Bitcoin's recent performance seems to be less than smooth, and the rebound does not necessarily mean that institutional confidence has returned.

Donald Trump wants Washington to become the overseer of the country's artificial intelligence industry while also doing so without hindering the progress of the budding industry.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the New Zealand government has approved a free trade agreement with India. According to Sina Finance, Trade Minister Todd McClay said the two sides will exchange documents in Parliament with India’s high commissioner later on Monday to confirm that both countries have completed the approval process, and the agreement will take effect on October 20.

The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England are stepping up scrutiny of banks' and trading firms' risk exposure, according to the Financial Times. According to ChainCatcher, the review is being strengthened as regulators focus on potential vulnerabilities in the financial system.

Turkey's Capital Markets Board said it has extended the liquidation deadline for more than 100 Turkish investment funds managed by portfolio managers that are unable to meet redemption obligations from three months to six months. According to Sina Finance, the regulator said the change was made to ensure funds pending liquidation can be disposed of under the most favorable conditions possible, taking into account portfolio structure and market conditions. Liquidation may be completed earlier within the six-month period depending on actual circumstances.

According to Sina Finance, people familiar with the matter said Korea Investment Corp. plans to sell part of its private equity stakes worth more than $1 billion. The people said the sovereign fund has hired PJT Partners as adviser for the transaction. The people, who asked not to be identified because the information has not been made public, said discussions are still at an early stage and deal terms may change. PJT Partners declined to comment, and Korea Investment Corp. has not yet responded to inquiries. As of the end of 2025, the sovereign wealth fund managed $232 billion in assets and had a 10-year annualized return of 7.07%. More than 78% of its portfolio was allocated to traditional asset classes such as equities and fixed income, with the rest invested in alternative assets including private equity and real estate. An Evercore report showed that secondary private equity transactions have gained popularity in recent years, with deal volume reaching a record $121 billion in the first half of this year. Rising interest rates and slower capital deployment have driven growth in secondary transactions, while investors have also used sales of private equity stakes to adjust portfolios amid a weak exit market.

On September 21, a social media user said Zhipu founder and Tsinghua University professor Tang Jie personally filed a complaint on Xiaohongshu over a user post that allegedly spread claims that Zhipu's ZCode copied code without factual basis. According to ChainCatcher, the complaint also said the post linked Tang Jie to the allegations in a derogatory way and used AI-generated images of him in a defamatory context. Zhipu said the same day that it had completed fixes for security issues in its independent desktop AI coding client ZCode and apologized to all users. The company said it has open-sourced ZCode and will let the community review the code, while also building a regular mechanism for product security vulnerabilities. The company had previously apologized and issued an emergency fix on September 18 after developers found that ZCode silently uploaded local repository data without prior notice. Zhipu said the issue stemmed from a default-on “repository indexing” feature that had no off switch. On September 20, Taiyuan Chengming Technology Co. sent a letter to Zhipu accusing ZCode of uploading the company’s data assets and trade secrets without authorization and said it reserved the right to pursue legal liability.

The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have significantly increased scrutiny of global banks' exposure to large trading firms and market makers after Jane Street suffered a historic loss. According to Sina Finance, citing the Financial Times, the move was prompted by Jane Street's $15 billion monthly loss in July 2026, driven by an AI-led stock market pullback, which was the firm's first monthly loss in a decade. Regulators are also asking major global banks about their funding and credit exposure to Jane Street, Citadel Securities, and other top non-bank financial intermediaries.

A top-performing T. Rowe Price fund is increasing bets on Greater China companies lower down the AI supply chain, according to Bloomberg. The fund is betting the region’s investment cycle still has room to catch up with global trends.

Mark Cabana, co-head of global rates research at BofA Global Research, said the front end of the global yield curve could reprice higher as central banks reduce accommodation, according to Bloomberg. He made the comments on the sidelines of the BofA APAC Conference in Hong Kong.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will travel to New York from September 21 to 25 to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. According to Sina Finance, Dar will meet the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Kashmir contact group during the meetings and take part in other ministerial meetings. He will attend the Arab-Islamic Eight-Nation Group meeting and speak at a high-level briefing on artificial intelligence at the UN Security Council. Dar will also hold bilateral talks with foreign ministers from several countries and accompany Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to bilateral meetings.

Binance founder CZ recently engaged in discussions at an offline AMA for readers of his book "Binance Life" in Hong Kong, covering topics such as investment decisions, risk control, RWA, Hong Kong regulations, entrepreneurship, education, and personal wealth perspectives.

The SEC recently introduced an exemption for stock tokenization transactions, but "doing this kind of thing" is far from "being able to use this exemption" than one might imagine.

An attacker drained about $2 million from Fetch.ai and NuNet by stealing 8.7 million FET and minting 408.5 million NTX without authorisation.

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs unanimously predict that the issuance of short-term U.S. debt will exceed $1 trillion in the next year, with outstanding debt accounting for 24.9%, far exceeding the official target of 20%.

Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it believed were part of its test environment

Everyone was waiting for Anthropic Opus 5.2, but the latest insider information is that the next version number will jump straight to 5.5!

Stablecoins, stablecoin chains, SWIFT, Fintech, cross-border payments, what you hear about stablecoins isn't always true (Golden Finance), what practical problems has the digital dollar actually solved for payment infrastructure?

A phenomenon that is worth studying has recently emerged in the U.S. Clarity Act for Digital Asset Markets.