The Senate Banking Committee passed the Digital Asset Clarity Act on May 14, 2026, by a 15-9 vote, and crypto markets responded immediately. Bitcoin climbed to $81,965 before retracing, while crypto-linked equities posted their sharpest single-session gains in months.
Coinbase surged 9.10%, MicroStrategy jumped 8.16%, and Robinhood added 6.16% as the market priced in what could be the most consequential piece of U.S. crypto regulation ever enacted.
The analytical question worth asking right now: is this a structural re-rating or a relief rally front-running a bill that still has to survive a full Senate floor vote and a conference reconciliation process?
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