GateKeeper — Turn Cardano NFTs into Event Tickets

GateKeeper lets event hosts accept existing Cardano NFTs as tickets. Attendees connect a wallet, pick an eligible NFT, sign once, and receive a valid ticket. Organizers get a scalable, serverless backend with clear roles for admins, editors, and staff.

Who is it for?

• Organizers / Admins – create teams, events, invite users, set rules.
• Editors – configure event settings for their team.
• Staff – check in attendees at the door.
• Attendees – connect a wallet and generate tickets from eligible NFTs.

Key benefits

• NFTs → tickets in minutes – no new minting required; reuse existing collections.
• Familiar wallets – CIP-30 wallets with SignData (e.g., Lace, Eternl, VESPR, Begin).
• Standards-based – supports CIP-25 & CIP-68 NFTs.
• Scales automatically – serverless deployment via Laravel Vapor.
• Privacy-first – no attendee PII; stake addresses only.

What GateKeeper is not (yet)

• Fungible tokens and rich FT logic are not supported (on roadmap).
• Doesn’t perform on-chain ticket transfers; it validates ownership + signature to issue event tickets off-chain.