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Ripple CEO Sees Reason for Crypto Optimism After CLARITY Act Defeat

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says there is still reason for optimism about U.S. crypto after the CLARITY Act failed to advance, pointing to continued SEC and CFTC rulemaking while stressing that the company’s business momentum remains intact. Garlinghouse Looks Beyond Failed Senate Vote Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is looking beyond Congress after the CLARITY Act […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms16 Sept

• neutral toward Ripple Labs · 88%

Injective feels the heat as CLARITY Act vote shakes the market, drops 10% in 24 hours

The crypto market has seen over $630 million liquidated in the past 24 hours after the Clarity Act vote sentiment shift.

AMBCrypto•Akashnath S16 Sept

SEC and CFTC Chairmen Say They Will Write Crypto Rules Without CLARITY Act

Michael Selig said the CFTC is "locked in and ready to ship its rules for the new frontier of finance." Paul Atkins said the SEC will "act decisively within the SEC's statutory authority." Both posted the statements to X on Wednesday, within two hours of each other, the day after the Senate blocked

The Defiant•The Defiant Team16 Sept

• neutral toward SEC · 98%

Bipartisan optimism emerges for Clarity Act despite current setbacks

Bipartisan optimism may reshape political dynamics, potentially boosting future support and altering market expectations for the Clarity Act.

CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez16 Sept

$ETH| 1D | BUY SETUP |

While the retail crowd panics over a 9% pullback triggered by the Senate's CLARITY Act failure, the daily chart is print-perfect, retesting its primary buying block with an asymmetric 1:4 risk-to-reward setup. 🚨 Current Structure: Price: $2,417.55 Reaction: Rejected and pulled back -9.32% from its local high of $2,665.99 on Sep 12. Pattern: Daily Horizontal Support Range / Accumulation Block. Bias: Bullish as long as the $2,249.71 support floor holds. "The Level That Decides Everything": The $2,326.77 - $2,249.71 Daily Buying Order Block. Bids are queued at the $2,328.22 entry price. If this floor holds on a retest, it confirms a strong trend reversal to clear local range resistance. A daily close below $2,228.22 invalidates the setup. Targets: Target 1 at $2,507.06, Target 2 at $2,728.22. The Move So Far: Down 9.32% from its local high of $2,665.99. On the macro scale, CRYPTOCAP:ETH is down 51.2% from its $4,953.73 All-Time High (Aug 2025) and up over +575,500% from its $0.42 All-Time Low (Oct 2015). Fundraising Breakdown: Total Raised: ~$18.3 Million worth of Bitcoin (approx. 31,591 BTC) in 2014. Implied Launch Valuation: ~$22 Million at genesis. No venture capital rounds or private seed allocations existed prior to the public crowdsale. ICO/IEO Entry Prices: Public ICO finished in September 2014 at an average price of $0.311 per ETH. ICO investors received over 60M ETH. Today, this represents an annualized return on investment of over 270%, or a ~7,773x return on capital. Unlock Pressure Ahead: Locked Supply: 0% locked. 100% of the 122 Million supply has successfully vested. No early founder, team, or foundation cliff allocations remain to dilute holders. Vesting: Fully circulating. New supply enters via programmatic staking validation (~3-6% APR), offset dynamically by EIP-1559 base-fee gas burns. Key Levels: Resistance 1 / Resistance 2: $2,507.06 / $2,728.22 Entry: $2,328.22 (inside Order Block) Support (range): $2,326.77 - $2,249.71 Invalidation / Stop Loss: $2,228.22 Closing Thesis: CRYPTOCAP:ETH ’s near-term price was temporarily hit by Washington’s regulatory gridlock, but the long-term fundamentals of the smart-contract economy remain untouched. Technically, the daily retest of the green order block offers a highly favorable 1:4.00 risk-to-reward ratio for swing traders. If the $2,249.71 support floor holds, the path to $2,728.22 is wide open. Below it, the story flips. 🎯 Bullish above $2,249.71. Below it, the story flips. Not Financial Advice. ALWAYS DYOR.

Bitcoin ETFs lose $450M after CLARITY Act defeat while whales buy $238M

The CLARITY Act failed in Washington. Bitcoin’s deeper verdict may arrive through ETF flows.

