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…