Detroit Blockchain Collective invites you for an evening of great conversation, food & drinks, live music, and a front-row seat to a discussion you won’t want to miss — with author Justin McKnight.
Every fiat currency in history has failed. SWIFT is a 52-year-old technology still settling trillions of dollars on 1970s architecture. And quietly, over the past decade, the infrastructure meant to replace it has been built, licensed, patented, and approved by the very institutions that run global finance.
This talk traces the story from Roman coin debasement to the current petrodollar system to a San Francisco company whose technology, XRP, is now named in a DTCC patent, designated for the US Strategic Crypto Reserve, and integrated by Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and 80 percent of Japanese banks.
Justin McKnight breaks down what XRP actually is, why the monetary system is due for a reset, who is building the new rails, and why 2026 is the year the final pieces are converging. No financial background required. Whether you’re a crypto native or completely new to the space, this talk is meant for everyone.
Casual bites and drinks provided
🤝 DJ and Networking hour
Seats are limited. Grab yours and bring someone who should be paying attention.
Speaker Bio
Justin McKnight, aka JC Inquisitive, is a leadership coach, strategic sales consultant, and author with 25 years of experience in the automotive industry. Where corporate meets creative meets curious, Justin is a midlife Michigan man who makes music, asks hard questions, and keeps putting together the puzzle until the picture is complete. His debut book, The Ripple Effect: How the Next Financial System Is Being Built in Plain Sight, makes the case that XRP is positioned at the center of the biggest restructuring of global financial infrastructure in modern history. Drawing exclusively from court records, patent filings, regulatory documents, and executive statements, Justin builds a documented picture of the monetary transition currently underway. He speaks not as a financial insider or expert, but as a crypto-curious guy who did the homework and wrote the book.
Stand With Crypto!, a non-prodit and grassroots advocacy organization committed to supporting the 52 million Americans in the U.S. that own crypto. Stand With Crypto is driving progressive blockchain regulatory initiatives and working to ensure the rules being written in Congress today protect your right to participate in the financial revolution.
🗓 Monday, May 18 2026
🕔 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
📍Bamboo Royal Oak
220 S Main St · Royal Oak, MI
✨Founded in 2024, the Detroit Blockchain Collective was created to foster blockchain innovation in Michigan through grassroots community and education.
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