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Over Race Weekend 2021, stars such as Usain Bolt, Stormzy, and Gerard Butler descended on Abu Dhabi to witness Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen face off on the track.<\/span><\/p>\n

And once again, the Rich List Group took over the Royal Terrace at W Abu Dhabi \u2013 Yas Island for its star-studded, annual Palm Garden bash last Thursday. It coincided with The Global Gift Gala which saw stars like Eva Longoria attending, alongside musical guest Anastacia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Past editions of Palm Garden have seen Hamilton, The Weeknd, Bella Hadid, Rick Ross, and Fernando Alonso grace the guest list.<\/span><\/p>\n

2021 was no outlier in the celebrity stakes, but the party also took a digital turn thanks to a presenting sponsorship from tech firm Metahero, whose 3D (and NFT-convertible) avatars and digital items blur the lines between metaverse and crypto.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Grand Finale day kicked off with a live art session by street artist Alec Monopoly, a favourite among stars including Snoop Dogg, Seth Rogen, and Miley Cyrus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grammy-nominated R&B star Akon then took to the stage for a post-fireworks set at the W Lounge, where the winner of the weekend and current World Champion Max Verstappen also made an appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the same time, the inaugural, three-day <\/span>Proof of Fusion<\/span><\/a> event was underway, bringing together thought leaders in <\/span>Blockchain, Crypto<\/span><\/a>, DeFi, NFT, GameFi, and <\/span>Metaverse<\/span><\/a> innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speakers included Metahero founder Jonathan Glyn; Richard Stromback, co-founder and CBO of digital asset investment company NeoFlow Asset Management; Jonathan Levi, CEO of Unbounded Network; and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Specials guests included Akon and record-breaking artist Sacha Jafri, whose \u201cJourney of Humanity\u201d became the world\u2019s largest painting on canvas and fourth most expensive artwork sold by a living artist.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31739,"featured_media":15870,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow Max Verstappen, Akon, and Alec Monopoly Partied Through the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Over Race Weekend 2021, stars such as Usain Bolt, Stormzy, and Gerard Butler descended on Abu Dhabi to witness Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen face off on the track.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/culture-max-verstappen-akon-and-alec-monopoly-abu-dhabi-grand-prix\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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