Perpetual shares fell after the company rejected EQT Group's latest takeover offer. According to Sina Finance, the Sydney-based investment firm said the final best offer was not in shareholders' interests. The company said on Monday that the offer of A$22.50 per share, plus a potential dividend of up to A$0.60, undervalued Perpetual. The A$22.50-per-share bid valued Perpetual at about A$2.8 billion in July. In early trading on Monday, Perpetual shares fell as much as 15%, their biggest one-day drop since November 2022. Citi analyst Thomas Strong wrote in a note that EQT's description of the bid as final and best means it will not make another offer for at least several months. He said the stock should move toward intrinsic value over the long term, with Citi's base valuation at A$18.40, although the market will still price in the possibility of another bidder.

Micron and the Taiwan Micron Memory Union held their first mediation meeting on September 18 and agreed to hold a second session on October 22. According to ChainCatcher, the two sides described the talks as constructive and helpful in advancing communication. Micron said representatives discussed several issues, including the overall compensation and bonus framework, No Free Rider, and Non-Retaliation. On Non-Retaliation, Micron reiterated its commitment under its Global Team Member Handbook that employees have the right to peaceful assembly, freedom of association, and to form or join a union or labor organization of their choice without fear of retaliation, as well as to seek collective bargaining or other forms of representation. Micron also thanked the Central Taiwan Science Park Administration and the mediation committee for their assistance and support during the process. The company said both sides will continue to maintain mutual respect and use positive, practical communication to support employees, serve customers, and promote the company’s continued success.

Solana ecosystem token STAMP briefly pushed its market capitalization above $14 million before easing to about $12 million, with intraday gains exceeding 160 times. According to Odaily, the project said Zcash has not yet completed the network upgrade needed to support asset issuance, so STAMP is trying to map cross-chain assets through NFTs and SPL tokens. Under the plan, users burn SPL tokens to receive NFTs, which can then be used on Zcash to redeem the corresponding assets.

Canary Capital has filed a second amended S-1 registration statement for its Staked SEI ETF. According to PANews, the ETF will hold spot SEI, with about 90% of assets expected to be staked and BitGo serving as the sole custodian.

ASX Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Anthony Attia is rebuilding the Australian bourse’s leadership team by appointing departing Dexus executive Keir Barnes as its next finance head and expanding the role overseeing clearing and settlement operations, according to Bloomberg.

JPMorgan said its already above-consensus forecast for South Korean interest rates still has further upside risk if semiconductor-led growth pushes up inflation, provided credit and financial markets remain stable. According to Sina Finance, the Wall Street firm expects the Bank of Korea to raise rates in November this year, February next year, and May, lifting the policy benchmark to 3.75% in the current tightening cycle. That forecast is above the 3.5% median in a media economists' survey, which showed respondents expecting rates to stay at 3.5% through the second quarter of 2028. JPMorgan economist Seok Gil Park said in an interview, "Our forecast is 3.75%, but it is too early to determine the upper end of the rate terminal at this stage. We are going through an unprecedented macro shock."

On Sep 21, 2026, 00:21 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has crossed the 780 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 780.210022 USDT, with a narrowed 2.45% increase in 24 hours.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said some AI industry leaders are calling for tighter regulation, but he believes the warnings are not sincere. According to Sina Finance, Huang made the remarks in an interview aired on Sunday local time, saying some AI lab leaders were warning that their products could harm people in various ways if artificial intelligence is not more tightly regulated. Speaking about AI leaders who have urged governments to regulate the industry, Huang said they were not really asking for more new rules, but wanted to escape existing legal constraints. He added that they must have another motive. Huang said he does not know what those motives are, but said using the technology to create panic is both "irresponsible" and "unnecessary." His comments echoed U.S. President Donald Trump, who said on Saturday that no new rules are needed to ensure the technology's safety. Trump said on Truth Social that the administration would not block or stifle the industry's development in any way. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios also rejected the idea that tech companies need government intervention to keep their AI models safe. In an interview on Sunday, he said AI labs could simply "shut down" related work if they believe their products are dangerous. Last week, several leading executives in the AI sector called for slowing AI development until adequate safeguards are in place.

BlockBeats reported on September 21 that a wallet allocated to the Official Trump Meme team transferred 8.73 million TRUMP to BitGo custody, according to Onchain Lens monitoring. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the tokens were worth about $17.99 million. Over the past two weeks, the team has transferred a total of about 31 million TRUMP to BitGo, worth about $70.64 million.

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs predict that the U.S. will net borrow approximately $1 trillion in short-term Treasury bonds over the next year. With interest rates remaining high, the increasing proportion of short-term debt makes U.S. finances more vulnerable to fluctuations in financing costs.

Jinse Finance launches its cryptocurrency and blockchain industry daily news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 3188, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

The widespread rise in altcoin prices is an illusion. How are you doing if you bought cryptocurrencies last October?

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on AI, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

Bybit CEO discusses AI agents and the entry of RWA institutions, believing that AI may become the next catalyst, with Crypto as its underlying financial infrastructure.

PayPal and Bybit have both tested WeChat QR code payments, but stablecoins still face the hurdle of obtaining licenses to enter China's offline acquiring network.

The once-popular public blockchain Linera ceased operations after failing to reach its minimum fundraising target, shifting the competition among public blockchains to a battle of revenue generation capabilities.

Saylor argues that the digital asset industry does not need to accept the limitations of CLARITY's compromise terms. Under current laws, there are sufficient opportunities. The application should scale up its product within two years, making users the strongest line of defense.

Two Goldman Sachs strategists believe the market is overly pessimistic about pricing in interest rate hikes, and that the drop in oil prices will open a window for a year-end rally across all assets.

An international security think tank has disclosed the OpenAI agent out-of-control incident and analyzed the security threshold of enterprise-level agents.