Avalanche and Chainlink Experience Flash Loan Attack and Market Volatility
A $1 million flash loan attack on Avalanche coincides with technical chart signals for both AVAX and LINK.
A $1 million flash loan attack on Avalanche coincides with technical chart signals for both AVAX and LINK. Chainlink (LINK) is trading at $10.66, down 10.8% since this brief published. This is an original TLT brief based on reporting by Crypto Daily, with live market data added, as of Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:15:02 UTC.
The flash loan attack highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols and the potential impact on investor confidence and asset prices.
- A flash loan drained $1 million from an Avalanche vault.
- AVAX price dipped below key moving averages.
- Avalanche's total value locked fell 4.5% over the past week.
- Market cap for AVAX and LINK are $4.05B and $9.17B respectively.
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A flash loan attack on an 
Avalanche vault resulted in the theft of approximately $1 million, according to Crypto Daily. This incident coincides with AVAX's price slipping below its moving averages, a technical signal that often indicates potential downward momentum.
The Avalanche network's total value locked (TVL) has also been affected, decreasing by 4.5% over the past week to $136.55 million, as reported by DeFiLlama. This decline suggests a possible loss of confidence in the platform following the security breach.
Chainlink (LINK) and Avalanche (AVAX) have both experienced significant price movements. LINK is currently trading at $11.95, up 4.24% in the last 24 hours but down 6.61% over the past week. AVAX is priced at $9.11, up 2.80% in the last day but down 8.71% over the week.
The broader crypto market remains relatively stable, with a total market cap of $2.81 trillion. 
Bitcoin has seen a 1.25% increase in the last 24 hours, and the Fear & Greed Index stands at 51, indicating a neutral market sentiment.
The flash loan attack on Avalanche underscores the ongoing security challenges in the DeFi space. Traders and investors will likely keep a close eye on both AVAX and LINK to see how they recover from this event and whether further technical signals emerge.
Since this brief published about 27 hours ago, Chainlink (LINK) has moved from $11.95 to $10.66 — -10.79%, a notable move.
The chart plots LINK's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 LINK ≈ ₦14,697.48 (about $10.66), down 9.8% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 2.4% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the assets in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 28, 2026.
TLT reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.
Avalanche and Chainlink Experience Flash Loan Attack and Mar — questions & answers
What is a flash loan attack?
A flash loan attack is a type of exploit where an attacker borrows funds without collateral, manipulates the market, and repays the loan within the same transaction, profiting from the price difference.
How much was stolen in the Avalanche flash loan attack?
Approximately $1 million was drained from an Avalanche vault.
What are the current prices of AVAX and LINK?
AVAX is at $9.11 and LINK is at $11.95, with both seeing 24-hour increases but 7-day declines.
How much is 1 Chainlink worth in naira today?
About ₦14,697.48 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $10.66. The naira price moves with both LINK's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our Chainlink in naira page for any amount.
Has Chainlink's price moved since this brief was published?
LINK is down 10.79% since this brief first published — trading at $10.66 now versus $11.95 at publication. TLT re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from Crypto Daily. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.