Congress Pushes Odds of a Government Shutdown to December as Bitcoin Watches

The article says Congress has pushed the U.S. government funding fight into December rather than resolving it, reducing the immediate risk of an October shutdown but leaving a larger fiscal confrontation unresolved. The House passed a stopgap bill extending funding to Dec. 4, while the Senate passed a separate version through Dec. 11, and the two chambers still need to reconcile their differences before it reaches the president. For Bitcoin, the main takeaway is that shutdown risk is now more about future liquidity and risk sentiment than a near-term funding cliff. BTC is also facing other macro catalysts, including July CPI, Federal Reserve expectations, higher oil prices tied to Middle East tensions, and broader year-end positioning. The article frames shutdown odds as a macro variable that could affect crypto sentiment, but not as a standalone driver of Bitcoin’s next move.