"The metaverse is going to be built with an identity layer and a value layer, making it a safer and more secure place to do business."
- David Birch
It's hard to cut through the hype and tripe of the Metaverse. In this episode Dexter Cousins chats to David Birch to define Metaverse and explore what it actually means for the future of money.
What they unpack is an exciting and tangible new internet that holds incredible potential for Fintech businesses, individuals, and society as a whole.
David Birch is an author, advisor, and commentator on digital financial services. He is the author of several books, including "The Currency Cold War", "Identity is the New Money" and "Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin." Birch is known for his expertise in digital identity, digital money, payments and the future of money.
"Tokenisation is going to be much bigger than Blockchain."
- David Birch
David Birch defines the metaverse and its potential impact on financial services. He shares his journey of exploring web 3, the metaverse and digital identity writing a research paper and book on the topic with Victoria Richardson.
David explains the difference between virtual worlds, gaming and the metaverse, emphasising web 3 is essentially the infrastructure of the metaverse. What makes the Metaverse compelling is the concept of property ownership via tokenisation, digital wallets and digital identity.
David also highlights the potential for tokenisation leading to vastly reduced transaction costs and increased security. And a key reason why major banking institutions are taking tokenisation and stable coins very seriously. David also discusses the role of AI and smart wallets in shaping the future of financial transactions for society, acting as a personal financial advisor and handling every day transactions.
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