2026-01-10 22:33:18

US government faces a critical budget deadline on January 30th. History shows what's really at stake here.

Look back at the 2025 shutdown—43 days that shook the economy. GDP took a 2.8% hit, $34 billion vanished from the system, and roughly 670,000 federal workers got sent home. Meanwhile, 42 million people relying on SNAP benefits experienced disruptions.

That's not just politics or red tape. These are real numbers that ripple through markets. When government spending freezes and consumer assistance gets interrupted, you see immediate pressure on economic data and asset volatility.

With the January 30th deadline approaching, traders and investors should be paying attention. Historical precedent suggests potential downside for risk assets if negotiations falter. The crypto market, being highly sensitive to macro headwinds and liquidity conditions, could feel the aftershocks of any prolonged fiscal uncertainty.

It's worth monitoring how lawmakers navigate this one.

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CountdownToBroke

· 2h ago

Another deadline, every time they say it's going to collapse, and the result is still here.

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GweiTooHigh

· 5h ago

43 days directly knocking 2.8% of GDP, this number is truly astonishing. No wonder the crypto circle has been so restless these days.

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HashBrownies

· 01-10 22:59

Here we go again, we really need to keep a close eye on the January 30th milestone... Last time, with 43 days of chaos, the crypto market was directly stunned. Oh my, a 2.8% GDP decline, 3.4 billion just evaporated like that? And 6.7 million civil servants unemployed... Why is it so unpredictable? It's really up to these lawmakers to negotiate, and we just have to gamble whether there's a sharp drop. Unbelievable.

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GweiWatcher

· 01-10 22:40

Closing again? Last time, those 43 days completely crushed BTC. How can it slide this time?

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CryptoHistoryClass

· 01-10 22:37

nah, we've literally seen this movie before. 2025 shutdown playbook on repeat—the charts don't lie, $34B vaporizing overnight while retail panic-sells their bags. history doesn't repeat but it sure as hell rhymes, fr fr

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GateUser-e51e87c7

· 01-10 22:34

Another budget deadline? It's really a cyclical nightmare... Last time, the 43-day shutdown caused the crypto market to crash so badly. Are we going to go through it again?

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