Bitcoin Holds Around $77,000 Ahead of U.S. Clarity Act Vote [Crypto Briefing]

[Financial News] Bitcoin is trading around $77,000 ahead of the United States Senate’s vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a U.S. bill regulating virtual assets.
According to CoinMarketCap, a global virtual-asset information platform, Bitcoin was trading around $77,000 as of 11:25 a.m. on the 15th, up 0.60% from the previous day based on a 24-hour comparison. Bitcoin has fallen 1.81% over the past week.
Bitcoin is trading around 105 million won on the Korean won market. According to Cryprice, a global platform for comparing virtual-asset market conditions, the Korean premium is 0.25%.
The United States Senate will hold a procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on the 15th local time. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives last year, has faced delays in the Senate because of disagreements between the ruling and opposition parties. Market participants believe that if the bill fails to pass this time, enactment within the year will be difficult.
CoinMarketCap’s “Crypto Fear and Greed Index” stood at 69 on the day, indicating “greed.” The index ranges from 0 to 100: readings closer to 0 indicate “extreme fear,” while those closer to 100 indicate “extreme greed.”
At the same time, Ethereum was trading around $2,517, up 0.48% from the previous day. Ripple (XRP) was trading around $1.42, up 4.89%.

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