Tariff-Funded Stimulus Checks Amid U.S. Shutdown Could Provide Liquidity Catalyst for Bitcoin, Analysts Say

Stimulus checks funded by tariff revenue could act as a short-term liquidity catalyst for crypto markets by putting discretionary cash into retail hands during a US government shutdown, increasing buying power and potentially lifting demand for Bitcoin and other digital ￰0￱ checks may boost retail liquidity into crypto markets Tariff revenues are being cited as a possible funding source for $1,000–$2,000 per-person ￰1￱ Treasury data shows ~$214 billion in tariff revenue year-to-date; traders see a 68% chance of an extended shutdown (Polymarket). Stimulus checks could lift crypto demand — stimulus checks front-loaded; read how tariff-funded payouts may act as a liquidity catalyst and what traders should ￰2￱ growing demand for safe-haven assets due to a US government shutdown, stimulus checks may bring an “additional liquidity catalyst,” market analysts told ￰3￱ States President Donald Trump has floated the idea of using import tariff revenue for another stimulus package, signaling another tailwind for crypto markets, alongside the ongoing government ￰4￱ Trump said that he is considering giving Americans up to $2,000 in stimulus checks funded by revenue generated from import tariffs, according to an interview on the One America News Network published on ￰5￱ the revenue from tariffs is just “starting to kick in,” they will ultimately generate “over a trillion dollars a year,” said Trump during the interview, adding that another part of the revenue will be used to pay the nation’s $37 trillion federal ￰6￱ proposed “dividend” plan would distribute between $1,000 and $2,000 per individual, pending congressional ￰7￱ Trump’s interview with One American News Network.) amplified liquidity conditions by lowering interest rates and encouraging ￰8￱ without QE, one-off stimulus deposits can temporarily lift consumer risk appetite and reallocate capital into higher-risk assets including crypto.

Meanwhile, the US government shutdown entered its seventh day on Tuesday, with lawmakers failing to pass a key funding ￰9￱ Senate is set to reconvene later today, but no resolution is ￰10￱ of the government shutdown ending by Oct. 15.