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According to official news from the Sun Yuchen Prize, the first batch of award winners has officially entered a 14-day public notice period starting September 19. The topics currently under public notice are questions number 305, 371, 381, 526, 866, and 1001, among which candidates for questions 305, 371, and 381 are formal verifiers, candidates for questions 866 and 1001 are mathematical problem solvers, and question 526 has candidates from both roles. The public notice information has been made available on the official GitHub candidate registration form, and the public can submit formal challenges.It is reported that the Sun Yuchen Prize is the world's first zero-trust decentralized academic reward mechanism based on a list of questions, with a maximum single-question prize of 1 million US dollars. On the day of its establishment, the first batch of 66 mathematical problems was announced, with the highest prize of 1 million US dollars awarded to the OpenAI research team in recognition of their solution and formal proof regarding the "existence and smoothness problem of the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations." At the same time, the prize operating organization also announced the on-chain address of the prize pool, which has already deposited 10 million US dollars. After the public notice period ends, the prize will be distributed in USDT (TRC20) or USDC (ERC20), and the winners will also receive certificates and medals.

The Financial Times of the UK reported, citing the latest court documents, that after Apple integrated ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence, OpenAI found that the new weekly active users were below expectations and began to lower its growth forecasts. By the summer of 2025, OpenAI internally believed that this integration was significantly underperforming. The documents show that ChatGPT is turned off by default in Apple Intelligence, and users need to actively enable it, which may limit the actual usage rate.Users can access ChatGPT through Siri and the system writing tool, but Apple controls the entry point for AI features, the method of invocation, and the subsequent model selection. OpenAI had previously hoped to expand ChatGPT coverage and drive paid subscription conversion through the iPhone user base, but the actual subscription conversion was also below expectations, and the documents did not disclose specific new user and subscription numbers. This year, Apple chose Google Gemini as the model foundation for the new version of Siri AI, with related disclosures coming from the litigation documents between Apple and OpenAI, reflecting OpenAI's position in the lawsuit rather than operational data publicly released by the two companies.

Bitwise released its first report on "Institutional Adoption of Crypto Assets," based on interviews with investment professionals responsible for crypto asset allocation at 15 large institutions. The report states that during the period from the fourth quarter of 2025 to the second quarter of 2026, the overall crypto market will retract by about 50%, but none of the interviewed institutions reduced their crypto asset allocation, and some institutions even increased their holdings.All interviewed institutions holding crypto assets possess Bitcoin, with most viewing it as a store of value and ranking it alongside gold as a hedge against fiat currency depreciation. The report also shows that the allocation of crypto assets by the interviewed institutions ranges from 0.5% to 13% of their investable assets, with most concentrated between 1% and 2%.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, CoinRoutes co-founder Dave Weisberger stated in a video interview with Bitcoin Magazine that the biggest unreleased factor for Bitcoin is not ETFs or corporate hoarding, but rather collateral treatment. He pointed out that banks face a nearly 100% discount when holding Bitcoin, and once Bitcoin is treated like other assets based on volatility and liquidity, the situation for lending institutions and companies like Strategy Inc (formerly MicroStrategy) will change.Weisberger referred to this adjustment as the "final hurdle" and mentioned that both the Basel Committee and regulators believe this change is inevitable, but it has not yet been fully realized. He also discussed topics such as asset tokenization, Hyperliquid, and Federal Reserve policies, believing that Wall Street is providing support for related directions under the trend of tokenization.He further stated that the influx of ETF funds has reduced Bitcoin's volatility; every 25 basis points change in interest rates adds $100 billion to the U.S. fiscal deficit; Bitcoin still possesses asymmetric option characteristics, and the issue of "clean collateral" has not been resolved, so market FOMO sentiment has not truly begun.

The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened and no negotiations will take place as long as the conditions proposed by Iran are not met.

Slow Mist's Yuxian posted on platform X, stating that the related application is FomoPeek, and Slow Mist has never referred to it as the FOMO App. Overseas related security KOLs and media have misrepresented this.

Jamie Selway, the Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, stated on Bloomberg TV: Tokenization and cryptocurrency have recently been politicized, but this is not their inherent nature. The success of the nation in developing these markets should receive strong bipartisan support.

Cryptocurrency analyst Chen Mo posted that Binance's USDe briefly deviated to $0.92 today, and the last incident on October 11 was also related to USDe, while the on-chain price has remained stable.Chen Mo stated that the order book for USDe on CEX is very thin, and it supports USDe as collateral for opening positions. The risk transmission from October 11 started here, but afterwards, Binance included the actual redemption price of USDe into the price index, no longer relying solely on the order book quotes, theoretically preventing a repeat of the October 11 incident.

On September 22, the Australian Treasury released the latest edition of the Intergenerational Report, which outlines a 40-year economic outlook and lists artificial intelligence as one of the five major transformations that will profoundly impact the economy in the future, but the report does not mention cryptocurrencies. The report states that AI systems have become "significantly" more autonomous, powerful, and widely applied, with some benchmark performances surpassing human levels. The other four transformations are geopolitical conflicts, an aging population, the transition to clean energy, and Australia's industrial shift towards the service sector.John O'Loghlen, National Director of Coinbase Australia, commented in an email that the report clearly indicates that Australia's prosperity over the next 40 years will largely depend on the ability to adopt new technologies and enhance productivity, but while the report focuses on artificial intelligence, it completely overlooks the financial infrastructure required for these agents. Previous Intergenerational Reports also did not address digital assets. Despite these omissions, the Reserve Bank of Australia has increased its focus on tokenized finance and upgrading financial infrastructure earlier this year, with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre estimating that digital financial innovation could bring an economic benefit of AUD 24 billion (approximately USD 17.1 billion) annually.The Treasury also released a separate report on September 3 titled Financial Innovation Strategy, which discusses the connection between AI and financial infrastructure, stating that agent systems may increase automation and machine-to-machine trading, thereby creating greater demand for real-time, interoperable, and programmable payment systems.

