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This event highlights the persistent inefficiencies in traditional ticketing: scalping, bots, and lack of transparency. It parallels the broader crypto narrative of disintermediation and verifiable ownership, which has been gaining traction in real-world applications beyond DeFi.

Singer Raye's Royal Albert Hall show received 1.8 million sign-ups for 5,000 seats, prompting her to criticize ticket touts.

Raye's Royal Albert Hall Show Draws 1.8 Million Sign-Ups for 5,000 Seats

Ticket tout bots are a proof-of-concept for sybil-resistant crypto airdrops, and Raye's 1.8M sign-ups expose the $2B identity verification gap in Web3.