The bounce in crypto markets mostly stalled on Tuesday with the U.S. government on track to shut down at midnight Eastern time.

Bitcoin (BTC) — after earlier having slid about 2% from overnight highs near $115,000 - managed a late afternoon rally to $114,300, up marginally from 24 hours ago. Ether (ETH) traded just above $4,100, sliding 1.3% during the same period.

Most tokens in the broad-market benchmark CoinDesk 20 Index posted declines, with Avalanche (AVAX), Uniswap (UNI) and Near (NEAR) leading losses.

A check on traditional markets showed gold climbing another 0.5% to $3,850, extending its record-breaking run, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 equity indexes also saw late rallies to move into positive territory just minutes ahead of the close.

Most market participants are in wait-and

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