The project must now face the full Senate, where 60 votes are required to be approved.
For bitcoin, having won this legislative “semifinal” was enough to catapult the price.
The market reacted with optimism to the legislative advances in the United States. This Thursday, May 14, 2026, the price of bitcoin (BTC) returned to $82,000, registering an increase of more than 3% in the last 24 hours. The catalyst for this bullish movement has been the approval of the CLARITY bill in the Senate Banking Committee.
The following graph shows How the bitcoin price has moved in the last 24 hours:
The vote in the Senate concluded with a result of 15-9. The bloc of 13 Republicans managed to gain the support of Democratic senators Ruben Gallego and Angela Alsobrooks, giving the project a bipartisan character that significantly increases its chances of success in the coming stages.
As CriptoNoticias has explained, the importance of this advance lies in the change in the regulatory paradigm. For years, the industry in the United States has operated under the uncertainty of “sanction regulation” imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Clarity Act seeks to dismantle this model by transferring control of digital commodities (commodities) to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Despite market enthusiasm, It is important to remember that CLARITY is not yet law. The project must now face the full Senate, where 60 votes are required for its final approval, which will force intense political negotiations.
Subsequently, the document must be reconciled with the version approved by the House of Representatives in July 2025. The final objective of the Trump administration is ambitious: to have the text ready for the presidential signature on July 4, 2026. If achieved, the government seeks to present this regulation as a milestone of financial independence and technological competitiveness for the country.
Even with a quick signature, technical and regulatory implementation could take between 6 and 18 months. However, for the bitcoin market, the simple fact of having won this legislative “semifinal” has been enough to renew confidence and catapult the price upwards.