XRP was one of the softer major tokens on the day, while the total crypto market cap drifted lower toward about $2.19 trillion.
Markets appear to be treating the news as a timing change, not a substantive setback. The bill can still advance when the Senate returns.
Traders who had expected the August window to close had little new to price in, which helps explain why the move was small.
The bigger question is not this week's headline but whether September produces a cloture vote or another slip. That is what could move price.
Separate a delay from a failed vote, and a procedural vote from final passage. This week was a delay, and no new law changed hands.
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