Crypto Market Today, Sept. 15: Crypto Prices Plummet as Clarity Act Fails, Here's What it Means for Crypto
On Sept. 15, 2026, the Clarity Act failed to secure votes to advance in the Senate, sending crypto prices tumbling.
Overview
Crypto assets fell sharply this evening after the long-awaited Clarity Act, a key piece of crypto legislation, failed to pass a Senate vote. As of 4.33 PM on Sept. 15, Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) had fallen 4.7% to $75,758.66, Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) was down 7.6% to $$2,398.80, and Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) dropped 6.5% to $96.71. The total crypto market cap was down 3.7% to $2.68 trillion.
Cryptocurrencies and crypto stocks slid during intraday trading as traders eyed this evening's Senate vote. Prices fell even further following a 49-50 vote on the Clarity Act, which had needed 60 votes to pass. Rising oil prices and a high likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates also weighed on digital assets, but today it was Washington that drove crypto markets.
Details
Many crypto investors had hoped the Clarity Act would give the industry a solid framework from which to grow in the U.S. It would have set out which authority had jurisdiction over different types of digital assets and put an end to the debate over what constitutes a security, which has dogged several major cryptocurrencies.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.