Four events this week could decide whether either one escapes that range. Both drifted lower again over the past seven days. Washington delivers a presidential crypto meeting, Federal Reserve minutes and a debut regulator panel.
Japan adds two data prints. Trump is expected to attend in person. The heads of both US market regulators are also expected.
Paul Atkins runs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Michael Selig runs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Kalshi and Polymarket are on the guest list.
The last two run prediction markets, where users trade contracts on real-world outcomes. One stalled bill sits under the whole agenda. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would settle which regulator polices which token.
The House passed it on July 17, 2025, by 294 votes to 134. No Republican opposed it, and 78 Democrats backed it. That support has not carried to the Senate.
The bill needs 60 votes there. Lawmakers broke for the August recess without scheduling one, pushing the decision to September. XRP has tracked the bill more closely than any other major token.
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