American veteran-owned businesses are set to get $250,000 from Ripple

Ripple is bypassing traditional cash to fund U.S. veterans using its own RLUSD stablecoin. Despite a $25 million headline commitment, the initial rollout awards just 25 businesses a mere $10,000 each. Forcing veteran entrepreneurs to adopt crypto infrastructure for such a small grant feels less like philanthropy and more like using the military community to beta-test a new digital currency. Is $10k in stablecoins a genuine leg up or just a PR stunt? What do you think?
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