The crypto market took a hit this week after the Senate's cloture vote on the CLARITY Act fell short in a 49-50 procedural vote, leaving the crypto market structure bill 11 votes shy of what it needed to advance. (CoinDesk)
The reaction was swift:
$BTC dropped to a low of $74,936.78, its weakest level since Aug. 21 (CNBC)
Ninety-five of the 124 largest non-stablecoin tokens fell as the sell-off spread across altcoins (coinbase)
Roughly $570 million in bullish crypto futures positions was liquidated within 24 hours, with $BTC and $ETH longs taking the heaviest losses (CoinDesk)
One notable outlier: privacy token Zcash is up 130% over the past 30 days and trading near its 2016 all-time highs (CoinDesk)
Zooming out, this comes right as the Federal Reserve opened a two-day policy meeting, so traders are now bracing for the rate decision as the next major catalyst. Meanwhile in DC, the House Financial Services Committee is separately marking up a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill today — a reminder that regulatory headlines, not just price action, are driving sentiment right now. (coinbase)
My take: Legislative setbacks like this tend to hit sentiment harder than fundamentals. Worth watching whether BTC holds the $75K zone as support once Fed uncertainty clears.
Are you buying this dip or waiting for more clarity (pun intended)? 👇
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