kyd.

The operating system built for live events' best operators. Powered by @tixprotocol.

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

Excited to announce we’ve raised $7M led by @a16zcrypto CSX to build a factoring protocol for venues and deliver loyalty rewards to fans

We’re the first web3 company to onboard legendary venues like LPR and H0l0, driving $4M+ in ticket sales in the past year alone

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

The most important thing in music today is data for artists. It's the lifeline of how they reach their fans.

As enter the IRL era, we need to do everything possible to ensure its protected.

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

Your data has a price. You’re just not the one setting it.

Privacy in Motion is back. Season 2 goes deeper into surveillance, algorithms and the fight for your digital identity.

With @ProvableHQ and @ShieldFi.

[Nimali @KYDNimale]

The creator economy is about to merge with IRL events.

AI has flooded every feed, and it’s getting hard to tell real from fake.

Bringing your community together IRL is the one thing AI can’t fake.

Brands figured this out first. Creators will follow the money.

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

In the business of human-premium goods:

live events

[Alex Lieberman @businessbarista]

I asked Claude: "What types of businesses outside of the labs will get stronger as raw intelligence explodes?"

Honestly, spot on response.

[Luka Ivicevic @lukaivicev]

So many neobanks. None that offer credit. How can you be a bank without offering credit?

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

To fix live events, we need to unbundle ticketing from finance.

A bank that moves you. Coming 2027.

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

Live is the one thing AI can’t replace. But you can’t fix live until you fix where its money comes from.

Ticketing companies aren't banks. Venues and artists should be unbanked.

This all changes with the Bank of Live where we enter the new age of AI Finance x Live Events

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

At KYD Labs we’re building Bank of Live. Link your ticketing, resale and POS cashflows and get credit in seconds, not weeks. Pay agents directly. Finance tour and venue upgrades from your own sales.

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

Two sold-out nights

A record breaking New York debut.

Angine de Poitrine went up with @RollingStone in the room and MSG-level demand at the door

Exclusively on KYD Labs: we made sure real fans were first to get tickets with every resale capped at face value using @tixprotocol

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

@segall_max The most valid, sober and underrated take I've seen on twitter all month.

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

Built by our very own founding designer @mo__786

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

We’re entering the neobank era with a huge facelift to https://t.co/H6MaAgYaqX.

Ticketing was just the beginning.

We started by powering live events, now we’re the bank for them.

1000's of shows. Millions funded for world's biggest acts.

Welcome to the neobank era of KYD.

[Nimali @KYDNimale]

Marketing is shifting from digital → IRL events.

As social become more saturated and AI makes fake infinite, attention will shift from digital to real life.

The brands that win over the next 5 years will create large scale live experiences that will define and communicate their brand to reach their customers.

[Around The Coin Podcast @aroundthecoin]

Host Stephen Sargeant (@lifesgt) welcomes @davbarrick, CTO and co-founder of @tixprotocol & @kydlabs, to discuss why ticketing is fundamentally a banking business and how blockchain can fix fees, fraud, and resale chaos. Barrick explains primary vs. secondary ticketing, how venues rely on ticketing companies for underwriting and advances, and why service fees function like “interest” paid by fans. They cover open distribution, speculative ticket listings, and why NFT ticketing failed by ignoring venue financing realities. Barrick introduces TIX, a Solana-based protocol plus a developer platform that lets secondary marketplaces verify ticket ownership, enforce resale rules, and automate royalty settlement without venues managing private keys. KYD Labs currently serves mid-cap New York venues and aims to scale toward larger markets, with a long-term goal of major issuers adopting TIX.

Watch the full episode now!
#aroundthecoin #podcast #Fintech #Ticketing #Blockchain #Ticketmaster

[Around The Coin Podcast @aroundthecoin]

ATC features @davbarrick, CTO and co-founder of @tixprotocol the financial settlement infrastructure behind next-generation ticketing, and @kydlabs, the first production platform built on TIX. He leads the company's technical strategy, building systems for transparent settlement, programmable ticketing, and on-chain venue financing. Through KYD Labs, TIX has powered more than 300,000 tickets, facilitated over $8 million in ticket sales, and enabled $2 million in venue financing with zero defaults.

David believes the biggest challenge in ticketing isn't technology—it's control.

While artists and venues create the experience, they often lose control of what happens once a ticket is sold. Resale prices skyrocket, tickets change hands multiple times, and the people who created the value rarely benefit from it.

He envisions a future where creators have greater control over how their tickets move, how they're resold, and how the value they create continues to work for them long after the initial sale.

Do you think creators should have more control over what happens to their tickets after they're sold? Let us know your thoughts below.

Who's really creating the value?

🎧 Tune in to Around The Coin with Stephen Sargeant (@lifesgt).
Now streaming on all major platforms.
🔗https://t.co/5bfZGdntPE

#aroundthecoin #podcast #Fintech #Ticketing #Blockchain #Ticketmaster

[Around The Coin Podcast @aroundthecoin]

🚨 What if the biggest problem in ticketing isn't scalpers… but the system itself?

Join host Stephen Sargeant (@lifesgt) for an eye-opening conversation with @Davbarrick, Co-Founder & CTO of @tixprotocol and @KYDLabs, on the latest episode of Around The Coin. Together, they explore how outdated ticketing infrastructure has turned ticketing companies into financial gatekeepers—and why blockchain could finally give artists, venues, and fans the control they've been missing.

🎟️ David shares why the future of ticketing isn't about NFTs or hype—it's about creating verifiable, fraud-resistant tickets, reducing excessive resale fees, and giving event organizers greater control over how tickets are bought, sold, and transferred. From World Cup tickets to Taylor Swift resale prices, this conversation breaks down how on-chain infrastructure can reshape the live events industry.

💡 If you're interested in crypto with real-world utility, fintech innovation, digital ownership, or the future of live entertainment, this episode offers a fresh perspective on how blockchain can solve problems that traditional systems still struggle with.

🎙️ Tune in now and discover why the next revolution in crypto may not happen in finance—it could happen at the ticket gate.
🔗https://t.co/5bfZGdntPE

#aroundthecoin #podcast #Fintech #Ticketing #Blockchain #Ticketmaster

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

That means:

• A 10% resale cap can be enforced automatically
• Tickets cannot be listed without verified ownership
• Artists and venues can participate in resale economics
• Buyers can verify authenticity before purchasing
• Resale activity can be audited without exposing private fan data

The law sets the rules.

Solana and TIX make them enforceable.

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

Washington, D.C. just passed one of the strongest anti-scalping laws we’ve seen.

@solana and @tixprotocol are the best mechanisms to enforce it.

The RESALE Act enforces now legislatively these core mechanics that KYD has today by default through TIX

[kyd. @KYDLabs]

TIX fixes this at the ticket level.

Built on @solana , TIX makes ownership verifiable and resale rules programmable across platforms.