The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a $6 million grant competition to fund the Women’s Business Center (WBC) Modernization Initiative. This initiative aims to expand statewide support networks for women entrepreneurs in eight states and territories where WBC funding has lagged behind business growth: Florida, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The program will establish State Lead Centers supported by local Service Centers to provide counseling, training, and access to capital, helping more women start and grow businesses. Proposals are due by August 10, 2026, and the grants will overlay existing WBC funding without affecting current awards.
Grayscale’s XRP Trust offloaded over $180 million worth of XRP in the first half of 2026 to cover investor redemptions, selling about 103 million XRP tokens. This forced sale led to roughly $34 million in realized losses and left the fund smaller as ...
The BIP-110 minority Bitcoin chain stalled after mining only two blocks due to inheriting Bitcoin's massive mining difficulty but lacking sufficient hashpower. Supporters, including developer Luke Dashjr, are considering changing the chain's proof-of...
Pump.fun, a Solana-based memecoin launchpad, generated $33.73 million in revenue over 30 days, surpassing Hyperliquid's $32.73 million. Despite Hyperliquid having a much larger total value locked ($6.041 billion vs. $251.4 million), Pump.fun's effici...
Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange founded by a former Wall Street quant, now dominates on-chain perpetual futures trading with over 263,000 active traders and nearly 70% market share. It offers more than 300 perpetual and spot markets across cryp...
XRP-linked spot ETFs have recorded a fourth consecutive week of gains, with July net inflows totaling $27.29 million. However, inflows slowed sharply in early August to about $1 million, contrasting with strong Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF inflows. Meanw...
