Introduction What if you buy a concert ticket online, arrive at the event, and find it is fake? Or, what if you paid 5X on the resale market for a ticket and the artist didn’t see a dime? There are many problems with ticketing. Coincidentally, in the gaming world, fans are frequently shut out of opportunities for fun and fair access to special events, experiences in games, exclusives, etc. Developers and publishers also lose opportunities on transactions because of bots, scalpers, or other insecure systems. NFT Ticketing systems are coming to the rescue. NFT Tickets are tickets that are built on the blockchain using NFT technology, and they are not just a ticket for admission; they are one-of-a-kind assets that are secured, verified, and programmed. They can identify whether or not a ticket has authenticity and eliminate fraud while giving fans (or players) digital collectibles that are perma-locked on a ledger. As well, there are growing numbers of NFT ticketing experiences from international music festivals to sports tournaments to esports competitions to concerts and events metaverse (the way tickets are purchased, sold & experienced). In this article, you will explore NFT Ticketing, what it is, how it works, the benefits, real-life examples of adoption, difficulties, and the future of events (and gaming). What Are NFT Ticketing Systems? NFT Ticketing represents the issuance of event tickets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the blockchain. NFT tickets are NFTs that function more like traditional e-tickets, except that they do not have the same limitations as e-tickets. For example, if you purchase NFT tickets for attending a football match, it is more than just a QR code – it has become a digital asset for you and sits in your crypto wallet. The ticket may grant access to a VIP lounge, be something to collect, or provide discounts on future events. How Do NFT Ticketing Systems Work? Here’s a simplified step-by-step look: Minting TicketsEvent organizers mint NFT tickets on public blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, or Avalanche. Each NFT contains metadata of details regarding the event, such as event details, seat numbers, and unique identifiers. Sale & DistributionTickets are sold via NFT marketplaces or ticketing platforms. Fans can purchase using either fiat money or cryptocurrency, and the tickets are then placed in their digital wallets. Verification at the VenueAttendees highlight the NFT ticket through a wallet app or QR code. The blockchain will view all tickets and will verify attendance digitally in real time, virtually eliminating fraud. Resale or TransferTicket holders who are unable to attend can resell their NFT tickets. Smart contracts can allow for fair sales prices that restrict prices and allow organizers to make royalties on a subsequent sale. Post-Event UseThe biggest difference with NFT tickets compared to physical tickets is that with an NFT, as long as the ticket retains its value, the organization that minted the ticket has not lost any revenue after the event has occurred, even after subsequent purchase. Benefits of NFT Ticketing Systems Elimination of Fraud and Counterfeits Each month, counterfeit tickets rob fans across the globe out of billions of dollars. With NFTs, you can prove that there is only one single, unique, tamper-proof ownership of any ticket, and only the true ticket is valid. Example: FIFA lost thousands of dollars in ticket fraud for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. If a blockchain-based system like Aventus had been implemented to log every sale and transfer clearly, this cost to fans would have been avoided. Fair Resale and Anti-Scalping Scalpers often leverage ticket platforms to purchase bulk ticket sales only to sell the tickets for thousands of dollars more. NFTs would allow for smart contracts between the artists or sources of the tickets and the buyer that define resale characteristics such as price caps and transfer maxes. Example: The music ticketing platform YellowHeart allows artists to set max resales for their tickets. In this way, we can have reasonable resale prices and guarantee that fans will get access. New Revenue Streams for Organizers Typical ticketing does not generate commissions or any sort of profit for the organization to earn from secondary sales. If an NFT ticket is sold, secondary owners can earn royalties to maintain revenue after the initial sale against their entertainment brand. Example: An automated 10% fee, made possible through NFT secondary sales, would be collected anytime fans exchanged tickets in secondary engines, as the local music festival would earn from the two transactions. Enhanced Fan Engagement NFT tickets can be collectibles. Fans can hold their NFT ticket as memorabilia, or the organizer can offer to unlock future goodies for the holders similar to NFTs; for Example: VIP Lounges, future game offers, the storyline of the game, maybe even early-bird opportunities. Example: An NFT ticket to a gaming convention might offer holders NFT tickets that also act as game unlock passes, providing the holder a special discount at the convention or the ability to enjoy exclusive meet/greets. Rich Data & Analytics Organizers get historical data on ticketing distribution, resale activity, and audience demographics since each ticketing transaction is recorded on-chain. It could be useful in understanding and improving future events or marketing. Real-World Examples of NFT Ticketing Tixbase (formerly NFT-TIX) Tixbase used NFT-TIX ticketing at the EXIT Festival in Serbia and partnered with Passo to manage millions of tickets. The company won a regional innovation award for providing the first NFT event access & ticketing experience on the spot. Aventus Protocol Aventus Protocol partnered with FIFA in 2018 to issue blockchain tickets for a major sports event (often regarded as one of the largest sporting events worldwide). All tickets could be authenticated on the blockchain. YellowHeart YellowHeart is a blockchain ticketing platform that has worked with major artists such as Kings of Leon to create NFT tickets and digital music collectibles. Esports & Gaming Events Esports tournaments and metaverse concerts are experimenting with NFT tickets that grant entry but also provide in-game perks like exclusive weapon skins, digital badges, or early access to content.
