The Next Billion Web3 Users Will Come From Gaming | Partner Content

What if players got paid directly by gaming companies? Xsolla President Chris Hewish joined CoinDesk at Consensus Miami 2026 to lay out how bringing gaming commerce onchain could unlock a fundamentally fairer model for both players and developers: true data ownership, hyper-targeted user acquisition, and rewards tied to real engagement. And with nearly two billion players already on Xsolla's platform, the audience is already there. To learn more about Xsolla, visit: https://xsolla.com/. #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Public Keys: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqYzRV10nfKfoTpFXZhTE Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE The Policy Protocol: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fh8ffulAWcCqMu0uVuwoj