🎭 Theater & Live Performance · ticket authenticity

MarqueeGate · x402

A gate-entry protocol where every digital ticket validation is a 0.01 USDC micro-settlement. Instead of static QR codes, the 'GateCheck' requires an on-the-spot HTS transfer signature, paying the venue directly to unlock the turnstile. This prevents secondary market fraud by making the 'handshake' between the wallet and the scanner a real-time, paid proof-of-presence.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the ticket authenticity engine is metered with x402: 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC per call, paid from the embedded wallet, so directors — or the agents working for them — pay per query and get a HashScan receipt every time.

Why this primitiveTraditional NFT tickets suffer from high gas fees and static metadata. By using x402, we turn the act of 'entry' into a pay-per-use primitive. It eliminates the need for expensive mints while ensuring every ticket scan is a verified, ledger-settled event on Hedera, making forgery economically impossible.

Kernel
an x402 v2 paywall metering access at 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC (token 0.0.429274) per call, paid from the embedded wallet through the relay and verified by a self-hosted facilitator against the Hedera mirror node
Drives the UI as
a 'pay 0.01 HBAR or USDC to unlock' button with a live flow log and a HashScan link for every settlement
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID
Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.
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HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY
ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.
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REOWN_PROJECT_ID
Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.
open ↗
HEDERA_RPC_URL
Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.
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PINATA_JWT
Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.
open ↗

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

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Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$32B
The global event ticketing market transitioning to blockchain-based verification.
SAM
$450M
The secondary market and ticketing verification niche for mid-size venues and festivals adopting Base.
SOM
$12M
Initial rollout across boutique theaters and independent performance spaces using HashPack-auth entry.

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.

ticket authenticity
TicketTrust NFT
Use blockchain to mint tamper-proof NFT tickets preventing counterfeiting for live performances.
playwright collaboration
DraftFlow · x402
Pay-per-contribution script evolution. Every time a playwright pushes a new scene, dialogue tweak, or stage direction, the production pays a $0.01 micro-royalty. This turns the script into a living, metered asset where writers are paid for the act of creation in real-time. Producers unlock specific drafts or 'forks' of a play for rehearsal by paying a settled $0.01 fee per actor access, ensuring the creative sweat equity is instantly monetized and timestamped on-chain.
casting marketplace
StageRead · x402
A high-frequency talent scout protocol where every audition tape submission and casting call 'side' download is a micro-settlement. Directors pay $0.01 to unlock a performer's reel, and actors pay $0.01 to commit their encrypted audition data to the chain. This replaces monthly subscription models with a 'pay-per-opportunity' architecture, preventing platform bloat and ensuring only high-intent interactions between talent and production.
lighting rights management
LumenSync · x402
A protocol for lighting designers to meter the 'burn' of their intellectual property. Lighting consoles ping the x402 endpoint to unlock specific DMX map frames or complex Chamsys/MA3 sequence macros. Venues pay 0.01 USDC per cue-trigger or per-minute of 'look' duration, ensuring designers are compensated for every performance without complex manual auditing.