Philippine Blockchain Week 2025 (PBW2025) has named U.S. crypto educator Fred King, known to 140,000 YouTube subscribers as CryptoSnake, as a headline speaker for its sixth annual conference. The event returns to the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on June 10–11, 2025 under the banner “DECODED,” examining how blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity intersect across finance, consumer apps and national infrastructure.
Clarifying Crypto for Newcomers
A former software engineer, Fred King built his channel by turning self‑custody, hardware‑wallet security and decentralized‑finance mechanics into plain‑spoken tutorials. His keynote, “The Future of Blockchain Tech: 2035,” will skip price forecasts and map four pillars already in pilot:
- Tokenized real‑world assets that fractionalize property, commodities and artwork.
- Blockchain‑native banking rails designed for on‑chain settlement and consumer‑owned wallets.
- Decentralized entertainment models, from on‑chain music royalties to fan‑engagement tokens.
- Cross‑border settlement frameworks that could move value in seconds rather than days.
He will close with quick takes on healthcare records, election integrity, digital IDs, social‑media governance and supply‑chain traceability—case studies he regularly dissects on CryptoSnake—to give newcomers a hype‑free roadmap of the decade ahead.
Speakers Bringing Practical Insight
- Rik Krieger, director of global operations at Trust Wallet, will detail how non‑custodial wallets are moving from niche tools to mainstream finance products with built‑in compliance checks.
- Erwin Benedict Valencia, a New York‑trained performance strategist, will analyze the mental‑health impact of 24/7 markets and data‑driven ways to curb trader burnout.
- Luis Buenaventura, head of GCrypto and an early NFT artist in the Philippines, will explain royalty models powering the region’s Web3 creator economy.
- Jason Brink (BitBender), president of blockchain at Gala Games and CEO of Datagram, will outline the economics of player‑owned assets and the infrastructure behind tokenized game economies.
Policy Panels Meet Product Demos
PBW2025 positions itself as Southeast Asia’s most comprehensive Web3 forum outside Singapore. Delegations from the Department of Information and Communications Technology and the Securities and Exchange Commission will join policy panels on stablecoin oversight, national asset registries and zero‑knowledge identity standards. Organizers expect 10,000 attendees—about a 40 percent increase over 2024.
Market Context
The Philippines ranked eighth in Chainalysis’ 2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index, propelled by micro‑remittances, play‑to‑earn gaming and a young, English‑speaking population. Annual remittances of US $36 billion remain the biggest catalyst; stablecoin rails could trim fees by more than half, according to industry groups. Statista forecasts Philippine blockchain revenue to grow at a 47 percent compound annual rate through 2028.
“Manila offers English fluency, an active creator economy and operating costs well below Singapore’s,” says Ellen Pang‑Santos, managing partner at Archipelago Ventures, which plans to launch a US $10 million micro‑fund during PBW. “Founders who once defaulted to Hong Kong or Singapore are giving the Philippines a serious look.”
Outlook
Tickets, sponsor packages and the evolving speaker roster are available at pbw.ph. For multinationals gauging Southeast Asia’s regulated digital‑asset landscape—or developers seeking a policy‑friendly sandbox—PBW2025 offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of Web3’s next chapter.