AMBCrypto•Gladys Makena16 Sept

Former SEC and CFTC leaders debate Clarity Act’s future after Senate defeat at Avalanche Summit

The Senate's rejection of the Clarity Act highlights ongoing regulatory uncertainty in crypto, prompting reliance on existing agency powers.

CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team16 Sept

• neutral toward SEC · 96%

CFTC Chairman Says Agency Will Write Crypto Rules After Clarity Act Vote Fails

Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Chairman Says Agency Will Write Crypto Rules After Clarity Act Vote Fails Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig will work with President Trump to advance crypto rules. This post CFTC Chairman Says Agency Will Write Crypto Rules After Clarity Act Vote Fails first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .

Bitcoin Magazine•Mathew Di Salvo16 Sept

• neutral toward CFTC · 97%

CLARITY Act failure shifts US crypto rules to agencies: experts

The failed Senate vote on the CLARITY Act has shifted attention toward the SEC and CFTC, while crypto founders and investors prepare for a longer period without a federal market structure law, industry experts told crypto.news. The U.S. Senate failed…

Crypto.news•Lawrence Mondal16 Sept

‘Go time’: SEC, CFTC prepare to push crypto rules as Clarity Act stalls in Senate

CFTC Chair Mike Selig said his agency is "locked in and ready to ship its rules for the new frontier of finance."

The Block•Jason Shubnell16 Sept

• neutral toward SEC · 90%

Bitcoin Price Holds $75,500 as Traders Price In Fed Rate Hike

Bitcoin’s price oscillated between $75,000 and $76,000 following a market slide triggered by the failed passage of the CLARITY Act in Congress. Investors are awaiting an upcoming Federal Reserve rate decision, where prediction markets expect a 25-basis-point hike. Bitcoin Volatility Follows Failed CLARITY Act Vote Bitcoin spent the last 24 hours hovering between $75,000 and […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara16 Sept

House panel approves first federal crypto tax framework, one day after Senate’s Clarity Act stumbles

The House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance crypto tax legislation, sending it to the House to consider.

The Block•Sarah Wynn16 Sept

• neutral toward House · 97%

SEC and CFTC Take the Wheel After CLARITY Vote Failure

Following the failed Senate vote on Tuesday concerning the CLARITY Act, several high-profile individuals shared their two cents on the matter. The following day, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) told the public that the “outcome of yesterday’s Senate vote was unfortunate.” The SEC and CFTC Are Ready to Move Without Congress […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman16 Sept

• neutral toward SEC · 90%

CFTC and SEC Double Down on Crypto After Clarity Act Defeat

Michael Selig and Paul Atkins pledged to use their agencies’ existing powers to provide crypto regulatory certainty after the Senate failed to advance the bill.

