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Binance Alpha has launched an airdrop for Doppler Finance (XDP). Users holding at least 230 Binance Alpha points are eligible to participate on a first-come, first-served basis, with a total of 1,666 XDP tokens available. If the reward pool is not fully distributed, the point threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes. Note that claiming the airdrop consumes 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; unclaimed rewards will be forfeited.

Ahead of the release of the U.S. September non-farm payrolls report, JPMorgan’s trading desk has ended its previous tactical neutral stance on U.S. stocks and shifted back to a bullish outlook, focusing on the technology and banking sectors. Andrew Tyler, JPMorgan’s head of U.S. market intelligence, stated that stronger-than-expected U.S. economic activity, resilient consumers, solid corporate earnings growth, and the likely gradual stabilization of bond yields make the current market environment more favorable for risk assets. Tyler noted that the technology sector remains a key bullish pick, with semiconductors and the "Magnificent Seven" set to continue outperforming, while the artificial intelligence theme is far from over. For cyclical stocks, JPMorgan prefers bank stocks, arguing that a renewed acceleration in economic growth, a potential steepening of the yield curve, and improved capital market activity will support bank shares. The bank also added that as oil prices and bond yields face possible declines, small-cap stock shorts are at risk of being covered, so it no longer recommends using a short position on the Russell 2000 Index as a direct hedge for long tech positions. The next key market focus is the U.S. September non-farm payrolls report, set to be released this Friday. A Bloomberg survey forecasts around 90,000 new non-farm jobs, with the unemployment rate holding steady at around 4.1%. Federal funds futures indicate the market currently prices in a roughly 65% probability of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in October.

Aster has launched Perpetual Grid 2.0, alongside a four-week liquidity mining campaign with a maximum total reward pool of 140,000 ASTER tokens. The event runs from September 28 to October 25 (UTC). It is open to users running Perpetual Grid strategies on specified trading pairs, with no registration required. Rewards are distributed hourly based on each Grid strategy’s share of valid trading volume; the base reward pool is 10,000 ASTER per cycle, with potential additional rewards subject to market conditions and platform trading activity. The first week’s specified trading pairs include OURA/USD1, POLYMARKET/USD1, and META/USD1. Aster notes that Perpetual Grid 2.0 separates automated grid strategies from regular perpetual contract trading via dedicated Grid Bot sub-accounts, supporting both cross and isolated margin. In isolated mode, each account can run up to 50 independent Grid strategies. Additionally, Aster has launched a Grid Marketplace, where users can view strategy metrics including PnL, ROI, runtime, price range, leverage, and trading volume, with support for copying or reversing strategies.

According to market data from BIT (bit.com), US chip stocks are slumping: the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is down 1.95%, AMD (AMD.O) has fallen 3.53%, Qualcomm is down 6.96%, and Intel is down 4.62%.

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According to a Bloomberg report, Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) plan to extend trading hours in the coming months, with U.S. equity markets gradually moving toward a model of over 23 hours of daily trading, five days a week. Nasdaq and NYSE Arca are set to launch overnight trading on December 6. Nasdaq intends to add a trading session from 21:00 to 4:00 ET, while NYSE Arca has a similar plan, though its main board trading hours will remain unchanged for now. The LSE, meanwhile, plans to launch "LSE 24" in 2027, allowing trading of some securities between 17:00 GMT and 7:50 GMT the next day. Bloomberg notes that the expansion of U.S. trading hours is primarily driven by growing demand from overseas investors and competition from 24/7 trading platforms such as cryptocurrency and prediction markets. Overnight trading volume in U.S. stocks currently accounts for only about 1% of total volume, but has more than tripled in the 12 months through August 2026, with roughly 37% of that overnight volume coming from non-U.S. investors. However, market participants warn that extended trading hours could lead to lower liquidity in overnight sessions, wider bid-ask spreads, increased price volatility, and higher operational and monitoring costs for brokers and market infrastructure. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq’s plan to extend trading hours and is currently discussing with market institutions how to ensure market order and liquidity during the extended sessions.