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Mars Finance news, September 3: Market news: The Bank of Japan is reportedly inclined to raise interest rates by 25 basis points and plans to adopt flexible policy measures going forward.

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Author | jk
On October 14, the temporary assignment of Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, ended. The White House has not announced a successor, making him the last remaining staff member on the council.
Previously, Executive Director Bo Hines left in August 2025, White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks left in March 2026, and Deputy Director Harry Jung left in July 2026.
On September 15, the CLARITY Act was blocked in a procedural vote in the Senate, with 49 votes in favor and 50 against. Witt was the law’s primary advocate on the White House side. His departure from the White House may be related to the bill’s setback.
Temporary Assignment Ends, Position Left Vacant

Cboe Global Markets announced expanded trading hours for options on several U.S. stocks and ETFs, adding premarket and after-hours trading. Premarket trading will run from 7:30 to 9:25 a.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, and after-hours trading from 4:00 to 4:15 p.m. The expansion covers Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Robinhood, Intel, and major ETFs such as SPY, QQQ, and GLD, for a total of approximately 29 securities.

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Author: QQLink
Japan’s financial industry is advancing a noteworthy change: stablecoins are no longer just trading tools in the crypto asset market; they are also beginning to enter the payment systems of major banks and multinational corporations.
On October 16, MUFG Bank, SMBC, and Mizuho Bank jointly announced that they had completed a proof-of-concept test for the joint issuance of a yen stablecoin and cross-border payments. The test was conducted from July 17 to 23, 2026, with MUFG Trust Bank responsible for trust management and TISI providing blockchain and wallet system integration support. The test focused on fund transfers between Mitsubishi Corporation’s operations in Japan and overseas, and validated the full process of stablecoin issuance, transfer, and redemption.
This means the project has completed an important technical and business validation milestone, but a PoC should still not be equated with

Mars Finance News, Oct. 19: Market data shows that Bitcoin has fallen below $82,000 and is currently trading at $81,981.

Mars Finance reports that Section 502 of the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357), currently advancing through the U.S. Congress, requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a voluntary digital asset disclosure program within 12 months of the Act’s effective date. Eligible taxpayers can correct past digital asset tax violations by filing amended returns and paying back taxes, interest, and program penalties. The bill passed the House Ways and Means Committee by a vote of 38 to 5 on September 16, but has not yet become law. It still needs to pass the House and Senate and be signed by the president. Andrew Gordon, executive director of the Digital Asset Tax Action Organization, said this is a major change that will help many ordinary taxpayers but has received little attention. He noted that U.S. investors are facing their first filing season under the new 1099-DA broker reporting rules, which make

On October 19, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a notice requiring that IT products and services developed by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd. and its affiliated entities be excluded from procurement by the federal civilian executive branch and removed from relevant IT systems. The notice also requires the removal of all products from DeepSeek and its affiliated entities, as well as third-party products and services supported by them. The action was taken under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and its implementing regulations, following review by the Federal Acquisition Security Council.

After considering an acquisition, Tenstorrent opted to raise an independent round of funding, aiming to break into the AI chip market dominated by giants like Nvidia with lower prices and customized services. The company completed a $1.5 billion Series E round, bringing its valuation to $6.2 billion, more than doubling its previous valuation of $2.6 billion. The round was led by Trace Capital, co-led by Innovation X, and included participation from SanDisk, T. Rowe Price, Cadence Ventures, and others. Existing shareholders including ARK Invest and Fidelity Investments also participated.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Arkham monitoring, Bitwise just purchased another 127,241 LINK through its Chainlink ETF, worth approximately $1.54 million. Bitwise now holds 5.018 million LINK tokens, worth approximately $60.21 million in total, at an average purchase price of about $10.6. By comparison, Grayscale’s LINK holdings are worth nearly $126 million.

Mars Finance reports, according to Gate market data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened down 31.2 points, or 0.06%, at 51,971.21 on October 19; the S&P 500 opened up 43.09 points, or 0.56%, at 7,702.53; and the Nasdaq Composite opened up 267.06 points, or 1.02%, at 26,407.1.

Mars Finance reports that SkyAI (formerly Sharps Technology) has sold all of the SOL in its treasury, reducing its holdings from more than 2 million SOL in September to zero as of October 16. The company currently holds $223.8 million in cash and has launched a buyback program to repurchase up to $201.3 million in assets at $3 per share or warrant.

Mars Finance News, October 19: AI computing power rental provider CoreWeave opened up 7.4%, while NEBIUS rose 6.8%. (Reported by Kegubao)

BIT data shows that U.S. stocks opened higher, with the Dow down 0.05%, the S&P 500 up 0.54%, and the Nasdaq up 0.9%. AI-related stocks broadly opened higher. In the optical module sector, COHR, LITE, AAOI, NOK, and MRVL rose 2.97%, 3.59%, 2.45%, 2.08%, and 6.24%, respectively. In the memory sector, SKHY, STX, WDC, SNDK, and MU rose 4.12%, 3.99%, 4.57%, 6.67%, and 3.92%, respectively.

The three major U.S. stock indexes opened mixed, with the Dow down 0.06%, the S&P 500 up 0.52%, and the Nasdaq up 1.04%. After a string of declines, AI hardware stocks broadly rebounded, with shares of Nvidia, TSMC, Broadcom, SK Hynix, Micron, Advanced Micro Devices, ASML, Intel, Lam Research, Applied Materials, and ARM rising.

Mars Finance reports that on October 19, according to market data from BIT (bit.com), U.S. stocks opened with the Dow down 0.05%, the S&P 500 up 0.54%, and the Nasdaq up 0.9%. SK Hynix (SKHY.O) rose 4.5%, SanDisk (SNDK.O) rose 4.6%, Micron Technology (MU.O) rose 3.7%, Western Digital (WDC.O) rose 3.1%, and NVIDIA (NVDA.O) rose 1.4%.

Mars Finance reports that Polygon has announced the launch of Polygon CDK Besu, enabling banks and financial institutions to deploy private blockchains based on Hyperledger Besu and connect to other blockchains and their liquidity through Agglayer from day one. Ethereum mainnet deployment is currently supported.

Mars Finance reports that on October 19, according to Lookonchain, a whale address is aggressively going long on BTC and ETH on Hyperliquid, with long positions totaling $140.88 million, including 1,236 BTC ($102.2 million) and 15,928 ETH ($38.67 million).

Mars Finance reports that Richard Byworth, who previously worked at Syz Capital, has spent most of his career designing hedge fund structures. In an interview with Bitcoin Magazine, he said it was only a matter of time before Bitcoin’s next rally. He noted that data from on-chain analytics platforms such as Glassnode show that seller exhaustion has reached an all-time high. Although the market does not feel like it is in an extreme bear market, several on-chain indicators suggest Bitcoin is building a strong bottom. He mentioned that Bitcoin has been trading in a range just above $80,000 in recent weeks, and that he had considered $58,000 a bottom. Byworth also discussed Bitcoin yield strategies. He warned that using covered call options strategies during a bull market could cause investors to lose a significant amount of Bitcoin, and advocated using Bitcoin as collateral for