Venus Protocol, a BNB Chain lending platform, lost about $3.6 million after an attacker manipulated THE token liquidity to amplify borrowing through repeated flash-loan-style loops. The attacker had accumulated roughly 14.5 million THE (about 84% of circulating supply) and later cycled exposure to around 53.2 million THE. Venus suspended the THE market and tightened collateral rules, flagging six tokens including BCH, LTC, UNI, AAVE, FIL, and TWT.

Bitcoin has rebounded from $84,000 to near $93,000 and is consolidating around $91,400 as exchange selling pressure and whale deposits decline. On-chain metrics point to weakened short-term holder activity and a potential move toward the $98,700 resistance, with some traders eyeing the $102,000–$112,700 zone if momentum builds. Analysts describe the setup as fragile but improving, with macro policy expectations and subdued ETF inflows still shaping the next major breakout.

Gold dropped 6.8% on October 21, recording its steepest single-day decline in 12 years after reaching a record high of $4,381 per ounce. Tether minted $1 billion USDT within 24 hours, according to blockchain data. Institutional investors allocated $619 million into Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs with zero outflows, suggesting potential capital rotation from traditional assets into digital currencies.