XRP Shorts Face $9.46 Million Decision on Tomorrow's Crypto Act

Senate vote on the CLARITY Act puts $9.46 million in XRP shorts at risk of a massive squeeze on a mere 5% price move.

Gamza Khanzadaev · 14 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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XRP Shorts Face $9.46 Million Decision on Tomorrow’s Crypto Act

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Gamza Khanzadaev

Mon, 14/09/2026 – 12:00

Senate vote on the CLARITY Act puts $9.46 million in XRP shorts at risk of a massive squeeze on a mere 5% price move.

XRP Shorts Face $9.46 Million Decision on Tomorrow's Crypto Act

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Tomorrow’s U.S. Senate vote on the CLARITY Act, which is meant to finally draw the line between SEC and CFTC authority, threatens to turn into a catastrophe for XRP bears.

While Capitol Hill weighs the prospects of a bill capable of rewriting the rules for the entire industry, a classic powder keg has formed on crypto exchanges: XRP shorts are one step away from the forced liquidation of $9.46 million in positions, according to CoinGlass data.

The market trigger is dangerously close. The point of maximum pain for short sellers sits at $1.4644.

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*XRP monthly liquidation profile ahead of the Senate vote. Source: Liquidation Max Pain via* *CoinGlass*

With XRP currently trading around $1.3936–$1.4001, buyers need to push the price up just 5.08%, a modest 7 cents, to trigger a cascade of stop orders. Technically, the asset is already squeezed inside a narrowing triangle and is testing its upper boundary.

What is at stake in Washington (besides officials’ money)

The political backdrop surrounding the CLARITY Act is pushing the suspense to its limit. According to Reuters, the White House has made unprecedented concessions to secure votes from undecided senators: the administration has agreed to an amendment requiring officials to place their personal crypto holdings in blind trusts.

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Wall Street, however, remains cautious about the bill’s chances amid strong opposition from the banking lobby.

*XRP/USD daily chart showing consolidation breakout setup. Source:* *TradingView*

For XRP, the outcome of the vote will serve as a binary trigger:

Success in Washington will immediately trigger a short squeeze above $1.4644, with a technical target of $1.60, fueled by liquidated bearish positions.
Failure will send the token back toward support in the $1.31–$1.35 range.

Adding fuel to the fire, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate meeting will follow immediately after the Senate news, guaranteeing extreme market volatility in both directions.

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