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Wailin Wong, host of The Indicator from Planet Money, spoke recently at Economics Arkansas’ Bacon & Eggonomics event at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. At the event, Wong presented a live episode focused on Richard Sexton’s investigation into …

A span of about 100 days closing out 2025 and into the opening stanza of 2026 will likely go down as one of the most remarkable in the history of Arkansas business. Between Oct. 2, 2025, and Jan. 12, 2026, …

The entrepreneurs behind Southern Block Capital, a Bitcoin mining investment firm based in Little Rock, are optimistic that their second fundraising round will build on the success of the first. Ryan Herget, the man behind Arkansas startup uber-success stories Chef …

Southern Block Capital, the investment fund led by central Arkansas entrepreneurs Ryan Herget, Steve Landers Jr. and Dustin Curtis, has launched its second funding round out of a planned five. The fund focuses on building and operating energy-backed infrastructure. Bitcoin …

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday, June 30, the largest health care fraud enforcement action in U.S. history, charging 324 defendants—including 96 licensed medical professionals—in schemes involving more than $14.6 billion in intended losses. The charges span 50 federal …

Three veteran Arkansas entrepreneurs are betting big on Bitcoin and aiming to bring the power of digital currency mining home to the Natural State. Southern Block Capital, a newly launched investment fund led by Ryan Herget, Steve Landers Jr. and …

Cryptocurrency mining in Arkansas could soon see stricter regulations placed on it from rules set by the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.  Dustin Curtis, vice president of Interstate Holdings, which owns a crypto mine in Lonoke County, said the new …

A bill prohibiting the operation of digital-asset mining businesses within 30 miles of any U.S. military facility was filed late Tuesday in the Arkansas state senate. Senate Bill 60, co-sponsored by Sen. Ricky Hill (R-Cabot) and House Speaker Brian Evans …

Cabot and Lonoke County officials hosted a press conference this week to express concerns about a planned crypto mine outside Cabot city limits in Lonoke County. Cabot Mayor Ken Kincade, state Sen. Ricky Hill and Lonoke County Judge Doug Erwin …

Interstate Holdings Blockchain, owned by central Arkansas automobile dealer Steve Landers Jr., is currently constructing two cryptocurrency mining sites in central Arkansas. A company spokesman told AMP the sites are set to be online by the third quarter of this …