Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Slips Below $76,000 as CLARITY Act Fails in the Senate | Market Bitcoin

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Sep 16, 2026
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byParshwa Turakhiya
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Bitcoin slipped below the 20-day EMA at $76,855.70 and trades around $75,767 after three failed attempts to clear $80,000, though it remains above the 50-day EMA at $73,546, suggesting limited technical support. The Senate cloture failure of the CLARITY Act (49-50) triggered $288.44 million in long liquidations within four hours and coincided with $450.33 million of Bitcoin ETF outflows on September 15, increasing short-term crypto market and ETF flow risk.

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• Bitcoin price prediction turns cautious below $76,855.70, needing to reclaim that level to challenge $80,000 again
• The CLARITY Act failed a Senate cloture vote 49-50, triggering $288.44 million in long liquidations within four hours
• Bitcoin ETFs booked a $450.33 million outflow on September 15, snapping the prior day’s inflow

Bitcoin price prediction turns cautious below $76,855.70, the 20-day EMA that gave way after the CLARITY Act failed its Senate cloture vote and long liquidations spiked.

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Yes, BTC’s breakout still looks intact, but the 20-day EMA is the level that decides it. BTC trades near $75,767.03, up 0.24% today, sitting just below the 20-day EMA at $76,855.70 after three failed attempts to clear $80,000 this past week. Price still holds well above the 50-day EMA ($73,546.27), the 100-day ($7…

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