**[2018 U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Second Week, SEC Operations Limited]** The 2018 U.S. government shutdown entered its second week. As of October 1 of that year, the U.S. Congress had yet to reach an agreement to restore normal operations. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that the agency was operating with minimal staff, limiting its ability to review crypto ETFs. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was also affected due to having only one commissioner serving as acting chairman. According to data from prediction market Polymarket, the probability of the shutdown ending after October 15 was approximately 72% at the time.