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- New York State's Upstate industrial real estate market is being revitalized through $583M in infrastructure grants and tax incentives targeting semiconductors , cleantech, and advanced manufacturing sectors. - Programs like FAST NY and POWER UP provide pre-approved infrastructure for 37 projects, including Genesee County's $56M green hydrogen hub and Webster's 300-acre brownfield redevelopment. - Municipal reforms including "bluefield" zoning and $300M in regional partnerships are accelerating developmen
- Internet Computer (ICP) surged 385% in November 2025, driven by Caffeine AI, Chain Fusion, and institutional partnerships. - Caffeine AI's no-code dApp platform and Chain Fusion's cross-chain interoperability expanded ICP's utility and developer adoption. - Institutional adoption via Microsoft/Azure and $237B TVL growth positioned ICP as a decentralized infrastructure leader in AI and DeFi. - Price forecasts range $4.4-$30 by 2025-2030, but risks include volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and unproven u
To transition from the Powell era's technocratic caution to a more explicit policy framework aimed at reducing borrowing costs and advancing the President's economic agenda.
- Bitcoin's 2025 bull market collapsed 30% to $83,824 amid Fed policy shifts and liquidity contractions, defying typical risk-on dynamics. - A 0.72 correlation to Nasdaq 100 and $19B leveraged liquidation event exposed Bitcoin's vulnerability to macro risks and institutional sentiment shifts. - AI-driven algorithms and algorithmic feedback loops amplified volatility, with Treasury yields and dollar strength triggering cascading sales. - Market psychology metrics (Fear & Greed Index, stablecoin outflows) an
- Webster , NY leveraged a $9.8M FAST NY grant to transform a 300-acre Xerox brownfield into a high-tech industrial hub, slashing vacancy rates to 2%. - Infrastructure upgrades attracted food processing and semiconductor firms , with a $650M fairlife® dairy plant expected to create 250 jobs by 2025. - Strategic site readiness and pre-leased industrial space at the NEAT site reduced investor risk, driving 10.1% residential property value growth since 2023. - The model highlights underpenetrated markets' pot
- ZEC surged 4.81% in 24 hours to $330.5 amid a whale's 10x leveraged long position on HyperLiquid targeting $333.46. - The whale also holds 20x ETH and 5x DYDX longs but faces $2.7M total losses, highlighting risks of leveraged trading during crypto volatility. - Grayscale's ZEC ETF filing and Chainlink's ETF launch signal growing institutional interest in altcoins, potentially boosting ZEC liquidity and demand. - ZEC's 482.71% annual gain contrasts with 27.45% weekly drop, reflecting its cyclical nature
- 12:20Axelar launches open-source framework AgentFlux, bringing AI agents on-chain and mitigating cloud risksChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the team behind the Axelar network, Interop Labs, announced on Thursday that Axelar has launched the open-source framework AgentFlux. This framework is designed to run artificial intelligence (AI) agents locally, while keeping private keys, trading strategies, and client data outside of the cloud. AgentFlux allows financial companies to deploy "agent-based" automation without sending sensitive information to external infrastructure. AgentFlux is also integrated into Axelar's broader multi-chain strategy. AgentFlux enables a single AI agent to view risks, assess risk exposure, and trade across multiple ecosystems.
- 12:14Solana ecosystem DeFi protocol Drift launches v3 version, trading speed increases by 10 timesChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Solana ecosystem perpetual contract trading platform Drift has launched a major upgrade, Drift v3. Thanks to a rebuilt backend system, the new version increases the platform's trading execution speed by 10 times. The Drift team stated that in version v3, about 85% of market orders can be filled within half a second, liquidity has been greatly enhanced, and slippage for large trades has dropped to about 0.02%, aiming to make on-chain derivatives trading smoother and more stable for everyday users. Next, Drift will address issues such as automatic signing, convenient deposits, and independent margin, and will eventually launch a mobile application. The team is also testing a new Drift liquidity provider pool, allowing users to more easily provide liquidity for perpetual contracts and spot markets and earn returns.
- 12:14Russia’s second largest bank VTB recommends allocating 7% of assets to bitcoin and cryptocurrenciesChainCatcher news, according to The Bitcoin Historian, Russia's second largest bank VTB stated that it recommends investors allocate 7% of their assets to bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Previously, it was reported that Russia's second largest bank VTB plans to launch cryptocurrency trading services through brokerage accounts in 2026.