Conceptual background: Layer 2 state schemes Summary of conceptual background: there's a large space of quite powerful and effective scalability solutions that rely on a non-scalable computation layer (ie. the current ethereum chain suffices) plus…

BetterHash is the working name for alternative mining protocols currently in development. When it's completed there will need to be enough miners willing to switch to a new mining pool using these protocols, or an existing pool that is willing to…

NHL MLB NFL NBA COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL FANTASY SOCCER MLS NHL WNBA MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FEATURES, LONGFORM, COMMENTARY In the summer of 2010, Andy Staples and I — then co-workers covering college football for SI.com — sat…

A draft discussion bill titled, 'Keep Big Tech Out of Finance Act,' has surfaced ahead of Facebook's slated congressional hearing this week. The bill aims to prevent tech colossuses from becoming financial institutions. It also seeks to prohibit…

Coordinated federal raids targeting undocumented migrant parents and their children began over the weekend, part of President Trump's pledge to swiftly enforce deportation orders against thousands of recently arrived migrants who are not eligible…