CLARITY Act Vote Tuesday, Fed Rate Hike Wednesday — Bitcoin Tests $77K as Markets Brace for Volatility

**SPEAKER_1** (0:00)
Welcome to Stock Market Today, your market briefing with actionable insights on stocks, bonds, crypto, and the events moving markets. Let's get into it. This week delivers a one-two punch that could reshape crypto and equity positioning through year end. Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. Eastern, the Senate holds a procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Republicans released their final 635-page offer Monday, including Trump-backed ethics restrictions requiring elected officials to divest significant crypto holdings or use blind trusts. The bill needs 60 votes to advance, with PolyMarket putting passage probability at 34%.
Wednesday brings the Fed decision. Markets are pricing in 90% odds of a 25 basis point hike to 4%.
Goldman Sachs reversed its hold forecast Friday.
Core CPI sits at a five-year low of 2.4%, yet the Fed appears set to tighten. Brent crude above $107 and WT over $103 complicate the calculus. Bitcoin trades at $77,648, down 5% week over week and sitting below the 50-week exponential moving average. Sunday's close broke critical support at $78,300. Open interest in Bitcoin futures dropped 13.5% last week as traders de-risk. Ethereum holds $2,503.
Oil surge past $100 stems from Saudi Arabia shutting its East-West pipeline and Huthi control of Babel-Mandeb Strait choke points. Spot Bitcoin ETFs bled $463 million last week, largest outflow since July. Ethereum ETFs pulled in $197 million. Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin hit $2.4 billion as corporate treasuries eye $13 trillion in annual transaction flow. If clarity advances Tuesday and the Fed hikes Wednesday, expect sharp moves. Watch the $72,270 level on Bitcoin. That's the 21-week moving average, and next critical support if this week breaks bearish. That wraps your market intel. Trade smart out there. For deeper insights and real-time analysis, visit capitalcopilot.io.