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Demystifying Blockchain, Crypto, NFT’s and the Metaverse | CPC, Abu Dhabi | Matt Griffin | Metaverse Keynote Speaker
During this keynote session with the Crown Prince of Dubai and the Crown Prince Court keynote speaker Matthew Griffin demystifies blockchain, cryptocurrencies, NFT's, and the Metaverse, explaining what they are, how they work, and the new opportunities they create.
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Griffin, M. (2022) 'Demystifying Blockchain, Crypto, NFT’s and the Metaverse | CPC, Abu Dhabi | Matt Griffin | Metaverse Keynote Speaker', 311 Institute, 4 June. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/futurist-keynote-uae-demystifying-blockchain-crypto-nfts-and-the-metaverse/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
Firstly, thank you to Ria for giving me the opportunity to present to Crown Prince of Dubai Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum and the UAE’s Crown Prince Court again, this time to discuss and demystify Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, NFT’s, and the Metaverse – all of which play an integral role in the future of Web 3.0 which itself, in time, will transform and upend every corner of global business, culture, and society.
During the one and a half hour session we debated and discussed the role of all these discrete technologies in the future, and where better to begin than with blockchain, a general purpose technology that underpins them all and magnifies their potential many times over.
First, we examined blockchain as a technology then dove into a host of cross sector use cases for it. Next, we dove into the world of cryptocurrencies to explore the differences between Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC’s), private crypto, and stable coins, and all of the different, and odd ways, that these “programmable” monetary systems can be used to monitor and stimulate global, local, and “glocal” economies at the granular level before shining a light on some of the new and traditionally odd monetary behaviours they enable such as the implications of users who burn their crypto to alter a currency’s value. All for starters.
Demystifying Web 3.0 Technologies, by Keynote Speaker Matthew Griffin
Next up it was time to discuss Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT’s) and how they’re already helping augment and re-invent all manner of products, from NFT pets and the “GameFi” trend to NFT art, fashion, sneakers, and beyond, and all manner of different sectors especially when deployed alongside other Web 3.0 technologies which collectively are helping create a whole new global economic system.
Then, last but definitely not least we discussed the next twenty years of the Metaverse, its transformative power, and of course its oddities.
All in a day’s work as they say. Until next time.
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Matthew Griffin Founder, 311 Institute
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath."
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Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath." 15-time best selling author of the "Codex of the Future" series, Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.
An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyse, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organisations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
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- Crown Prince of Dubai Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum en.wikipedia.org
Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 4 June 2022. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2022). Demystifying Blockchain, Crypto, NFT’s and the Metaverse | CPC, Abu Dhabi | Matt Griffin | Metaverse Keynote S. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/futurist-keynote-uae-demystifying-blockchain-crypto-nfts-and-the-metaverse/
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