🌐 TOP NEWS OF THE DAY Crypto faces two critical days: Sept. 15’s Senate cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, requiring 60 votes, and Sept. 16’s FOMC decision. Polymarket prices CLARITY passage at 15–16%; Kalshi’s broader contract at 19–20%. Republicans hold 53 seats, requiring Democratic support. The Fed debate has shifted toward a possible hike. August CPI on Sept. 11 is the key final data point. The Philippines froze new crypto payment licenses for one year. DBS and Citi settled a Singapore–New York USD payment via SWIFT Ledger. BTC’s weekly Supertrend turned green for the first time since 2023. ━━━ ₿ BITCOIN $BTC opened at 80,350 $, then fell to 79,400–79,500 $ after rejecting 80,500 $. It has yet to reclaim the 50-week MA near 79,725 $. RSI14 is 63.91; MACD turned negative at -241.15. Futures open interest reached 140B $, with long liquidations exceeding shorts. Key support: 78,795 $; deeper support: ~72,824 $. ━━━ 🔷 ETHEREUM & ALTCOINS “OTHERS” has overtaken BTC in open interest, showing rotation toward smaller altcoins. BTC market cap is 1.59T $, with 23.01B $ in 24-hour volume. BTC is +1.93% weekly but -0.59% daily. ━━━ 📋 KEY CRYPTO NEWS The Sept. 15 vote is procedural, not final passage. Tom Emmer urged the Senate to act before the midterms. ━━━ 🔓 TOKEN UNLOCKS Rain ( $RAIN ) Late Aug.–September, linear ~569M $ (6.35% of circulating supply) Selling pressure: 🔴 Largest monthly unlock by dollar value; continuous supply pressure. ━━━ 🔭 OUTLOOK & UPCOMING EVENTS August CPI on Sept. 11 comes before the CLARITY vote and FOMC. Hot CPI could strengthen hike expectations. CLARITY’s 60-vote threshold is priced at only 15–20%; failure could shelve market-structure legislation for 2026. BTC’s 50-week MA (~79,725 $) is the key technical test. Failure risks 78,500–78,795 $.