J Schobes

A guy in Fintech, 6'2, No trust fund, Blue eyes | Former marketing leads at #Midnight #Circle #Fiserv #USBank

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@peterschroederr @arc The approach is great, but not first of its kind.

Same approach, same goal, different language at @MidnightNtwrk

Rational Privacy = Opt-In Privacy
Selective Disclosure = Selective Transparency

Welcome to the privacy party @arc

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@visionandvibehq Wrong link brother https://t.co/1JP1PHuUE4

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@lace_io About time! Good work team!

[J Schobes @jschobes]

This makes the Micah Parsons trade look like the Packers stole him from the Cowboys.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

Now agreed to and official: The #Browns are trading Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the #Rams for star edge Jared Verse, a 2027 1st-round, a 2028 2nd round, and a 2029 3rd, per me, @AdamSchefter and @TomPelissero.

The offseason's biggest trade is final and real.

[J Schobes @jschobes]

This post is 💯. Great blockchain use case example with FIFA ticketing. Love this statement. 👇🏼

"The biggest winners will not necessarily be the chains that generate the most headlines.

They will be the ones powering experiences that people use every day without realizing it."
#AVAX

[arielle @__arielle__]

Everyone spends a lot of time debating whether blockchain has a real use case.

Meanwhile, FIFA World Cup ticket transactions are settling on Avalanche.

Over the last few days alone, FIFA ticket activity has generated more than 60,000 transactions on Avalanche. Transaction volume increased as much as 24x above normal levels. Active addresses grew roughly 10x.

The tournament has not even started yet.

What is most interesting about this is not the transaction count.

It’s the user.

Nobody is buying a World Cup ticket because they want to use a blockchain.

They are buying a ticket because they want to watch their team play.

The technology is simply helping make that happen.

That is how every successful technology platform eventually evolves.

Nobody books an Uber because they care about the infrastructure running underneath it.

Nobody streams Netflix because they care about content delivery networks.

Nobody sends an email because they are excited about internet protocols.

Nobody cares what powers the experience.

They care that the experience works.

For years, much of the blockchain industry has focused on convincing people to care about blockchains.

I think that is the wrong goal.

Businesses care about outcomes.

Customers care about experiences.

Nobody wakes up in the morning hoping to use a specific database, cloud provider, or blockchain.

They want a product that works.

They want speed, reliability, security, transparency, and global accessibility.

If blockchain can deliver those things better than existing systems, people will use products powered by it without ever thinking about the underlying technology.

That is what real adoption looks like.

The World Cup is one of the largest sporting events on earth. Millions of fans from around the world are interacting with a ticketing system powered by Avalanche. Most of them will never know or care what blockchain is running underneath.

And honestly, that is a good thing.

The future of this industry will not be determined by how many people talk about blockchains.

It will be determined by how many businesses quietly put it to work solving real problems for real customers.

Ticketing.

Payments.

Financial services.

Loyalty.

Gaming.

Identity.

The biggest winners will not necessarily be the chains that generate the most headlines.

They will be the ones powering experiences that people use every day without realizing it.

That is exactly why Avalanche has aligned around a simple idea:

Technology Built for Business.

Not technology built for speculation.

Not technology built for press releases.

Technology built to solve real problems for real organizations serving real customers at global scale.

When people ask what blockchain is good for, they often imagine some future use case that has not arrived yet.

The reality is that it is already happening.

Right now, thousands of FIFA World Cup ticket transactions are settling on Avalanche.

That feels a lot closer to the future than most people realize. 🔺⚽️

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@pukerrainbrow The internet

[J Schobes @jschobes]

Jamie Dimon is throwing a tantrum because the legacy banking system is being disrupted.

[Bitcoin.com News @BitcoinNews]

🏦 JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns stablecoins could become a "huge problem" and says he is not happy with the Clarity Act.

🎙️ When asked about Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong representing the industry, Dimon said, "He's full of sh!t."

[J Schobes @jschobes]

Things you see running #socialmedia for a brand:
"I have a problem with my account"
"Check out this new product from ____ I just picked up."
"Your customer service sucks"

Things you see running social media for a #crypto brand:
"The tech you are building sucks, who the hell is creating this shit!"
"You have no users and your token is worthless"
"Let's have X Spaces so we can shit all over community proposals and marketing campaigns"

FUD. Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt.

Even among the most devoted in our space, #FUD creeps in. But the amount of shit posting social media managers have to deal with in our space is astronomical and just further cements the general negative sentiment.

The facts: #Blockchain tech is becoming the infrastructure for how money moves. The tech works. But if it's not working for you, it's open-sourced and you have the power to make it better.

Love this statement from @mert 👇🏼

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@eden_ You are in your mid 20's

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@Brandon_Warne And tens of people were there to see it...

[Clay Matthews III @ClayMatthews52]

It. Is. Time. 🧀🏆

[Midnight @MidnightNtwrk]

Keynotes. Panels. Podcasts.

One thing became clear at @consensus2026:

You can’t talk about the future of privacy without talking about Midnight 🕛

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Come join to hear about Midnight!

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[J Schobes @jschobes]

@Peter_Bukowski Excited: Miller or Jacas
Fine with: Hunter or Moore
Hate: Dunker (like the player but we need starters at other positions)

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@BookOfEli_NFL I like this mock, but don't think you will need to trade up for Cisse. He should be there at 52.

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@AndyHermanNFL In this scenario, You trade with Miami to pick Jermod McCoy. Otherwise, prefer Gabe Jacas or Christen Miller over Brandon Chase at 52.

[J Schobes @jschobes]

I'm here for the #chili social media influencers. @smbmsp

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@Peter_Bukowski 52: Lee Hunter DT
84: Romello Height Edge
120: Will Lee CB
153: Kaelon Black RB
160: Charlie Demmings CB
201: Marlin Klein TE
236: Fernando Carmona OL
255: Jaden Dugger LB

[J Schobes @jschobes]

@Cletus_VIA @VIA_Labs @USDMOfficial @Cardano @MidnightNtwrk Congrats!