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A group of seven Senate Democrats, including Gillibrand, Alsobrooks, Booker, Cortez Masto, Warner and Warnock, released a statement saying they “remain committed” to enacting the CLARITY Act, just two days after not a single Democrat voted to advance the bill.
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Goldman Sachs now expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by another 25 basis points in October, reversing its earlier view that September’s hike would be the last. The bank said Wednesday’s Fed meeting was more hawkish than expected. The Fed’s projections showed 16 officials expecting another hike this year, while Chair Kevin Warsh repeatedly said the latest move had “removed a dose of accommodation.”
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The U.S. Treasury is conducting a $4 billion debt buyback today, targeting 7- to 10-year maturity securities. The operation is scheduled from 1:40 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET, with settlement tomorrow. Treasury has expanded its buyback program to support liquidity in less-traded bonds. Some crypto market participants expect the move to lower yields and support Bitcoin, but the operation is not quantitative easing and does not directly create new liquidity. Treasury says the larger buybacks are intended to provide liquidity support in longer-dated securities.
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The Federal Reserve will announce its FOMC interest rate decision today at 2:00 PM ET. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh holds his press conference shortly after, at 2:30 PM ET. Money markets are pricing a more than 90% probability that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points today, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.Cryptocurrencies remain under pressure after the US Senate failed to pass the contested CLARITY Act, adding to uncertainty ahead of today’s Fed decision.
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While the CLARITY Act appears stalled in the Senate, the House is pushing ahead on crypto legislation today. At 10 AM ET, the Ways and Means Committee will mark up its crypto tax bill, while the Financial Services Committee simultaneously begins marking up several bills, including the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill introduced earlier this year by Rep. Nick Begich.
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Six Malaysian men have been convicted in Singapore over a 2024 armed robbery involving cryptocurrency, cash and luxury items worth about S$4.9 million. The robbers targeted a luxury property in Bukit Timah where high-stakes poker games were held and forced players to transfer crypto to designated wallets. The two ringleaders were each sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison and 24 strokes of the cane. Police have recovered about S$1.69 million in cryptocurrency, while the rest remains unaccounted for.
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India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance is hearing oral evidence from the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Economic Affairs on virtual digital assets (VDAs) today. The hearing is part of the committee’s study, “A Study on Virtual Digital Assets and Way Forward,” focused on the future of crypto in India. The Finance Ministry’s appearance follows earlier discussions with other government and professional bodies. The hearing could provide further input into India’s approach to crypto regulation and policy.
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Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said the CLARITY Act setback will not stop crypto development, arguing that technological progress will continue. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong also said the Senate’s failure to advance the bill was disappointing but argued that the SEC and CFTC can create clearer rules under existing authority. Armstrong added that the GENIUS Act already provides a framework for stablecoins and said crypto development will continue regardless of the legislation’s outcome. The CLARITY Act failed to reach the 60 votes required to advance.
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Grayscale has allocated 26.11% to XRP in its new Next Gen portfolio, making it the second-largest holding behind Ether at 42.34%. Solana follows with a 21.09% allocation. Together, the three assets account for nearly 89% of the portfolio. The model excludes Bitcoin and includes seven crypto funds designed for financial advisors.
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XRP price fell more than 11% during the day, with the sharpest drop coming after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act. XRP traded near $1.28, down from about $1.47 at the start of the session. Its market cap stood at $80.79 billion, while 24-hour trading volume rose 41.2% to $6.49 billion. XRP is down 9.5% over the past week but remains up 29% over the last 30 days. The Senate vote also triggered broader declines across major crypto assets.
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The Federal Reserve will announce its latest interest rate decision at 2:00 PM ET today. The current target range is 3.50%–3.75%, while markets expect a 25-basis-point hike to 3.75%–4.00%. The bigger market reaction could come from the Fed’s guidance on future rate moves. A hike could pressure stocks and crypto, while a hold could provide relief to risk assets. The decision and subsequent guidance are expected to be key volatility catalysts for crypto markets.
