Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum and Dogecoin all trade lower on Friday, May 15, 2026, the morning after the US Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. BTC sits at $79,611, down 1.48%, after closing above $81,000 on Thursday. XRP changes hands at $1.42, down 1.55%, after intraday strength to $1.55.

ETH trades at $2,256, down 1.28%. DOGE holds near $0.1145. Every major asset remains locked inside the tight consolidation ranges that defined the week.

The bipartisan committee vote was the bullish catalyst the market had been waiting on for months. The price reaction is not the breakout that catalyst implied. My chart work shows all four assets pinned below their respective 200-day exponential moving…