Leading cryptocurrencies inched higher on Wednesday amid a renewed Senate push to pass the CLARITY Act before the recess.

Cryptocurrency24-Hour Gains +/-Price (Recorded at 9:24 p.m.

EDT)Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)+0.66%$64,483.17Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) +2.12%$1,905.74XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) -0.82%$1.06Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) +0.43%$73.87Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) -0.31%$0.06988 'Extreme Fear' Returns Bitcoin staged a late-afternoon rally but fell short of the $65,000 mark as trading activity stayed subdued.

Ethereum posted a stronger advance, climbing to an intraday high of $1,922, while XRP and Dogecoin traded lower.

Drama over the CLARITY Act persists, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) floating a last-minute vote to pass the cryptocurrency legislation in the Senate.