[Democrats Warn Government Shutdown Could Heighten Crypto Market Risks, Call for Insider Trading Investigation] Maxine Waters, the Democratic leader of the House Financial Services Committee, warned on the 21st day of the government shutdown that President Trump and Congressional Republicans' failure to establish a proper regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies would exacerbate market risks. She pointed out that the October 10 crypto market flash crash caused investors to lose billions of dollars and sparked calls for an insider trading investigation. An analyst discovered that a certain wallet deposited millions of dollars into the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange before the crash and profited approximately $150 million through leveraged short positions. Waters urged the SEC and CFTC to thoroughly investigate the related activities. However, due to the government shutdown paralyzing regulatory agencies, investors face heightened risks, and similar crash events may spread more quickly to the traditional financial sector in the future.