2024 NFL Draft: Favorite players outside the top 50

In a kind of snake-eating-tail bit of NFL Draft coverage, I wanted to highlight my favorite prospects that didn’t make the top 50 of my big board. Diet Coke versions of top prospects, developmental guys, ‘tweeners and everything, well, in between. Quarterback I lowered this exercise to players outside of the top 50 to help … Read more

Dray hilariously rejects ‘Splash Cousin’ tag after 3-point outburst

Dray hilariously rejects ‘Splash Cousin’ tag after 3-point outburst originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The “backpack Draymond” memes flooded social media during Draymond Green’s 3-point outburst in the Warriors’ 134-120 win over the Lakers on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, but a new nickname arose on the TNT broadcast. Reggie Miller referred to … Read more

EigenLayer, Crypto’s Biggest Project Launch This Year, Is Still Missing Crucial Functionality

In EigenLayer’s current, arguably still larval state, however, EigenDA relies on a strikingly conventional security model. The protocol is controlled by a globally distributed set of operators, but they won’t be financially punished if they act dishonestly – a core component of EigenLayer’s purported security model. The protocol also won’t pay out rewards to depositors, … Read more

Bitcoin Halves, Ethereum Cuts, and Meme Coins Multiply

MEME COIN GENERATOR GO BRRR… In last week’s The Protocol, we made the point that blockchain teams have, generally speaking, succeeded in coopting the über-power of printing one’s own money, long reserved for governments and banks. An integral element of the process are the various “launchpads” that teams use to spin up their new tokens. … Read more

Report: Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore planned significant payroll cuts with Timberwolves

Though their has stalled, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez reportedly planned on a sizable retreat in roster payroll for the franchise — which left majority owner Glen Taylor concerned about the team’s future success, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. According to financial projection documents, per the report, Lore and Rodriguez were planning to lower the … Read more

Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs in Hong Kong Could be Next Big Catalyst

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Steven Nerayoff Intends to Sue U.S. Government for $9.6B Over Dropped Extortion Charges

The government denied the majority of Nerayoff’s claims in a filing of its own, including the assertion that Nerayoff’s colleague and former co-defendant on the extortion charges, Michael Hlady, was a government informant. Nerayoff’s lawyers maintain that Hlady, who was convicted of swindling Catholic nuns out of nearly $400,000 in 2010, was “insinuated … into … Read more