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Speaking at a digital asset event in Kansas City, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said that while he supports the CLARITY Act, its fate won’t determine crypto’s future. “When you have a technology that’s better, faster, stronger, that usually wins,” he said, arguing existing financial infrastructure simply hasn’t kept pace. Garlinghouse also called it “ridiculous” that so many other G20 countries already have crypto regulatory frameworks in place, questioning why the US would risk ceding leadership in the technology to other nations.
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Bitcoin has dropped to $76,426.03, down 2.9% over 24 hours, fully erasing its recent pump as markets grow uneasy ahead of today’s critical Senate vote on the CLARITY Act. Ethereum fell below $2,500 to $2,423.76, down 3.8%, while XRP slipped to $1.40. More than $200 million in crypto positions have been liquidated over the past 12 hours. The selloff comes after Republicans rejected a counteroffer from Democrats on the bill’s ethics provisions, despite having called their latest draft “final.” Senator Cynthia Lummis’s spokesperson said the Democratic counterproposal “looks identical to their opening position at the start of recess,” signaling little movement ahead of today’s vote. Some traders see the drop as pre-vote positioning rather than a lasting trend, with one saying Bitcoin could test $74,000 before the vote, potentially setting up a sharp bounce if the CLARITY Act advances tonight.
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CLARITY Act is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. ET on September 15. This is a procedural cloture vote, not the final vote on the bill. The Senate needs 60 votes to advance the legislation to floor consideration. If cloture passes, senators can move toward debate and amendments. A separate final-passage vote would come later.
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DeFi took a significant hit in the latest version of the CLARITY Act, with the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act scaled back in the process. One legal scholar called the change a “rug pull,” expressing deep disappointment while still urging lawmakers to pass the broader bill, arguing crypto is better off with it than without. The criticism centers on removed language that would have clarified criminal liability protections for DeFi developers. Critics are now pushing for floor statements and a presidential signing statement making clear that such criminal exposure was never intended under the bill’s original DeFi provisions, and that a specific prosecutorial interpretation from federal prosecutors misreads Congress’s actual intent.
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Senate Democrats rejected the latest CLARITY Act draft over ethics concerns, just hours ahead of Tuesday’s crucial cloture vote, according to reports. Democrats argue the new crypto ethics rules still don’t go far enough, even as Republicans have called this their final offer. Democrats are now drafting a counterproposal before the 2:15 PM vote. Sentiment across the party remains split. The bill needs 60 votes Tuesday just to move forward to debate, not final passage.
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The total crypto market cap climbed to $2.77 trillion, up 2.3% over 24 hours, with Bitcoin leading the way at $79,187.27, up 2.1%. XRP posted the strongest move among majors, jumping 6.4% to $1.46, while Ethereum rose 1.1% to $2,541.20. The rally comes as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the CLARITY Act is essential for America to win the global crypto race, adding fresh optimism ahead of Tuesday’s Senate cloture vote on the bill. Not every macro signal is positive, though. Iranian state media pushed back on President Trump’s claim that Iran was eager to end the war “quickly and boldly,” a rejection that came just 40 minutes after Trump’s comments. US oil prices are trading near $103 a barrel, keeping inflation risk elevated even as crypto pushes higher.
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The US Senate has officially set Tuesday, 2:15 PM ET, for the CLARITY Act’s cloture vote. Clearing that hurdle requires 60 votes to open formal debate, which can then run for up to 30 hours if approved. Final passage after that would only need a simple majority of 51 votes. The vote marks crypto’s most significant regulatory test in Washington to date, with the process kicking off tomorrow.
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Swiss Bitcoin Pay says it has temporarily shut down its servers after detecting likely unauthorized access to its internal systems. The company believes the intruder may have accessed customer email addresses, Bitcoin addresses, IBANs, transaction history, and hashed passwords, though it’s not yet clear if other data was compromised. Swiss Bitcoin Pay confirmed user funds remain safe and any amounts owed will be fully returned. No reopening date has been set as the company works to secure its infrastructure.
