A short-term funding extension would bridge federal operations past the November midterms, and crypto markets are watching the stability signals closely. Senate Republicans are pushing to pass a continuing resolution before Friday’s recess deadline, aiming to prevent a government shutdown. The stopgap bill would extend current funding levels through early December, buying Congress time to negotiate full-year appropriations. With current federal funding authority set to expire on September 30, the clock is ticking. Why crypto markets should care about a spending bill with zero crypto provisionsThere’s nothing about Bitcoin, stablecoins, or digital asset regulation in this bill.