The world’s race to decarbonize its economy has never needed carbon markets more. More than 28% of global emissions fall under a carbon price as of 2025 and voluntary markets reached a half-year high of 95 million carbon credit retirements in the first six months of the year. Demand is there, but scrutiny is even more so — buyers want to know that every credit they purchase actually reflects a genuine and unique reduction in emissions. At the core of this is a series of carbon registries, the official record-keepers of issuance, transfer and retirement of credits. They have always been the trusted “source of truth.” But as markets grow in scale and digitize, blockchain-based systems are arriving to supplement them — offering transparency, programmability, and efficiency. The question isn’t whether blockchain will replace registries (it won’t), but how the two might coexist to enhance trust and efficiency. This blog explores what traditional registries like Verra or Gold Standard offer in comparison to blockchain platforms, and the pros, cons, and risks of bringing the two together. We’ll also consider recent developments, such as India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, and the growing popularity of high-integrity credits — before we answer the questions on the lips of businesses and investors in 2025. A quick primer: what a carbon registry actually does A carbon registry functions as the central, immutable ledger for carbon credits, assigning each one a serial number and accompanying documentation that proves its origins and lifespan. These ledgers are the assurance that buyers can check to prevent the risk of double-counting, and they confirm the approved methodology, the lineage of ownership, and that a credit has been permanently retired. The largest registries at present are Verra, operating under its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), and Gold Standard. Why this matters in 2025: The carbon market is systematically prioritising “high-integrity” credits. Assessments of additionality, permanence, leakage and the formal consent of the host country, as mandated under the Article 6 framework of the Paris Agreement, have become increasingly stringent. Registry metadata and on-label indicators are thus being enhanced to allow purchasers to filter and evaluate credit quality before committing capital. Where blockchain fits (and where it doesn’t) What blockchain adds (when done right): Tamper-evident audit trails. Tamper-evident audit trails. Such on-chain records can potentially be used to trace all credit movement and every loan, with links to the serials on the registry and to the documents proving verification. Programmability. With smart contracts, escrow, dvp, retire-on-evidence milestones can all be automated (e.g., IOT/satellite proof on nature projects). Interoperability & liquidity. Tokens can be used to represent claims, make it possible for fractional ownership and create secondary markets – subject to the condition that the token is cryptographically bound to the originating serial and retirement status. Each carbon credit can be represented as a unique NFT (non-fungible token), meaning that just as every registry-issued credit has a distinct serial number, its on-chain version can be minted as an NFT with embedded metadata (project ID, methodology, MRV hashes). This ensures 1:1 traceability between the registry unit and the blockchain representation. Limits & Risks: (lessons from 2021–2024): What’s new in 2025 (and why it changes the calculus) Risks to Monitor Duplicate tokens: A credit token lacking a current registry serial may be erroneously repeated. Weak methodologies: Blockchain can’t fix poor additionality or permanence—it just records data.Regulatory drift: Regulatory texts (e.g. Article 6, CCTS) evolve, requiring adaptive technical designs. Liquidity vs. quality: Markets are prioritizing integrity over speculation in 2025. Pros & Cons: Side-by-Side Aspect Traditional Registries Blockchain Layers Trust Accepted by regulators, airlines, and corporations. Adds transparency if linked properly; otherwise creates risk. Data Comprehensive but siloed, sometimes slow to update. Open, real-time records accessible globally. Efficiency Manual processes, limited automation. Smart contracts automate transfers and settlements. Risk Low, as long as registry governance holds. High if tokens are unbacked or duplicated. How they work together (the practical stack) Blueprint for 2025 infrastructures, suitable for both developers and buyers: Origin within a recognized registry (Verra or Gold Standard). Treat the registry as the definitive source for serials, holder data, and retirement events. The registry retains primacy. Create a permissioned, append-only on-chain replica, recording serials, approved methodology IDs, and hashes from the validation report. Frame tokens within strict boundaries: Leverage programmable contracts for delivery-versus-payment, escrow, and milestone releases—especially suited for nature-based projects with staged verification. Publish quality metadata—new GS labels and risk ratings—directly on-chain. This enables buyers to filter by integrity before