The U.S. government shutdown has thrown the global market into chaos. The VIX fear index has soared faster than anyone else, and the crypto world has directly split into two factions—newbies either go all in on so-called "safe haven coins" or panic sell. This operation looks more ridiculous than the bickering between the two parties in Congress.

I've been struggling in this field for eight years, and today I must say something practical: Is this round of turmoil a trap or an opportunity? Risk avoidance shouldn't be done blindly; you need to know the tricks.

The real impact of this shutdown is not in the short-term price fluctuations. The core issue is that funds are starting to reassess the weight of "dollar credit." The recent decline in the dollar index is not a coincidence—government shutdowns have led to a complete halt of key data, including employment reports and CPI data, effectively removing GPS navigation for the market. Coupled with a weekly economic loss of 15 billion dollars, investor confidence in U.S. fiscal policy has collapsed.

At this time, funds definitely need to find a safe haven, but be aware - the risk aversion logic in the crypto world is completely different from traditional finance!

Take the "gold-related coins" that everyone loves to chase as an example, never follow the trend blindly. I have always emphasized that these types of assets should look at "true linkage" rather than "slogans." For those projects that claim to be tied to the gold trend, you should first check three things: Is there sufficient gold assets as backing? Is there a third-party organization conducting regular audits? Is the team operation sufficiently transparent?

Last year, there were fake gold coin projects that ran away, and behind them, there wasn't even a gram of gold. The number of cases where newbies got trapped is countless.