President Trump Signs Bill to End US Government Shutdown as Crypto Market Reacts

Highlights:

• President Trump has signed the bill to end the US government shutdown after 43 days. 
• The signing follows the House of Representatives’ vote in favour of the bill. 
• The US President blamed Democrats for the shutdown, saying their action caused a widespread economic downturn.  

The United States President Donald Trump has officially signed a bill to reopen the US government after 43 days of closure, the White House confirmed, eliciting a modest crypto market reaction. The move follows a 222-209 vote in favour of the bill by the US House of Representatives members to end the longest government shutdown in US history.

A statement from the White House read:

“The Administration urges every Member of Congress to support this responsible, good-faith product to finally put an end to the shutdown.”

The House of Representatives’ vote closely followed the Senate’s vote on Sunday night. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate voted 60 to 40 in favour of the bill. The Senate’s approval lifted Bitcoin (BTC) above $105,000 and Ethereum (ETH) past $3,500. Solana appreciated 5.1%, while XRP surged 8%, underscoring the bill’s positive market impacts. 

President Trump signs bill to OFFICIALLY reopen the government, ending the Democrat Shutdown.

Let's get our country WORKING again. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/QJqX90k9sC

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 13, 2025

Speaking shortly after signing the bill into law, Trump blamed Democrats for the shutdown, saying their action caused a widespread economic downturn. He also accused Democrats of attempting to extort American taxpayers for hundreds of billions of dollars.

Trump stated:

“The Democrats’ shutdown has inflicted massive harm. They caused 20,000 flights to be cancelled or delayed. They deprived more than 1M government workers from their paychecks and cut off food stamp benefits of millions of Americans in need.”

Economic Implications of the Reopening

The newly signed bill restores pay for roughly 800,000 laid-off American employees. In addition, it will restart public services that were halted during the shutdown. However, the measure does not include extensions for Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies or food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This leaves some support programs without additional funding for now.

Overall, reopening the government after over 40 days is expected to bring relief for federal workers and agencies that have been struggling for weeks. It also bears possible implications for the cryptocurrency market, which suffered significant declines during the shutdown. The shutdown also stalled SEC filings, delaying possible crypto ETF approvals. Moreover, political debates continue over broader budget and policy issues. 

.@POTUS: "For the past 43 days, Democrats in Congress shut down the government of the United States in an attempt to extort American taxpayers for hundreds of billions of dollars for illegal aliens… Today, we’re sending a clear message that we will NEVER give in to extortion." pic.twitter.com/kMKncQPsiL

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 13, 2025

Bitcoin Sees Slight Decline Despite President Trump’s Newly Signed Bill

At the time of writing, the crypto market is 0.5% down in the past 24 hours. It has a market cap of roughly $3.55 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $175.71 billion. Within the same timeframe, Bitcoin dropped 1%, trading at approximately $102,300. BTC’s 7-day-to-date and month-to-date variables also showed declines of about 1.6% and 9.5%, respectively.   

 Unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum is 1.5% up in the past 24 hours, trading at $3,502 with a market cap of $421.07 billion and a trading volume of $34.9 billion. ETH’s 7-day-to-date price change variable showed a 1.4% upswing. However, it dropped 14.5% month-to-date. Despite its slight short-term appreciation, Ethereum’s supply inflation remains low with high volatility. Its Fear and Greed Index reflects “Extreme Fear” at 24, while sentiment remains bearish. 

Like Ethereum, other top altcoins, including Ripple’s XRP and Binance Coin (BNB), appreciated slightly. In the past 24 hours, XRP spiked 3% trading at $2.48, while BNB surged 0.7% trading at $966.18. However, Solana (SOL) dropped 0.2% and is priced at $155.34.