The Senate Banking Committee is returning from Easter recess on April 13. The CLARITY Act markup is targeted for the second half of April. Chairman Tim Scott controls the calendar and the bill enters the post-recess window with bipartisan support and a stablecoin yield compromise already reached. Yahoo Finance confirmed the CLARITY Act nears April markup as key crypto rules shift, the single most consequential legislative event XRP has faced in the current cycle is weeks not months away.
Crypto.com’s April XRP analysis placed the month as binary with a bullish target of $1.80 upon legislative success and a defensive floor at $1.20 if the CLARITY Act stalls. FXEmpire analysts project XRP between $1.65 and $1.80 if the bill advances. The $1.80 target is the institutional consensus destination the moment the markup produces constructive progress.
XRP at $1.80 is 37% from $1.31. AlphaPepe Stage 11 is nearing an instant sell out at $0.01367. The window between both events is the same window. AlphaPepe at $0.01367 in Stage 11 targets 10,000% before the CLARITY Act decides anything. Stage 10 is sold out. Not launched on DEX yet.
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The CLARITY Act Binary and What $1.80 Actually Requires
The CLARITY Act’s path from Easter recess to Senate markup is the most precisely defined legislative timeline any crypto asset has faced in 2026. Cryptonews confirmed the Senate returns April 13 with the Banking Committee markup targeted for the second half of April as the tightest legislative window XRP has ever had. Senator Moreno warned that failure to act by May would push the bill past 2026 entirely, making this the decisive window where the binary resolves.
The $1.80 scenario requires markup to advance the bill constructively — not full Senate passage, just committee progress confirming the legislation is moving. The short squeeze configuration makes $1.80 accessible with mechanical precision. Open interest approaching $1 billion. OI-weighted funding rate at -0.0086. Volume running 23% above the seven-day average. Three consecutive days of price gains against 47-day Extreme Fear. Every technical component of the short squeeze is confirmed and the CLARITY Act markup date is the only remaining variable.
Stage 11 Nearing Instant Sell Out. 10,000% Before the Bill Passes.
Not Launched on DEX Yet. Stage 10 Sold Out. Over $770,000 Raised. The Window Closing on Two Fronts.
AlphaPepe is at $0.01367 in Stage 11 with over $770,000 raised from 7,300 holders and 100 new wallets entering daily. Stage 10 is sold out and Stage 11 is approaching its own sell out as the same April catalyst density that is driving XRP’s CLARITY Act conversation is driving presale capital toward the entry that does not require any Senate vote to activate its return. AlphaSwap is live as a cross-chain AI-powered DEX generating real trading fee revenue. Developer is a former Shibarium team member. A 10/10 BlockSAFU audit completed before public capital entered. Tokens arrive instantly with no vesting. Holders staking earn 85% APR from day one.
A $1,000 entry at $0.01367 produces 73,153 tokens. At $1.50 on the Q2 DEX launch that sits at around $109,730. At $3.50 ahead of the Tier 1 CEX debut it approaches $256,036. XRP hitting $1.80 on CLARITY Act progress turns $1,000 into $1,374 when the markup activates. AlphaPepe’s $3.50 Q2 projection turns $1,000 into $256,036 before any Senate committee sits. The price increases every three days. The next stage closes the current entry without announcement and Stage 11 is nearing that moment.
Join the AlphaPepe presale before Stage 11 sells out.
FAQs
Why does XRP hit $1.80 during the CLARITY Act markup?
The Senate Banking Committee targeting a late April markup with XRP holding above $1.30 on three consecutive up days, volume 23% above average, and open interest approaching $1 billion with deeply negative funding rates creates the precise short squeeze configuration where CLARITY Act markup progress forces overcrowded shorts to cover rapidly toward the $1.65 to $1.80 institutional consensus destination.
What could a $1,000 Stage 11 entry be worth at Q2 launch?
At $0.01367 a $1,000 entry produces 73,153 tokens worth around $109,730 at $1.50 and $256,036 at the $3.50 Tier 1 projection before any Senate vote determines the XRP outcome.
Why does AlphaPepe Stage 11 near an instant sell out as XRP targets $1.80?
The same April catalyst density driving XRP’s CLARITY Act urgency is driving presale capital toward Stage 11 as the entry that requires only Q2 rather than a Senate vote — Stage 10 already sold out and over $770,000 raised confirming the buying pressure that makes Stage 11’s sell out as immediate as XRP’s legislative window.
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