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El Niño amplifies global climate extremes, impacting energy demand, agricultural yields, and inflation. This can influence central bank policies, indirectly affecting risk assets like Bitcoin. With BTC dominance high and altcoins underperforming, macro-driven volatility could trigger rotations.

An intensifying El Niño broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, according to the EU's climate monitor.

El Nino Sets September Heat Record in Key Pacific Zone, EU Monitor Says

El Niño-driven weather volatility could spike hydroelectric output in Latin America, pressuring local governments to divert cheap power to Bitcoin mining, creating a new frontier for hash rate decentralization.