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Crypto Prices Fall as Senate Cloture Vote on CLARITY Act Faces Uncertainty
Major cryptocurrencies slid as declining prediction market odds for the CLARITY Act's Senate procedural vote triggered risk reduction across trading desks.
Digital asset markets experienced broad declines on Tuesday, with Bitcoin falling roughly 3.2% to trade near $76,010, Ethereum dropping 3.7% to $2,414, and Solana slipping to $99.13. The downturn occurred alongside shifting expectations around a scheduled procedural cloture vote in the U.S. Senate on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
Prediction market odds for the bill passing in 2026 fell sharply from above 30% on Monday to 18% during Asian trading hours and near 11% by European trading hours. The sudden repricing erased Bitcoin's recent move to $78,400 as leveraged traders reduced exposure ahead of the legislative outcome.
The 309-page CLARITY Act, which passed the House in July 2025 by 294 votes to 134, seeks to clarify jurisdictional boundaries between the SEC and the CFTC by classifying tokens as securities, digital commodities, or stablecoins. To begin formal debate, the Senate cloture vote requires 60 votes, meaning at least seven Democrats must join the 53-seat Republican majority amid ongoing policy disputes over ethics, illicit finance, decentralized finance, and consumer protections.
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