Tag: Blockchain

The Chain-of-Custody Gap: The Biggest Problem in Sports Memorabilia No One Talks About

In sports memorabilia, everyone talks about authenticity. Very few talk about movement — the actual chain of custody that tracks how a game-used or team-issued item travels from the locker...

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Brentford’s Authentication Play is Smart—But the Real Opportunity is Bigger

Brentford FC just became the first Premier League club to integrate pre-game authentication into their match-worn jerseys. Their partnership with Fabricks means every match-worn shirt now comes with a digital certificate of authenticity—before it even...

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The Future of MLB Authentication: How to Fix the Flaws

In Part 1, we broke down how MLB built the most advanced game-used authentication system in professional sports. From on-field authenticators to tamper-proof holograms, MLB’s program has set the standard—authenticating...

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How MLB Fixed Its $100 Million Memorabilia Problem

What if I told you the FBI once seized $500 million in fake sports memorabilia—and that Major League Baseball had to fix it? In 1999, the FBI launched Operation Bullpen—a nationwide...

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The Billion-Dollar Boom in Game-Used Memorabilia

In September 2022, a jersey Michael Jordan wore during the 1998 NBA Finals sold for $10.1 million, shattering the previous record for game-worn memorabilia. Just two months later, Diego Maradona’s...

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