Solana and XRP Record Monthly Gains as Market Awaits Regulatory and Macro Decisions
Both tokens gained around 40% over the past month, driven by broader crypto market momentum alongside upcoming legislative and central bank milestones.
Over the month leading to September 7, 2026, Solana and XRP recorded nearly identical rallies, rising 40.53% and 38.87% respectively. Solana advanced from $73.63 to $105.7, while XRP climbed from $1.02 to $1.41. Despite the recent rebound, both assets remain well below their levels from earlier in the year, with Solana down 16.86% year-to-date and XRP down 22.95%. Over a 12-month period, both tokens are down nearly 50%.
The article attributes the parallel surges largely to broad market momentum led by Bitcoin, which gained 23.15% over the same timeframe. The broader market environment has also been supported by benchmark interest rates that remain lower than a year prior, with the Federal Reserve's upper bound set at 3.75% compared to 4.5% in September 2025. Due to their smaller market capitalizations relative to Bitcoin, both alternative tokens experienced magnified percentage swings.
Looking forward, XRP faces an asset-specific milestone on September 15, when the U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on whether to take up the CLARITY Act, a bill seeking to establish XRP's commodity status in federal law. Prediction market Polymarket places the probability of the bill being enacted in 2026 at approximately 18%. In addition, the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on September 16 stands as an upcoming catalyst for the wider digital asset market.
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