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President Trump said Sunday that AI does not need additional regulatory guardrails, arguing the US already holds significant criminal and regulatory power over AI companies. He accused Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei of doing “bad, or potentially bad, things,” and claimed there is a “sick conspiracy” against AI and data centers. Trump said whoever wins the AI race “wins,” and reaffirmed the US intends to stay ahead of China in the sector. On oil, Trump said prices will “drop like a rock” once the military conflict with Iran ends, adding that won’t be long. He said oil is currently flowing through the Strait of Hormuz and warned that countries that haven’t supported the US will be expected to reimburse America once the conflict concludes.
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A bipartisan coalition of 18 state attorneys general, led by New York’s Letitia James, is urging Congress to reject the CLARITY Act as currently written, ahead of Tuesday’s key procedural vote. James said the bill “would embolden scammers” in its current form. The coalition argues the legislation could weaken states’ ability to pursue crypto fraud and investor-protection cases, while giving the SEC expanded power to override state registration rules. The group is calling on Congress to preserve existing state enforcement authority and clarify language they warn could trigger legal disputes over regulatory oversight.
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President Trump has agreed to allow state attorneys general to sue the Department of Justice and crypto exchanges if he or future presidents violate the CLARITY Act’s restrictions, according to text released Sunday night by Senate Republicans, reported by Eleanor Mueller. A GOP aide called the release the party’s “last, best and final offer” to Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s vote, noting it reflects roughly 80% of the Tillis-Gallego ethics proposal. Trump would still retain the choice to either divest his crypto-related financial interests or place them in a blind trust.
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Senate Republicans released revised CLARITY Act text Sunday, calling it their “last, best and final” offer to Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s cloture vote. The new language includes a Trump-agreed ethics proposal, described by a GOP aide as accepting roughly 80% of the Tillis-Gallego framework, requiring Trump to either divest substantial crypto holdings or place them in a blind trust, while also allowing state attorneys general to enforce ethics rules, a concession the White House had previously resisted. Other changes include narrowing the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act to Bank Secrecy Act civil enforcement only, removing criminal case protections; adding a “circuit breaker” allowing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene if stablecoins trigger mass deposit flight from community banks; and tightening rules around vertical integration and conflicts of interest for digital commodity exchanges, while preserving state consumer protection laws.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is convening a Democratic caucus meeting Sunday evening to discuss the CLARITY Act ahead of Tuesday’s key procedural vote, according to two people familiar with the closed-door talks. About a dozen Democrats have spent months negotiating on the bill, but three buckets of unresolved issues remain, with no clarity on whether they’ll be settled before the vote. Chief among them: Democrats are pushing for an ethics provision that would limit President Trump’s ability to profit from his family’s crypto ventures, an issue Trump himself discussed with advisers Friday. Republicans have urged Democrats to advance the bill and keep negotiating once it reaches the floor.
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Asked which single asset he’d hold over the next five years, Hyperliquid, Ethereum or Solana, Grayscale’s Head of Research Zach Pandl declined to choose. “I don’t like to choose among my children like this,” he said, calling all three great projects. Pandl said he favors a diversified approach across crypto’s different market segments, currencies, smart contract platforms, financial applications and AI, each led by a category leader like Bitcoin, Ethereum or Hyperliquid. He also pointed to mispriced opportunities, calling privacy-focused Zcash a strong example of market asymmetry, alongside owning sector leaders as the most efficient way to build a portfolio.
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President Trump met with advisers Friday to discuss ethics language under consideration for the CLARITY Act ahead of a critical Senate procedural vote set for Tuesday, according to two people familiar with the closed-door talks. Senate Democrats have been pushing for ethics provisions that would restrict Trump’s ability to profit from his family’s crypto businesses. It remains unclear what came out of the meeting or who attended. Top Trump crypto adviser Patrick Witt struck an upbeat tone on social media Saturday, writing, “Bad day to be a Clarity Act doomer.”
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Fintech company Revolut allegedly disclosed customer data after mistaking a fraudulent government information request for a legitimate one, according to on-chain investigator ZachXBT. The exposed information reportedly includes names, contact details, identity documents, verification selfies, IBANs, bank statements, withdrawal records and transaction histories, including Bitcoin transfers. The number of affected accounts appears limited so far, but the incident may have targeted high-net-worth individuals. Several affected users have reportedly received notification emails from Revolut.
