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Y Combinator-backed fintech Grey has announced the second edition of its initiative, offering €9,500 in equity-free grants to support women entrepreneurs. This year’s grant reflects a 19% increase from last year’s funding pool, underscoring Grey’s commitment to bridging the funding gap for women-led businesses. Addressing the Global Funding Disparity: The initiative comes at a critical time, addressing the persistent funding disparity highlighted in a Harvard Kennedy report, which reveals that women-founded startups receive only 2.4% of global venture capital. The report emphasizes that closing this gap could contribute between €2.5 trillion to €5 trillion to the global economy. Strengthened Partnership…

Unveiled on March 31 at Hannover Messe 2025, the production version of Pontus-X, developed by deltaDAO AG, marks a major step forward for Europe’s digital sovereignty strategy. Built on the Gaia-X framework and powered by Oasis Network’s privacy-preserving blockchain, Pontus-X is now the largest publicly available data space in Europe. With over 180 onboarded institutions, including Airbus, OHB SE, and T-Systems, the platform is built for secure, compliant sharing and monetization of data and digital services across borders and industries. The ecosystem supports more than 570 services across aerospace, manufacturing, mobility, AI, and agriculture. Pontus-X leverages a federated approach to…

World Liberty Financial (WLF), a crypto venture launched in fall 2024, aimed to disrupt the financial services industry by creating a decentralized platform where users could access financial services without traditional banks. However, behind the scenes, the Trump family took control of the project in early 2025, securing 60% ownership through WLF Holdco LLC and claiming 75% of the revenue from token sales and 60% of operational revenue, raising serious questions about the platform’s governance and ethics. How Did World Liberty Financial Raise $550 Million? Despite not having a fully operational platform, World Liberty raised $550 million by March 2025…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A quant has revealed how Ethereum (ETH) saw a death cross in this indicator shortly before bearish momentum took the asset in full force. Ethereum Formed A Death Cross In Funding Rates Earlier In a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, an analyst has shared a chart for the Funding Rates of Ethereum. The “Funding Rates” refers to a metric that keeps track of the amount of periodic fee that traders on the derivatives market are exchanging between each other right now. When the value of this indicator is positive,…

Key Takeaways: The initiative seeks to revamp outdated IT systems and cut bureaucratic bloat, potentially centralizing data but raising oversight concerns. By rebranding cost-cutting as efficiency, the project blurs lines between private innovation and public accountability, igniting debates over ethics and legal authority. Separating the digital asset hype from structural reform challenges both crypto market speculation and traditional federal processes. The United States made no indication it would adopt Dogecoin, according to Elon Musk, who addressed concerns about the cryptocurrency during a town hall meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Elon Musk: No Government Plans for Dogecoin Use“There are…

Elon Musk dismisses government plans to use Dogecoin, dampening recent speculations and hype Dogecoin dropped 8% in a week, with bearish trends and low buying pressure impacting prices Elon Musk’s influence on Dogecoin [DOGE] is no secret- one tweet from the billionaire, and the memecoin’s value can skyrocket or even plummet in minutes. But this time, it’s not a cryptic meme or a playful nod to DOGE. Musk, who is known to influence President Donald Trump, has explicitly stated that the government has no plans to adopt Dogecoin. This statement has dampened speculation about the memecoin gaining official traction. Over…

The market for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) is growing by the day, but contrary to belief, the biggest hurdle to broader adoption isn’t regulation, but a lack of dedicated secondary markets for buying and selling tokenized securities, according to Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Kaplan drew attention to ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood’s recent appearance at the Digital Asset Summit in New York, where she said that a lack of regulatory clarity is preventing her company from tokenizing its funds.“Contrary to popular belief, however, the hurdle isn’t ambiguous regulation,” said Kaplan, who noted that the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Comparing current price action with past performances, Ethereum, the second-largest crypto asset, seems to have witnessed its worst-ever first quarter as it draws closer to its end. However, many investors are expressing interest in ETH’s prospects again, purchasing the asset in huge chunks. Investors Buying The Ethereum’s Price Dip Ethereum has continued to struggle to undergo a major upward move even as other digital assets make history in the ongoing market cycle. Despite the recent pullback in ETH’s price, Ali Martinez, a seasoned crypto analyst and trader,…

Crypto markets have been picking up steam again, fueled by a mix of institutional interest, fresh capital inflows, and a steady return of retail momentum. As sentiment improves, some altcoins are starting to outpace the pack—backed by utility, strong tech, and growing ecosystems.In the middle of this shift, names like BlockDAG, XRP, Binance Coin, and Toncoin are gaining attention for all the right reasons. Whether it’s early-stage traction or continued relevance in a changing landscape, these projects are shaping up to be some of the standout cryptos to buy now.1. BlockDAG (BDAG): Hybrid Architecture That Actually DeliversBlockDAG (BDAG) is a…

Cambrian, a startup building infrastructure for AI agents with financial intelligence, has raised $5.9 million in a seed round led by a16z’s Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX). Cambrian is joining a16z’s fourth accelerator cohort, CSX 04, in San Francisco with plans to launch its testnet and mainnet later this year, crypto.news can exclusively report. Cambrian also received funding from Blockchain Builders and other angel investors. Cambrian’s goal is to empower artificial intelligence agents, autonomous financial bots and tools with verifiable high-quality onchain and offchain data, to make smarter, risk-aware decisions in real time. Its network aggregates data such as blockchain activity,…