PH Web3 Gaming Leaders to Headline GeckoCon 2024 in Bangkok

Beryl Li, Co-founder of Yield Guild Games, and Wei Zhou, CEO of Coins.ph, are among the prominent Filipino web3 leaders headlining GeckoCon: Web3 Games Unleashed

Several prominent Filipino leaders in the web3 space will be headlining GeckoCon: Web3 Games Unleashed, a hybrid conference organized by CoinGecko that will delve into the latest innovations in decentralized gaming.

Beryl Li, the Co-founder of Yield Guild Games, and Wei Zhou, the CEO of Coins.ph, will be among the key speakers at the event, highlighting the growing influence of the Philippines in the global web3 gaming and crypto space.

The first wave of speakers for GeckoCon: Web3 Games Unleashed, apart from the two mentioned above, includes:

CoinGecko’s Co-founder and COO Bobby Ong had this to say about the event and the significance of web3 gaming.

“The web3 gaming space has seen continuous building, innovation, and progress – we’ve made significant strides since the days of Axie Infinity and play-to-earn models in 2021… This sector will only continue to evolve, and we believe it will play a pivotal role in onboarding the next wave of crypto users.”

GeckoCon: Web3 Games Unleashed will be a one-day hybrid conference that will spotlight advancements in decentralized gaming and feature leading figures from web3 and blockchain gaming projects.

Attendees can expect insights from these Filipino trailblazers to shape not only the local but global web3 gaming and crypto landscape, with potential expansions in play-to-earn models, blockchain integration, and digital finance adoption.

CoinGecko will be revealing more speakers before the event for interested attendees to look forward to.

In last year’s GeckoCon, leaders from STEPN, Genopets, and OliveX discussed the future of Move-to-Earn (M2E), highlighting the importance of user retention, value creation, partnerships with gaming guilds, and the potential for M2E apps to promote healthier lifestyles while evolving within the Web3 space.