Review on GET Protocol by Pedro O. Alvino M.
Smart ticketing with blockchain
Introduced at the beginning of 2018, the GET Protocol platform serves to offer a ticket sale for any event through the blockchain, thus avoiding the resale of tickets and associated scams, in addition this allows clarifying transparency thanks to the fact that said protocol that it executes is totally open source.
Through the mobile App, users will be able to purchase tickets through the GET protocol, which will prevent resellers outside the system from altering the procedure through the resale of tickets, in addition, the platform system allows entry resale within the GET ecosystem in a controlled manner.
GET controls and accounts for the real value and cost of transactions, the ticket and possible discount margins, being developed in the Ethereum chain it is possible that the scalability and costs of transactions are high, in which many users may be However, it must be added that said ecosystem can become the new ticket sales system.
Pros
- Provides a smart ticket service
- Integrates an open blockchain protocol
- Through the protocol, it prohibits resellers of commercial tickets from altering the value chain.
- Guarantees transparency in the real price and properties of the tickets sold
- It consists of a mobile application for Android and IOS
Cons
- Scalability can be a problem since it is connected to the Ethereum network
- Introducing this system will take time