Stanford University professor and founder of Landing AI, Andrew Ng, stated in a post on X that recent voices advocating for the dangers of AI have made significant progress, seemingly driven by a well-orchestrated public relations campaign, and he is concerned that this poses a setback for the field. Ng indicated that there has been no unexpected dangerous turn in AI technology, and the risk of human extinction has not increased compared to a few months ago; related theories remain in the realm of science fiction.He pointed out that the biggest change lies in cybersecurity capabilities, which should be taken seriously, but will not lead to an apocalypse. Recently, the incident where the OpenAI team deployed a swarm of agents to invade Hugging Face was exaggerated by the media, for example, describing 1,200 agents working in parallel as a miraculous ability, while computers inherently run many processes simultaneously. The key factor is the vulnerabilities in the OpenAI sandbox and monitoring; fixing these vulnerabilities and strengthening monitoring is sufficient, and there is no need to pause AI.Ng also stated that large language models and agents should not be anthropomorphized; the responsibility lies with the builders and users, not the tools themselves. Pausing AI progress will cause more harm, as opponents will not slow down; engineering needs to discover and fix problems through empirical evidence. Beneficial applications still far outweigh the risks, and development should continue.

David Ripley, co-CEO of the American cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, stated that Europe is taking a more pragmatic approach to cryptocurrency regulation, and the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) provides clarity for market rules; in contrast, the regulatory environment in the United States is more confrontational.Ripley pointed out that the CLARITY Act is progressing slowly, and related work has been ongoing for many years. He believes that if the United States continues to delay advancing cryptocurrency regulatory legislation, it may cede its leadership in financial innovation to the European Union. Kraken obtained a MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) in June 2025, allowing it to operate in 30 member countries of the European Economic Area (EEA).

According to Bitcoin Magazine, billionaire investor and founder of Draper Associates Tim Draper stated on the Bitcoin Magazine podcast that government spending has not slowed down, which will only lead to two outcomes: hyperinflation or interest rates high enough to collapse banks. He believes that it is "irresponsible" for companies like Apple and Meta not to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets.Draper suggested in the program that every business should hold at least the equivalent of four weeks of operating expenses in Bitcoin, each individual should hold about six months' worth of Bitcoin reserves, and every government should also hold Bitcoin as a hedge. He further explained that when banks holding cash fail, not having any Bitcoin on the board will expose legal and financial risks.Additionally, Draper linked his $250,000 Bitcoin price target to the next halving event and the subsequent supply shock.

Liquid Capital founder Jack Yi posted on the X platform, stating that he has repeatedly mentioned that July and August are the last times to buy the dip. The core idea is that the third wave of decline since 1011 is the final drop, and no one can determine where it will fall, influenced by factors like black swan events, similar to how the FTX incident caused BTC to drop excessively.However, the cycle time and volatility patterns will not be wrong; when the time comes, it is time to buy the dip. One should never expect to buy at the lowest price. As for why sometimes the statements are vague, after all, no one can be 100% accurate. Just like if you get it right ten times, no one remembers, but if you get it wrong once, it will always be on the chain. Also, outrageous rumors can ignite more enthusiasm than facts.

Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that if inflation does not fall back to the 2% target level, interest rates will need to be raised.He is open to the possibility of inflation starting to decline and is willing to accept that the current inflation issue stems from supply shocks that are about to fade, but he hopes to see evidence that this shock is indeed fading.

The cryptocurrency wallet application SecondFi tweeted a reminder for users affected by the previous security incident regarding the risks of claiming NIGHT tokens. Some affected users will have a window to claim NIGHT tokens on September 22, but the Midnight Foundation's system only supports claims from the original wallet addresses and cannot switch to other unaffected addresses. The affected wallets have permanently existing security risks. SecondFi advises users not to attempt to claim NIGHT through compromised wallets, or the tokens will face the risk of being stolen.SecondFi also stated that the NIGHT claiming process is independently managed by the Midnight Foundation, and its wallet migration tool and asset recovery tool do not cover NIGHT claims. Affected users should contact the Midnight Foundation directly. Previously, SecondFi experienced a security incident from June 21 to 23, resulting in approximately 16.1 million ADA (about 2.6 million USD) being stolen, involving 374 wallets.

Mustafa Suleyman, head of AI at Microsoft, stated in a CNN program that concerns about China's progress in the AI field should not be used as a reason to oppose setting safeguards for this rapidly developing technology. He said, "I believe we should not use China as a shield to avoid advancing our own AI safety work."This statement contrasts with President Trump's call for essentially unrestricted development of AI. The Microsoft AI team released a declaration last Tuesday, aiming to ensure that humanity always maintains control over the AI systems developed by the company. Suleyman pointed out that regulation should not be seen as a bad thing, but rather as a means to establish common norms and standards to enhance safety; regulation does not necessarily slow us down. The report was published on September 21, Beijing time, according to Bloomberg.