Bitcoin traded at $110,347 on October 21, up 1.54% from the prior session and 63.5% higher year-on-year. Forecasts place it near $109,450 by quarter-end and $120,483 within the next year, underscoring steady confidence in digital assets.

In equities, the US 100 Tech Index gained 1.30% to 25,182 on October 20, extending a 23.67% annual rise and 1.70% gain over the past month, evidence that investor appetite for technology remains firm despite changing macro signals.

Gold climbed to a record $4,380 per ounce, supported by expectations of further Federal Reserve rate cuts and strong demand for safety assets during the ongoing US government shutdown. 

On the currency front, the offshore yuan stayed near three-week highs at 7.1225 per dollar after the People’s Bank of China held lending rates steady for a fifth month. 

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