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XRP, DOGE surge 5%, bitcoin above $81,000 as CLARITY Act clears Senate banking panel

CoinDesk · May 15, 2026, 4:27 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Crypto majors bid higher Friday after the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act cleared the Senate Banking Committee in a 15-9 bipartisan vote, with XRP and dogecoin leading the cohort even as broader risk assets sold off on Trump's comments that the US does not need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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XRP, DOGE surge 5%, bitcoin above $81,000 as CLARITY Act clears Senate banking panel

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