Decrypt•Jason Nelson16 Sept

• neutral toward SEC · 97%

TOTAL vs US Real Yields: Fed Decision Watch

Why does tonight's Fed decision matter for crypto? It isn't really about a 25 bp hike — the market has largely priced it in. The real question: what happens to US real yields and the dollar after the decision? 📊 WHERE CRYPTO STANDS (pre-decision) - Total crypto market cap: ~$2.64T (Sep 15), BTC dominance ~58%. - BTC: ~$75.7K, roughly 40% below its October 2025 all-time high. - Fear & Greed: dropped from 69 (Greed) to 51 (Neutral) in one day. - Extra headwind: the CLARITY Act failed its Senate procedural vote on Sep 15 — a major regulatory catalyst delayed. - ETF context: US spot BTC ETFs took in ~$3.5B in August, BTC's best month since Nov 2024 — but early September already saw outflows. 📊 US MACRO SNAPSHOT - Jobs: +162K in August vs 53K expected. Unemployment 4.1%. - Inflation: headline CPI 3.4%, mostly energy-driven. Core CPI 2.4%, lowest since 2021, but the monthly core print came in hot. - Retail sales (today): +1.2% vs +0.8% expected; control group +1.4% vs +0.4%. Bottom line: the economy is holding up, inflation is sticky because of oil, and the Fed is under pressure to tighten. 🔍 THE INDICATOR I'M WATCHING: DFII10 DFII10 is the 10-year US Treasury real yield — the return after expected inflation. - 2.60% (Sep 14 close), up from 2.43% a week earlier. - Nominal 10Y closed at 5.00% on Sep 15, the highest close since 2007. https://www.tradingview.com/x/1FkRtn1T/ Key point: breakeven inflation is roughly flat near 2.4%. Yields aren't rising on inflation fears — real yields themselves are climbing. Why crypto cares : BTC pays no yield. When investors can earn a 2.6% real return in a risk-free dollar asset, the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding, high-volatility assets rises. Rising real yields usually mean: - Tighter dollar liquidity. - Weaker risk appetite and slower ETF inflows. - Lower tolerance for leverage → larger liquidation cascades. - Altcoins typically take a bigger hit than BTC (higher beta). 🎯 WHAT'S PRICED IN? - Futures price ~90% odds of a 25 bp hike to 3.75%–4.00% — the first since July 2023. - Reuters poll (Sep 14): 86 of 101 economists expect a hike; 37 of 70 expect at least one more by end-March 2027. - Futures price roughly 4 hikes through July 2027. 🏦 WARSH & THE FED - July: held 9–3, three dissenters wanted a hike. - Jackson Hole: Warsh avoids advance commitments to markets, but said the Fed "has work to do" if core inflation doesn't fall fast enough. Hike odds jumped from 34% to 57% afterward. 🏛 POLITICAL PRESSURE The White House says a hike isn't necessary — that argues for a hold, not a cut. Cuts aren't in current pricing. My view: cuts could return later if the labor market weakens clearly, oil drops sharply, or 5%+ yields start breaking financing conditions. A hold tonight isn't risk-free: Deutsche Bank says it would be the biggest dovish surprise at a scheduled meeting since 1994. If read as political capitulation, long-end yields could rise anyway. 💭 WHAT COULD ACTUALLY MOVE MARKETS - Dot plot: June signaled one hike in 2026. An extra hike = a tightening cycle. - Dissents and updated projections. - The reaction in DFII10, US10Y and DXY during the press conference — crypto often trades the presser, not the headline. 🌏 DON'T IGNORE JAPAN The BoJ is expected to lift rates to a 31-year high. A stronger yen can force unwinds of yen-funded carry trades — the same mechanism behind the sharp crypto sell-off in August 2024. 🔀 POST-DECISION SCENARIOS 1️⃣ Hike 25 + DFII10 stable/falling → "sell the rumor, buy the news" relief; supportive for TOTAL. 2️⃣ Hike 25 + hawkish dots + DFII10 above 2.50% → pressure; alts likely underperform BTC. 3️⃣ Surprise hold → sharp initial pump that may fade if bonds read it as soft on inflation. 4️⃣ Hike 50 → very unlikely, clear risk-off shock and liquidation risk. ✅ WHAT TO WATCH AFTER THE DECISION - DFII10: back below 2.50%, or holding above? - US10Y: sustaining above 5%? - DXY: ~99.7 — a break above 100 is a warning sign. - BTC dominance: rising dominance = defensive rotation out of alts. - ETF flows on Thursday and Friday. Easing yields and dollar = breathing room for crypto. Holding above these levels = pressure persists. ⏰ Decision: 2:00 PM ET (18:00 UTC). Press conference: 2:30 PM ET. Data as of Sep 16, 2026, before the decision. Educational content, not investment advice.

Aave founder pitches ‘Uber path’ for DeFi after Clarity Act fails Senate vote

Aave founder Stani Kulechov sees an 'Uber path' for DeFi if U.S. crypto legislation stalls, he told The Starting Block.

The Block•Kyle Baird16 Sept

JPMorgan says Clarity Act ‘not fully dead,’ but passage window ‘extremely narrow’

The Clarity Act is "not fully dead," but the window for passing the crypto bill this year is now "extremely narrow," JPMorgan said.

The Block•Yogita Khatri16 Sept

• neutral toward JPMorgan Chase · 98%

U.S. House's tax committee advances crypto tax bill in wake of Clarity Act loss

CoinDesk•Jesse Hamilton16 Sept

'U.S. Will Remain Crypto Capital': CFTC Chair Selig Launches Post-Clarity Act Regulation Plan

CFTC Chair Selig urges to bypass the Senate's failed Clarity Act to launch a direct crypto regulation framework, securing the U.S. market agenda. .

U.Today•Gamza Khanzadaev16 Sept

• neutral toward CFTC · 88%

ZEC Surges 11% Despite Clarity Mayhem

That relative strength is particularly conspicuous on a day dominated by the fallout from the CLARITY Act vote.

U.Today•Alex Dovbnya16 Sept