XRP, DOGE Jump 5% as Bitcoin Reclaims $81K After Clarity Act Advances in Senate
The crypto market just got the legislative signal it had been waiting on for months. Bitcoin climbed back above $81,000 and major cryptocurrencies advanced despite broader macroeconomic selling pressure after the U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved the bipartisan Clarity Act in a 15-9 vote late Thursday.
The Clarity Act Senate vote crypto surge caught many traders off guard given the rocky macro backdrop. XRP and Dogecoin each surged around 5%, while the bill’s passage marked a significant step toward regulatory certainty in the United States, one that aims to clarify jurisdiction between the SEC and the CFTC, classify many digital assets as commodities, provide protections for DeFi developers, establish stablecoin rules, and limit central bank digital currencies.
XRP was the standout performer among the majors. Analysts noted that clearer rules could benefit XRP by solidifying its status as a non-security in many contexts, potentially boosting adoption in cross-border payments. The SEC and CFTC had jointly classified XRP as a digital commodity in March 2026, but as analysts at Disruption Banking pointed out, that remains an interpretive ruling. The Clarity Act would write that classification into statute, removing the regulatory overhang from the SEC’s 2020 enforcement action against Ripple that has kept banks, custodians, and payment providers from committing capital at an institutional scale. Standard Chartered has projected $4–$8 billion in XRP ETF inflows in a scenario where the bill ultimately becomes law.
Bitcoin hit $82,000 in the afternoon session on Thursday, then stalled and moved sideways, with trading volume soaring 27% in the 24-hour period. Ethereum re-entered the $2,300 region, while crypto-related stocks also rallied, with Strategy Inc. closing up 5.02% and Bitmine Immersion Technologies up 3.87%.
The broader market backdrop added to the bullishness. Over $250 million was liquidated in the past 24 hours, predominantly in short positions, with Bitcoin’s open interest climbing 2.21% over the same period. The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq also notched gains Thursday, with a 14% surge in Cisco Systems helping drive a broad tech rally.
Still, analysts are keeping caution in the picture. Widely followed analyst Ali Martinez noted Bitcoin testing the lower support of an ascending channel around $79,000, saying that if the floor holds, BTC could be positioned for a rebound toward $86,000, but warned that failing to defend it could trigger a retest of lower support zones.
The Clarity Act now heads to a merger with a similar Agriculture Committee bill before a full Senate floor vote. Full Senate passage requires 60 votes including at least seven Democrats, and prediction market Polymarket currently prices the odds of the bill passing in 2026 at between 62% and 73%. Senator Cynthia Lummis had previously warned that missing the current legislative window could push the bill effectively to 2030.
The Clarity Act Senate vote crypto surge is more than a short-term price event, it represents a structural shift in how Washington is approaching digital assets, and markets are pricing that reality in.
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