Crypto Faces Four Days That Could Reset the Rest of 2026
- CLARITY faces a 60-vote test Tuesday.
- Markets price an 87% chance of a Fed hike.
- The BOJ is expected to lift rates to 1.25%.
- Friday brings a major derivatives expiration.
Crypto enters one of its most compressed risk windows of 2026 this week, with four consecutive trading days capable of changing U.S. regulation, dollar liquidity, global interest-rate expectations and positioning across leveraged markets.
Tuesday: Crypto gets its own political binary
The first catalyst belongs almost entirely to digital assets.
The Senate is scheduled to vote at approximately 2:15 p.m. ET on September 15 on cloture for the motion to proceed with the CLARITY Act. The measure needs 60 votes, while Republicans control 53 seats, leaving the bill dependent on support from Democrats and independents even if the Republican conference stays together.
The remaining obstacle is unusually personal.
President Donald Trump reportedly met advisers Friday to discuss the ethics language attached to the legislation.
Democrats have demanded stronger restrictions on elected officials profiting from crypto businesses, with Trump’s family-linked digital asset ventures at the center of the dispute. No public outcome from Friday’s meeting had emerged by Sunday.
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