The U.S. government shutdown has now officially gone beyond 35 days, making it the longest in history and the tension in both politics and markets is getting intense.

The Senate failed again to pass a temporary funding bill on November 5, and what began on October 1 has now turned into a full-blown budget standoff. This isn’t just about politics anymore it’s starting to hit the real economy hard.

✈️ Everyday impact:

Tens of thousands of federal workers, including more than 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 TSA agents, are still showing up without pay. Absentee rates have jumped as high as 40%, and the result is chaos over 6,000 delayed flights and more than 1,000 cancellations in a single day last week. JFK even had to ground flights temporarily.

💸 The bigger picture:

It’s not just travel businesses are feeling the squeeze too. Each day of the shutdown means millions lost in productivity, rising uncertainty, and growing pressure on investors already trying to read the Fed’s next move.

Market volatility has picked up again the VIX is trending higher, and some analysts believe this could trigger short-term repositioning across U.S. equities, gold, and even Bitcoin as traders look for safe havens.

🏛️ Why it’s happening:

The divide between Democrats and Republicans over budget and debt ceilings has turned into a test of political endurance. Both sides are holding their ground, but time isn’t on their side and the longer this lasts, the more it shakes confidence in the world’s biggest economy.

🌍 What to watch:

1️⃣ If this gridlock stretches deeper into November, we could see stronger reactions from both global and crypto markets.

2️⃣ Investors might rotate toward harder assets like $BTC and gold.

3️⃣ The Fed could face even tougher decisions on whether to step in with liquidity measures.

At this point, it’s less about if it ends and more about what breaks first.

Do you think this record-breaking shutdown could push more capital into crypto as people lose faith in the system?

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