Crypto Price Prediction: Where Will XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum Be by Year End Now That the CLARITY Act Has Failed?

Quick Read

• XRP ranks last for Q4 after the CLARITY Act's Senate failure removed every legislative catalyst and invalidated year-end targets built around the bill.

• Ethereum leads the Q4 outlook as the only coin carrying a dated technical upgrade still on the calendar, edging out Bitcoin and crushing XRP.

• Bitcoin reclaiming $80,000 before the November midterms is the single falsifiable trigger that tightens the base scenario for all three coins.

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The U.S. Senate voted 49-50 against advancing the CLARITY Act on September 15, falling eleven votes short of the 60 needed to end debate. The defeat leaves crypto's market-structure rules in the hands of the SEC and CFTC rather than Congress, at least for the remainder of 2026.

That leaves three of the market's largest tokens trading through the fourth quarter without the statutory clarity the industry spent years pursuing. Where do XRP (CRYPTO:XRP), Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and Ethereum stand by December 31?

Where could XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum finish 2026 after the CLARITY Act failed?

We created scenario-based year-end ranges for XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum, built around current price levels, technical zones, and the macro backdrop heading into the final quarter.