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- Webster , NY, leverages $9.8M FAST NY grants to upgrade infrastructure at a 300-acre brownfield, attracting advanced manufacturing and logistics firms like fairlife®. - Redevelopment of the former Xerox Wilson Campus aims to create 250 jobs by 2025, supported by $650M in reconfiguration and state-backed industrial expansion initiatives. - Parallel urban revitalization at 600 Ridge Road targets mixed-use development, boosting property values and tax revenues while addressing blighted properties in West We

- Two Gen Z entrepreneurs rejected Elon Musk's funding to develop a brain-inspired AI outperforming OpenAI and Anthropic models. - QGold Resources initiates economic assessment for its Oregon gold project with 1.543M oz reserves, signaling strategic expansion. - Galactic Gold appoints mining veteran Manley Guarducci to enhance operational efficiency amid industry consolidation. - Alamos Gold and B2Gold demonstrate resilience through record cash flow and production growth despite geopolitical risks. - Gold

- Binance launches "Prestige" to target high-net-worth clients, competing with Morgan Stanley and Fidelity through tailored crypto services. - KuCoin secures MiCA license in Austria, enabling EEA operations and emphasizing compliance with global regulatory standards. - Binance faces lawsuit alleging $50M+ in Hamas-related transactions, highlighting crypto's regulatory challenges amid expanded AML measures in South Korea. - Houdini Pay introduces privacy tools for freelancers, addressing wallet transparency

- XRP's institutional ETFs (e.g., Franklin Templeton's XRPZ) drive rapid supply depletion risks as inflows outpace expectations. - Analyst Zach Rector models potential $168 price targets if XRP ETF inflows mirror Bitcoin's $62B 2024–2025 surge pattern. - ETFs enhance XRP liquidity for SMEs and fintechs but expose risks from whale manipulation and unclear Asian regulations. - Market analysts warn XRP's limited 60.25B circulating supply faces accelerated institutional demand pressures amid growing ETF adopti