TicketChain is a blockchain-verified ticketing platform built for the FIFA World Cup 2026. It solves one of the most persistent problems in live events: ticket fraud.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of fans buy counterfeit tickets and only discover the scam at the stadium gate — losing hundreds of dollars with no recourse.
TicketChain turns every ticket into an NFT. Each one is uniquely identified on-chain, verifiable in under one second by anyone with a ticket ID, and protected by a smart contract that caps resale at 120% of face value to stop scalping.
The platform integrates all four of Injective's newest technologies:
x402 for instant ETH micropayments on Sepolia — near-zero fees vs. traditional payment processors
CCTP for cross-chain USDC payments from Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, or Avalanche via Circle's bridge
MCP Server for real-time on-chain ticket verification stamped with a live block height on every scan
Agent Skills powering a Groq Llama 3.3-70b AI fraud detection agent that identifies counterfeits, flags suspicious resale patterns, and answers user questions in real time
<p>Over the course of the hackathon, the full TicketChain platform was designed, built, and deployed from scratch:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Day 1</strong>: Architecture design, Next.js 15 project scaffolding, design system, and landing page with live World Cup 2026 match data integrated</p></li><li><p><strong>Day 2</strong>: NFT ticket marketplace with 12 real listings across 16 World Cup venues, wallet integration (MetaMask + Keplr), and the full x402 payment flow with real Sepolia transactions</p></li><li><p><strong>Day 3</strong>: CCTP cross-chain payment flow (5 source chains), MCP Server verification endpoint with live block-height proof, counterfeit and used-ticket detection</p></li><li><p><strong>Day 4</strong>: Groq AI Fraud Detection Agent with custom Agent Skills, dashboard with ticket ownership history, anti-scalping enforcement UI</p></li><li><p><strong>Day 5</strong>: Bug fixes, TypeScript clean build, Vercel production deployment, GitHub push, README documentation</p><p><strong>Delivered features:</strong></p><ul><li><p>✅ 5-page Next.js app (Home, Marketplace, Verify, AI Agent, Dashboard)</p></li><li><p>✅ Real on-chain transactions verifiable on Sepolia Etherscan</p></li><li><p>✅ Live Injective block-height verification on every ticket scan</p></li><li><p>✅ Groq AI agent with streaming responses</p></li><li><p>✅ Deployed live on Vercel</p></li></ul></li></ul>
<p><strong>Pre-revenue / Hackathon prototype stage.</strong></p><p>TicketChain is currently an open-source hackathon project with no external funding. The core infrastructure is fully functional as a demo. A production deployment would require:</p><ul><li><p>Smart contract audit and deployment on Injective mainnet</p></li><li><p>Partnership with an official ticket issuer or sports federation</p></li><li><p>Circle CCTP production API access for real USDC bridging</p></li></ul><p><strong>Next steps if funded:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Deploy cw721 NFT contract on Injective mainnet</p></li><li><p>Integrate real USDC via Circle CCTP production API</p></li><li><p>Build mobile QR scanner app for stadium gate staff</p></li><li><p>Pursue FIFA / confederation licensing for official ticket issuance</p></li></ul><blockquote><p><em>We are open to grants, accelerator programs, and strategic partnerships in the sports tech and blockchain space</em></p></blockquote>