executing transactions. Concrete signals in India: Both public and private sectors are advancing carbon-credit infrastructure, from regionally mandated carbon banks on Hedera to NABARD’s on-farm pilots. Growing demand is anticipated for digital MRV and interoperable slugs that externally settle while still keyed to the on-chart registry. Real-world examples (2025) Quick buyer checklist (2025) Bottom line Always treat the Verra and Gold Standard registries as authoritative for issuance, ownership, and retirement. Use the blockchain as an additive, not as an alternative, channel for transparent and automated processes—registry governance remains sovereign. NFT structures make sense only when each NFT directly mirrors a registry serial; without that link, they become shadow assets. Implement a 1:1 token-to-serial linkage with automated on-chain burn triggered by registry retirement, designed expressly to avert double counting. Synchronize with CCTS, CORSIA, Article 6 provisions, and the latest registry tags. The threshold for integrity is trending upwards, and 2025 data is already showing that buyers are steering toward supply that is evidently higher quality. FAQs Which is “better”: blockchain or traditional registries?Neither stands alone. Registries confer authority; blockchain brings speed and traceability. Can I make valid climate claims with just a token?No. Claims depend on a registry retirement (and any Article 6 or CORSIA stipulations). Tokens must cite those retirements. What statistics define 2025’s market?About 28% of emissions will sit under a carbon-priced system; retirements will hit 95 million in the first half of 2025—a record for any half. Does India’s CCTS allow tokenized trading?CCTS lays out compliance frameworks and targets; token frameworks must
Block Chain Fundamentals Bitcoin is growing but the awareness of technology behind Bitcoin i.e. Block Chain is growing much faster rate. Many people are looking around the web to get more insight about Block Chain, some find it difficult to understand and for few, it’s a cup of tea. We at Techaroha Solutions Private Limited believe that Block Chain will be a success after we have more resources in Block Chain and More people with functional experience involve in creating use cases of the blockchain. This course explains about the Block Chain Fundamentals in series of articles followed by a video for every article. The initial focus is on General Understanding of Block Chain and then we will later move towards Block Chain Developers point to view. Please feel free to raise your queries Content of the course is Block Chain Fundamentals – Session 1 – What is Block Chain Block Chain Fundamentals – Session 2 – What is Block Chain in Details If you want BlockChain Developers in India or want to develop blockchain projects you can always contact us over here.
Block Chain Fundamentals Session 2 In the last session of BlockChain Fundamentals, we have discussed “What is Block Chain”, here in the session we will discuss Block Chain in Details. Let’s go through the definition of Block Chain “Block Chain is a growing distributed peer to peer ledger which keeps the transaction record in chronological order which is secure and immutable” Let’s understand the Block Chain Definition in Detail. First, we will try to understand the block and how transaction as stored in the Block Chain A Block consist of two Components A hash as a Pointer to the Previous Block Data and Transactions in Current Block It will look like below images What is Block Zero(0) or Genesis Block Whenever any blockchain project or cryptocurrency is launched it starts with the 1st Block of the Network. People often called it as genesis block or block 0. Use Case of Maintaining record with Block Chain Assume user X -> Rs. 200 Y -> Rs. 500. So we will store this information in Block Chain using secure military grade algorithms. After our empty genesis block, a new block will be added. Our Block Chain will network will look like below image. “The information that X has Rs. 200 and Y have Rs. 500 is stored permanently in blockchain block B1 and nobody can be modified it.It Permanent” Understanding Transaction Storage. Now assume Y want’s to give Rs. 100 Now in general databases like MySQL or Oracle the, there would a field called as balance amount and it would be updated according to transaction taken. But this is not the case with Block Chain. Initial storage cannot be modified. Instead, a block will be created which will store the detail of the transaction. This new block will also have information about the new balances of User X and User Y. Below image will describe the transaction storage. This is how new block will be added for a single or set of transactions. “Now we see Block Chain has stored the information securely and in chronological order” Since Block store the hash of the previous block, it creates a chain, a chain of blocks called as blockchain. Please view the video for more clear understanding Techaroha team is always ready to help you with Block Chain Application Development, Block Chain Developers in India and Block Chain Training in India. Please feel free to contact us for any queries.