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Ethereum is trading at $2,575.39, up 5.7% over 24 hours, as stocks, Bitcoin and gold all rally on the same inflation data that simultaneously pushed Fed rate hike odds to 85%. Core CPI, which strips out food and energy, came in at 2.4%, its lowest in over five years, reflecting cooling underlying inflation in shelter, services and everyday goods. Headline CPI held at 3.4%, propped up almost entirely by oil prices spiking due to the Iran war, a supply shock rather than a sign of broader demand-driven inflation returning. Risk assets rallied on the improving yearly trend, betting the Fed has room to hold or cut rates. But rate markets disagree, reacting to a hot monthly “supercore” services reading, up 0.3% versus 0.2% expected, which excludes both energy and shelter and points to genuine demand pressure. B
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A “ghost chain” debate has erupted around the XRP Ledger after Bitquery research found just 793 accounts handled 93.2% of the network’s transactions in August, with 767 of those classified as machine accounts, including bots and spam. Separately, the XRP Ledger Foundation’s CTO suggested users could potentially transfer funds from an X Money account directly into XRP, then use the ledger’s primitives to generate yield, saying he saw nothing wrong with that setup if it became possible.
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U.S. inflation came in slightly above expectations in August, with CPI rising 0.396% month over month, or 0.4%, versus expectations of about 0.39%. The bigger surprise came from core CPI, which rose 0.290% from the previous month, well above the 0.22% forecast and up from 0.215% in July. On a yearly basis, CPI rose 3.397%, while core CPI eased to 2.446% from 2.478%. The data could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, especially with higher energy prices and geopolitical risks.
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XRP is trading near $1.35 as reports highlight its strong performance over the past year, up 384%, outpacing both Bitcoin and Ethereum. The token has also shown lower correlation to other cryptocurrencies, something analysts say could make it more attractive for portfolio diversification. Some experts say this could eventually help XRP move somewhat independently from Bitcoin’s price swings. Ripple’s former CTO David Schwartz has even suggested XRP could one day grow larger than Bitcoin by market value, pointing to the speed of the XRP Ledger and its growing use in real-world payments.
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Binance’s Bitcoin reserves have climbed above 693,000 BTC, a two-year high and about 30% of BTC held by major exchanges, according to Darkfost. Reserves have increased by 77,000 BTC since late April. The rise may reflect investors moving Bitcoin to exchanges to sell after recent rallies. Other factors include SAFU’s plan to invest $1 billion to acquire around 15,000 BTC and transfers following the ColdCard incident. The growing exchange reserves could increase potential selling pressure on Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin price is holding the $76,500–$77,000 support zone, but the level is becoming increasingly fragile ahead of Friday’s CPI report. Inflation is forecast at 3.4%, while higher average oil prices in August could increase the risk of a hotter reading. A stronger-than-expected CPI could add pressure on the Federal Reserve ahead of next Wednesday’s FOMC decision. If BTC breaks below $76,500, the next downside zone could be $72,000–$74,000.
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Bitwise is liquidating its Dogecoin ETF ($BWOW), less than a year after its launch. Trading will end October 14, with remaining shareholders cashed out the following week. The fund marks the 10th ETF liquidation this year, with assets down roughly 40% from launch to $9 billion. Bitwise cited efforts to optimize its product lineup for investor demand. The closure comes as Dogecoin (DOGE) trades at $0.08343, down 2.5% over 24 hours and 4.2% over the past week, reflecting the broader pullback in demand for smaller altcoin exposure through ETF wrappers.
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Japanese and South Korean stocks fell sharply Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 down as much as 2.9% and the Kospi off 2.4%, as surging bond yields and rising oil prices triggered a broad risk-off move across Asia. The Nikkei has now posted losses for three straight sessions, with more than ¥35 trillion, roughly $225 billion, wiped from Japanese equity value over that stretch. Japanese government bond yields climbed across the curve, with the 30-year JGB touching 4.055% and the 10-year rising to 2.965%, as roughly 97% of economists now expect the Bank of Japan to raise rates to 1.25% at its September 18 meeting. Crude above $100 a barrel and Middle East tensions added to the selling pressure region-wide.
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