According to @camillionaire_m, the Ethereum network continues to function regardless of a US government shutdown, keeping on-chain activity accessible to traders. Source: Camilla McFarland on X. Ethereum’s consensus and execution are maintained by globally distributed validators and nodes rather than U.S. government systems, so DEX swaps, settlements, and transfers on ETH remain operational. Source: Ethereum.org documentation. In past shutdown contingencies, the U.S. SEC indicated most operations would pause, which can delay regulatory actions, but this does not affect Ethereum’s network uptime. Source: U.S. SEC Operations Plan for Lapse in Appropriations. For trading, this means DeFi liquidity, staking rewards, and L2 rollup activity on Ethereum continue even if U.S. regulatory processing slows, allowing strategies to rely on on-chain execution and risk management. Source: Ethereum.org documentation; U.S. SEC.