Veytics Intelligence
2026-09-15 · NASDAQ

Why the Cryptocurrency XRP Is Down Today

Key Points XRP is trading near a Senate cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, which needs 60 votes to advance and would touch XRP through its ties to Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. The 10-year Treasury yield topped 5% Tuesday -- reaching its highest level in nearly 20 years -- adding pressure to speculative assets like XRP. Markets are pricing a 93% chance of a Fed rate hike this week, a second headwind landing the same week as the Senate vote. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) fell roughly 5.3% as of 1:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 4:30 p.m. ET yesterday. A key Senate vote and rising bond yields weighed on the token. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were down 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively. Missed AI’s "Act 1"?

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