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Keeping it real was our biggest mistake
The 8-year story of OPENHow a ticketing protocol with real-world traction, real clients, and real volume is now facing its toughest battle yet: surviving the crypto industry.Is this the final chapter?If you're reading this, you probably already know us, or you're about to meet the most stubborn builders in Web3. This is not a goodbye. This is a reckoning. After eight years of non-stop building, we’ve hit the wall: no more runway. And yet, ironically, we’re seeing more traction than ...
Keeping it real was our biggest mistake
The 8-year story of OPENHow a ticketing protocol with real-world traction, real clients, and real volume is now facing its toughest battle yet: surviving the crypto industry.Is this the final chapter?If you're reading this, you probably already know us, or you're about to meet the most stubborn builders in Web3. This is not a goodbye. This is a reckoning. After eight years of non-stop building, we’ve hit the wall: no more runway. And yet, ironically, we’re seeing more traction than ...
OPEN in motion: integrations, ticketing, and the road ahead
Let’s face it—ticketing’s been broken for a long time. You know it. We know it. Everyone who's ever been hit with a surprise €12 “processing fee” for a PDF knows it. So far this year, we didn’t just talk about fixing it. We shipped. We partnered. We minted. We proved, one ticket at a time, that open infrastructure works—and that the future doesn’t need a barcode. It needs a backbone. New partners, new integrations, and a growing network of creators, organizers, and builders choosing open...
OPEN in motion: integrations, ticketing, and the road ahead
Let’s face it—ticketing’s been broken for a long time. You know it. We know it. Everyone who's ever been hit with a surprise €12 “processing fee” for a PDF knows it. So far this year, we didn’t just talk about fixing it. We shipped. We partnered. We minted. We proved, one ticket at a time, that open infrastructure works—and that the future doesn’t need a barcode. It needs a backbone. New partners, new integrations, and a growing network of creators, organizers, and builders choosing open...
OPNs revised token economics - taxing the scalpers
Monetising the secondary marketOPEN Ticketing has pivoted to a more efficient, secondary-market-driven approach. Despite high paper fees previously, our old model wasn't delivering the value we envisioned. Now, by focusing on the secondary market—where approximately 8% of all tickets are naturally resold—we've created a model that slashes overhead, scales effortlessly, and channels far more value directly to OPN token holders through token burns and staking rewards. Major partners l...
OPNs revised token economics - taxing the scalpers
Monetising the secondary marketOPEN Ticketing has pivoted to a more efficient, secondary-market-driven approach. Despite high paper fees previously, our old model wasn't delivering the value we envisioned. Now, by focusing on the secondary market—where approximately 8% of all tickets are naturally resold—we've created a model that slashes overhead, scales effortlessly, and channels far more value directly to OPN token holders through token burns and staking rewards. Major partners l...
Empowering ticketing companies to challenge the cartel—the right way
How OPEN is providing decentralized tools to liberate the ticketing industryThe stranglehold of Live NationFor years, Live Nation and Ticketmaster have dominated the live event industry, controlling nearly every aspect of ticketing, venues, and promotion. Their monopoly has resulted in inflated ticket prices, exorbitant fees, and restrictive contracts that squeeze out competition. Fans, artists, and venues alike suffer under this exploitative model, and breaking free has seemed impossible—unt...
Empowering ticketing companies to challenge the cartel—the right way
How OPEN is providing decentralized tools to liberate the ticketing industryThe stranglehold of Live NationFor years, Live Nation and Ticketmaster have dominated the live event industry, controlling nearly every aspect of ticketing, venues, and promotion. Their monopoly has resulted in inflated ticket prices, exorbitant fees, and restrictive contracts that squeeze out competition. Fans, artists, and venues alike suffer under this exploitative model, and breaking free has seemed impossible—unt...
CM.com acquires GUTS Tickets: Ticket sales now also via blockchain technology
BREDA – With the acquisition of GUTS Tickets, CM.com offers its customers access to a smart ticketing system that uses blockchain technology and dynamic QR codes. “With this blockchain technology, we offer a solution for the biggest challenges in the ticketing market: fraud and excessive profits from resale,” Jeroen van Glabbeek, CEO of CM.com continues: “Unique and dynamic QR codes ensure that tickets are fully traceable and fraud-proof. This allows us to offer fans a safe and fair way to pa...
CM.com acquires GUTS Tickets: Ticket sales now also via blockchain technology
BREDA – With the acquisition of GUTS Tickets, CM.com offers its customers access to a smart ticketing system that uses blockchain technology and dynamic QR codes. “With this blockchain technology, we offer a solution for the biggest challenges in the ticketing market: fraud and excessive profits from resale,” Jeroen van Glabbeek, CEO of CM.com continues: “Unique and dynamic QR codes ensure that tickets are fully traceable and fraud-proof. This allows us to offer fans a safe and fair way to pa...
