Market Shaken by Shutdown Fears: Bitcoin and Ethereum slid mid-week as U.S. government shutdown odds spiked – Ether dipped below $4,000 for the first time since August, and Bitcoin fell ~1% under $112K amid risk-off sentiment [1][2]. Traders are on edge over macro signals, from a looming U.S. budget impasse to Fed officials’ cautious tones, though some see a potential year-end rally if inflation data come in tame [3].
SEC Greenlights Crypto ETFs: U.S. regulators moved to fast-track crypto exchange-traded funds, eliminating case-by-case reviews and cutting approval times to ~75 days [4]. Asset managers are rushing in – over a dozen new ETF filings (from Solana to XRP) followed, with the first launches expected in early…
