Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Wednesday, September 16, 2026: Crypto prices tank after CLARITY Act fails and ahead of Fed decision

Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Wednesday, September 16, 2026: Crypto prices tank after CLARITY Act fails and ahead of Fed decision

Source: Yahoo Personal Finance

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DW NOTE

The CLARITY Act — a bill to exempt crypto from securities law — died in committee yesterday. Markets are treating this as confirmation that crypto remains a regulatory orphan with no path to institutional adoption. Bitcoin is down 8% in two days. The Fed decision is a sideshow; the real story is that Congress just told investors there's no legal framework coming.

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