketing is one of the main channels that has been shown to be ripe for disruption via NFTs. Moving tickets to the blockchain offer a variety of value-added incentives, including predefined royalty splits to reduce scalping and the eradication of fraudulent tickets. Innovation in ticketing has been lacking in recent years, with few new companies […]