XRP Price Forecast: Ripple Falls 8%, Could Retest Its $1 Support

XRP’s price fell 8% yesterday after the CLARITY Act vote. Now the question for this XRP price forecast is whether $1.30 holds as a floor or turns into a ceiling. One scenario is a building that could send the price back toward the psychological $1 mark, while another set of catalysts could just as easily reverse it. The trigger was procedural, not fundamental. On September 16, the CLARITY Act failed a critical procedural vote in the Senate, and crypto sold off broadly in response. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped briefly below $75,000 before recovering, Ethereum (ETH), BNB, and Solana (SOL) each fell 3-5%, but XRP’s decline stretched past 9%: a sharper drawdown that reflects its outsized regulatory sensitivity. The CLARITY Act didn't advance in the Senate today, which was a disappointment. While it's possible bi-partisan conversations continue and it lives to fight another day, we can't wait on Congress anymore. The SEC and CFTC have the tools they need to create clear rules under… — Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) September 15, 2026 The stall extends a gray-area status XRP has lived with since its multi-year SEC litigation, even as Ripple pointed to a March 2026 joint SEC-CFTC interpretati...