I'm tacking on to this thread, because otherwise, it'd get buried. But I've found that the Ethereum Research forums to be akin to what you're looking for. http

I'm tacking on to this thread, because otherwise, it'd get buried. But I've found that the Ethereum Research forums to be akin to what you're looking for. https://ethresear.ch https://ethresear.ch And the Ethereum Magicians https://ethereum-magicians.org/ https://ethereum-magicians.org/ What have you found?