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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.

On September 22, it was reported that approximately one month after the launch of SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot AI agent, its weekly active users had surpassed 400,000. As of September 14, the number of Grok Bot users had reached 418,000, up 24% from the previous week. (Jiemian)

Mars Finance reports that on September 23, according to market data, HYPE rose above $97 to a new all-time high. It is currently trading at $97.151, up 3.28% over the past 24 hours.

On September 23, U.S. and Iranian officials held about three hours of talks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Trump called them very good and very productive, and both sides plan to meet again soon. In U.S. stocks, the Dow fell 0.36%, the S&P edged higher, and the Nasdaq rose 0.45, setting another record closing high. Among individual stocks, Micron rose about 5%, SK Hynix gained more than 3%, SanDisk rose 6.8%, and Cisco fell more than 4%. In the crypto market, Bitcoin remained in strong consolidation, trading at $86,195, down 0.35% over 24 hours; ZEC broke above 1600 and is now at 1633, setting another recent high.

Anthropic announced that Claude Opus 5.5 is now available on all platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Its performance on most tasks is close to that of Claude Fable 5.1, while its cost is 40% lower than Opus 5. Pricing is $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens. Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5 will be released in the coming weeks.

Mars Finance reports that Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced a four-party collaboration with StepFun, Wuliang Huo, and Longsys. Qualcomm launched the 6th-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Elite and the 6th-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite. The 6th-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Elite has a maximum clock speed of 5.0GHz, with enhanced AI capabilities across the CPU, GPU, and NPU to support the next generation of Android flagship smartphones. The 6th-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers comprehensive upgrades in AI, performance, gaming, imaging, and connectivity.

On-chain monitoring account Onchain Lens reported that the two addresses are suspected to be controlled by the same entity, with a combined stake of 212,590 HYPE, worth approximately $20.49 million. The individual addresses staked 106,410 HYPE (approximately $10.25 million) and 106,180 HYPE (approximately $10.24 million), respectively. The relevant addresses are 0x8bddfed1ec21bde1ee812a2a74c07dad69f76aec and 0x1ca9e572e5000e825e2e152f6ec5c511404d5120.

OpenAI launched two new lower-priced tiers in the GPT-6 series, GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, with API prices approximately 50% lower than the promotional price of GPT-5.6; Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5, saying it is more token-efficient and costs about 40% less to run than Opus 5. Both companies introduced lower-cost models to compete with cheaper open-weight rivals.

Mars Finance reports that on September 23, according to market data, ZEC briefly surged past $1,647, setting a new recent high. It has since retreated to $1,640, up 11.33% over the past 24 hours.

Recently, Transwarp Technology was listed in Hong Kong, and some A-share-listed companies have also gone public in Hong Kong through the “A+H” model. Wind data show that, as of September 22 this year, 35 A-share companies had listed in Hong Kong, raising more than HK$240 billion and accounting for a significant share of new listings and funds raised. Hong Kong stocks have rebounded amid volatility this year and may remain range-bound in the short term. Structural opportunities will remain focused on technology hardware and high-dividend assets. The AI infrastructure, semiconductor, and hardware equipment sectors remain highly resilient, while future market gains may shift from benefiting from capital expenditure expansion to realizing returns.

Mars Finance reported that on the first day of the 2026 Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm launched the sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Elite Edition and the sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite Edition, marking the first time it has adopted a “dual-flagship” strategy. The sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Elite Edition is designed specifically for the era of agentic AI and features the world’s fastest mobile CPU, with a peak clock speed of up to 5.0GHz. Its CPU, GPU, and NPU all feature enhanced AI capabilities, providing powerful support for next-generation Android flagship smartphones. The sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite Edition delivers comprehensive upgrades in AI, performance, gaming, imaging, and connectivity. (CLS)

On September 22, PayPal announced a partnership with Meta that will enable PayPal users to shop and check out at PayPal merchants worldwide through Meta’s Muse personal AI agent. (Jiemian)

Mars Finance reports that OpenAI plans to allow third-party organizations to review the safety risks of its models during the early stages of the artificial intelligence model development cycle. This is one of its ongoing efforts to address growing concerns about the technology’s potential harms. OpenAI also listed key priorities for ensuring that these evaluations operate effectively, including “strong independent mechanisms, scientific rigor, robust safety practices, and clear accountability.” (CLS)

Mars Finance reports that on September 22, according to market data from BIT (bit.com), shares of major U.S. banks extended their declines: JPMorgan Chase fell 4.1%, Bank of America fell 3.1%, Wells Fargo fell 4.2%, Citigroup fell 3.2%, Goldman Sachs fell 1.9%, and Morgan Stanley fell 3.6%.

Mars Finance reports that U.S. President Trump, Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen, and Greenlandic Prime Minister Nielsen have officially signed a security agreement for Greenland.

Mars Finance reports that on-chain data analytics platform Glassnode posted on X: Bitcoin has flashed the momentum signal that marked the start of the past two bull markets, with MVRV rising back above its 365-day moving average. Glassnode said this is the same crossover that occurred at the start of the 2019 and 2023 bull markets.