Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg

@blockusgg | neurodivergent Canadian internet worker; web3 is the future 🎮 ex-@airbnb @roblox @a16zcrypto incubatee; consumer crypto thought leader

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

GM here’s my standards for Tech Lead in 2026:

- 10 years experience
- UWaterloo or US CS top 20 (NYU is minimum bar)
- have experience building APIs w complex business logic
- writes clean, composable, and efficient code
- test and debug applications using Claude and Brain
- fluent in python, typescript and JavaScript/AWS, Firebase, swagger etc
- $200k cash 2% equity
- happy to mentor a frontend intern using React
- ideally was a people manager before but moved back to IC
- enjoys R&D for cutting edge technologies and build into live products
- gaming is huge plus

If this resonates, DM is open.

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

So many new opportunities ahead, Canadian startups - the time is now!

•Provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student – from the arts and commerce to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and medicine.
•Provide up to 90,000 AI-related jobs and work placement

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

We just launched Canada’s new AI Strategy: AI For All. 

We’re taking control of our future — with AI that’s governed by Canadian values, AI that’s accountable to Canadians, and AI that serves all Canadians.

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

I just had a BD lead at a smart contract auditing firm cold outreach to me.

As a fellow BD I’m all for cold outreaches. But this one really got on my nerves. For whatever reason they decided to title themselves “Social Engineer”. My mental red alert was going off all over. Then to open up the convo they went, first line, and I kid you not - “so where are you based?” (Excitedly)

My goddam fucking bro. I know you’re technically repping a smart contract shop not a personal safety expert, but in crypto, never, and I mean NEVER ask someone “where are you based?”, “where do you live?”. It’s jsut bad etiquette. It’s the equivalent of wearing white to a wedding. Please. No. Do not attempt to doxx crypto ppl you jsut cold outreached. That is a major crypto faux pas.

So I resisted the urge to drop nasty words and told them to get more training as I cannot be babysitting and blocked them. Just know that if I ever block you it’s always well deserved. This has completely ruined my day and I may need to recover with 4 hours of encryption video from professor Menezes.

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@LifeByThunder It is bro it is

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@GracyBitget 🪦

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@gazza_jenks We have too many L1s, yes. More on that soon. I’m doing a mid length video on it.

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@therealchaseeb lol yes

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

After the fact, the 2 men hosting had photoshop edited the strippers out of all photos and asked event sponsors to post to socials for engagement.

The sponsors were given photos of an empty pole with cash on the floor and a crowd gathered around it.

This is a crime.

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

1/ This year’s official @consensus2026 closing party by @CoinDesk was a massive step backward. Hosting the flagship event at E11even — a strip club — wasn't just inappropriate; it was incredibly low-brow for an industry trying to grow up.

2/ Let’s be clear: I’m all for alcohol, music, and a good time. Hire a world-class DJ. Throw a massive rave. Go to Club Space. But choosing a strip club as the official venue for a global conference is a choice that reflects poorly on all of us.

3/ Just because this happened in 2021 doesn't mean it should happen in 2026. Back then, Coinbase, FTX and Binance execs were there, but the industry has evolved. We are supposed to be moving toward institutional maturity, not leaning into "bro-culture" clichés.

4/ I’ve always been an advocate for sex work. I have zero issue with women making $40k–$80k on their own terms. The issue is the context.

5/ When an official event for a top-tier conference — filled with institutional partners and people of all genders and religions — centres on women shaking for dollars, it diminishes women to sexual objects and enforces a stale, exclusionary culture.

6/ It’s honestly boring. I guarantee brands like @MetaMask and CoinDesk will one day look back at their logos plastered on those walls with genuine embarrassment.

7/ We had international attendees flying in from across the globe. Is this really the best US crypto has to offer? Working the pole is a skill, but watching it in a professional context just left most people looking dazed and awkward.

8/ The vibe was off. I ran into my banker and some mid-tier hedge fund guys there. We can talk millions on Wall Street or over steak, but meeting at a strip club is unnecessary. We could’ve hit a polo club, a baseball box, or played padel.

9/ Even the economics were a "bear market" vibe. Most people were just watching with a mix of shock and intrigue. The girls weren't making much. They used to take crypto; now they don't. The floor was dry. No fiat moving. Why were we even there?

10/ Seeing a banker film the stage (until security stepped in) while seeing my bankers logos walk around in a strip club is the peak of industry cognitive dissonance.

11/ This industry is capable of so much more, yet we keep tripping over our own feet. We want to be taken seriously on the world stage, but we’re still acting like we’re in a basement. We must do better.

Special shoutout to @SolanaFndn, @amystreet, and @SuperteamUSA. Your Accelerate vibe was immaculate, paired with the best Mario Kart-themed afterparty. 🏎️💨

It was the perfect illustration that "crypto culture" doesn’t have to mean "bro culture." You can have high-energy, high-intelligence fun without… whatever E11even was.

Let’s talk economics: A single sponsorship for that E11even event costed roughly $90k. The entire Mario Kart event? Maybe $50k. Using a massive brand budget to alienate half your audience is a spectacular waste of capital.

📣📣📣
Conference organizers and sponsors: we have to do better. If we want to move millions on Wall Street, we need to stop acting like we belong in a basement. ✌️

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

The root of all Comedy is Tragedy

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@everyonecalmdwn @MarioNawfal Sex work is work, you’re not a libertarian

[Octant @OctantApp]

Our CMO @arlery on the tokenization panel earlier, sharing more on Octant’s model of token locking and capital allocation through community preference aggregation.

It’s a sustainable model for funding where everyone wins.

on the panel: @arlery @viewfromhk @GregoryLBell @matty_ @CryptoSherazo

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@infoxiao I did not have any friends in Palo Alto

[Elizabeth Olson @ElizabethOls0n]

so based on this pattern

next ATH is 2029 💀

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@ElizabethOls0n @TiffanyFong @erikalee @Lin_DAO_ @girlintheverse Yall look beautiful 🤩

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@teddypowday Def a lot to handle when you are all 3 in one 😮‍💨

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@JordanEureka @proofoftalk Yes…somewhat

[Proof of Talk @proofoftalk]

HUGE: @RobinhoodApp, @BlackRock, and @aave together on the Main Stage at the Louvre.

Johann Kerbrat @JohannKerbrat . Tom Zschach @TomZschach. Stani Kulechov @StaniKulechov. Moderated by Henry Jim @ETFhearsay ( @Bloomberg ETF Analyst).

The conversation on how tokenised markets actually reach scale.

Scaling the Distribution Layer for Tokenised Markets.

Watch live on Proof of Talk X:
https://t.co/xb5v5haW7J

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

@whosknave When I grow up I wanna be like the president

[Jess | founder CEO @blockusgg @theweb3jess]

My first reaction was who’s this new rando polish scammer on TG phishing for my personal info

[Jack Kubinec @whosknave]

many crypto founders are saying this