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El Niño typically drives inflation through higher food and energy prices, potentially forcing central banks to maintain tight monetary policy, which historically pressures risk assets like crypto. However, it also accelerates renewable energy adoption and ESG investments, creating long-term tailwinds for green crypto projects.

An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, according to the EU's Copernicus climate service.