FIFA's Algorithmic Playbook: How the 2026 World Cup Turned Ticket Sales Into a Fintech Dystopia
FIFA's 2026 World Cup ticket rollout weaponizes dynamic pricing, blockchain relics, and AI-driven scarcity to monetize fan emotion. With entry-level final tickets starting at $2,030 and NFT 'Right to Buy' schemes collapsing, it exposes how modern ticketing tech enables unprecedented profiteering in global sports.