What the Historic Shutdown’s End Means for XRP, Ethereum and Dogecoin
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Altcoins The longest federal freeze in modern U.S. history is finally over. After weeks of suspended data releases, stalled agency operations, and relentless political bickering, Congress approved a bill to reopen the government — a move expected to be signed by President Trump shortly. Key Takeaways XRP launches its first U.S. spot ETF as sentiment remains sharply bearish, per Santiment. Dogecoin gains momentum with whale accumulation and bullish patterns flagged by analysts. Ethereum reclaims a key technical level highlighted by Merlijn, boosting altseason odds. The end of the U.S. shutdown improves the outlook for ETF flows and broader market recovery. Markets reacted instantly, relieved that regulatory work, economic reporting, and federal oversight can resume. Crypto briefly caught a tailwind even before the shutdown officially ended. A viral rumor about possible tariff-funded stimulus checks sent Bitcoin flying above $104,000 and pushed Dogecoin nearly 5% higher in minutes. The spike faded, but it confirmed one thing: liquidity-starved traders are eager to react to any catalyst, real or imagined. Now that Washington is coming back online, the market shifts its focus to structural events — and three major assets stand at the center of it all. XRP: ETF Launch Sets the Stage for a Post-Shutdown Reset The biggest fundamental catalyst of the week comes from XRP. Canary Capital’s spot XRP ETF has officially cleared all regulatory hurdles and is set to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPC, marking the first U.S.-listed spot XRP ETF in history. The approval process, which used the fast-track auto-effective pathway under Section 8(a), slipped through during the shutdown’s reduced regulatory activity — a rare case where political paralysis actually accelerated a crypto product. This ETF joins a growing cluster of altcoin-focused products. Solana, Litecoin, and Hedera ETFs have already launched, pulling strong institutional flows, and XRP…
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