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Bitcoin Rises After Liquidations, Mastercard Launches Platform
• Bitcoin fell to $79,735 then rebounded above $82,500, with $939.5M liquidated in 24h and $940M total liquidations noted. • Mastercard launched Global Money Platform on Oct 16, integrating BVNK acquisition for multi‑currency fiat and stablecoin accounts. • Ripple Prime introduced 24/7 real‑world asset perpetual swaps on Oct 16, first client Virtu, covering 100+ markets with RLUSD collateral. • Solana Mobile partnered with Ledger on the new Ledger Atom device, pre‑installing Seeker app and Solana dApp Store. • Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued every macro scenario ultimately benefits Bitcoin, citing AI boom or government bailouts as bullish drivers.