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🧵 2. If a shutdown occurs, financial regulators like SEC and CFTC would operate with limited staff. Crypto enforcement and oversight could be affected.

🧵 3. Crypto-focused bills, including FIT Act and Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, may face delays if a shutdown happens. No amendments or floor votes can take place.

🧵 4. Congressional priorities will shift due to shutdown, and distractions from upcoming elections may arise. Crypto issues may lose traction in the midst of other urgent matters.

🧵 5. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of the economic consequences of a shutdown, criticizes House Republicans for inaction. Shutdown labeled as "dangerous and unnecessary."