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CanvasBid Auction Engine

Design a backend for a digital art auction platform. The system supports different auction formats: English (ascending price) and Dutch (descending price). It needs to handle real-time bids, validate them against the current highest bid/reserve price, and notify all participants when a new high bid is placed or the auction ends.

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