Soccer fans in Europe will join the ranks of early blockchain adopters thanks to a new initiative by the Union of European Football Associations. Soccer fans in Europe will join the ranks of early blockchain adopters thanks to a new initiative by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). According to a Feb. 17 announcement, […]
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Smart contract auditing team ChainSecurity joins the Swiss branch of big four auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Smart contract auditing team ChainSecurity partnered with the Swiss branch of Big Four auditing firm PwC to enhance the services the global auditor provides. In an email sent to Cointelegraph, a PwC spokesperson explained that no acquisition took place and […]
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Blockchain has a great future in the ticketing industry, according to experts. However, integration will not be an easy process. Ticketmaster, one of the largest event ticket distributors in the world, announced in October 2018 that it had acquired Upgraded, a blockchain technology company specializing in live event ticketing. By applying blockchain technology, Ticketmaster set […]
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Ticketmaster discusses plan to use smart contracts to support millions of tickets on stage at ELEV8CON. Speaking at Elev8CON in Las Vegas on Dec. 9, Ticketmaster’s vice president of blockchain products Sandy Khaund discussed the value smart contracts can bring to the ticketing industry, a market expected to reach over $6.23 billion by 2025. Khaund […]
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Broadway’s largest ticket operator, the Shubert Organization, is integrating a blockchain solution into its business to prevent ticket fraud. Broadway’s largest ticket operator, the Shubert Organization, is integrating a blockchain solution into its business in a forthcoming pilot targeted at combating ticket fraud. The organization, via its Telecharge and Shubert Ticketing division, has partnered with […]
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Aventus Network reveals Ethereum-based ticketing protocol to stop fraud and provide more transparency to the event ticketing industry. The digital assets-focused blockchain-based protocol, Aventus, revealed its next code release Aventus Classic designed to create a more equitable and transparent ticketing industry. Alleviate fraud and provide transparency On Sept 12, Aventus Network announced in a blog […]
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Ticketmaster has acquired blockchain-focused live events firm Upgraded to enhance its ticketing system and prevent fraudulent tickets. Global ticketing giant Ticketmaster has acquired blockchain-focused live events firm Upgraded, according to an Oct. 18 press release. Ticketmaster, a division of the world’s largest live-entertainment business Live Nation, plans to use blockchain technology through the partnership as […]
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Ticketmaster stood accused of scalping this week, the result of two undercover reporters in Canada finding out that the company was allegedly forging relationships with scalpers in secret, in violation of Ticketmaster’s own policies. It’s unclear what, if anything, will come from this. Consumers who attend concerts and other events involving Ticketmaster love to hate […]
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