{"id":72549,"date":"2026-05-15T08:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/xrp-nears-1-50-as-senate-crypto-vote-and-whale-buying-fuel-fresh-optimism\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:50:42","slug":"xrp-nears-1-50-as-senate-crypto-vote-and-whale-buying-fuel-fresh-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/xrp-nears-1-50-as-senate-crypto-vote-and-whale-buying-fuel-fresh-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP nears $1.50 as Senate crypto vote and whale buying fuel fresh optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/05\/image-3-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/05\/image-3-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/05\/image-3-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/05\/image-3-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XRP surged to intraday highs near $1.55 on renewed optimism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senate Banking Committee approved the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 15-9 vote.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XRP price could target a breakout as the market cheers the regulatory milestone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>XRP price rose to near $1.55 on Friday as the cryptocurrency market cheered the Senate Banking Committee\u2019s passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.<\/p>\n<p>Other crypto assets also notched gains, with Hyperlquid, Flare, and XDC Network leading the top 100 coins by market cap.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin also reclaimed the $80,000 level, with intraday highs coming as major altcoins held key levels.<\/p>\n<h2>CLARITY Act approval buoys crypto<\/h2>\n<p>The US Senate Banking Committee approved the bipartisan Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 15-9 vote, marking a significant step toward comprehensive crypto market structure legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The measure will now move to a procedural merger with a similar bill in the Senate Agriculture Committee, advancing the legislative pathway for federal regulation of digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott engineered a last-minute maneuver to accept amendments he had previously rejected, winning over two Democratic senators after several hours of partisan debate.<\/p>\n<p>While the legislation addresses a range of market structure issues, lawmakers and stakeholders acknowledged outstanding questions.<\/p>\n<p>These include provisions related to law enforcement access and ethics safeguards.<\/p>\n<p>Market participants nonetheless received the vote as a positive signal, interpreting it as the first major bipartisan movement on crypto market structure in months and a reduction of regulatory uncertainty ahead of a full Senate consideration.<\/p>\n<h2>Why could XRP price explode?<\/h2>\n<p>Ripple\u2019s token XRP has struggled to climb above $1.50 in recent weeks, but tested the level late Thursday with an intraday surge to near $1.55.<\/p>\n<p>While this aligned with broader market gains, the uptick largely reflected exuberance from the \u201cXRP Army\u201d, which views the regulatory tailwind as a major boost to the cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>The cryptocurrency traded around $1.47 early Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 JUST IN: The CLARITY Act has officially cleared the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, pushing ripple:native one step deeper into the U.S. federal regulatory process. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>For ripple:native, what happens next:<\/p>\n<p>1. The CLARITY Act now moves beyond the Senate Banking Committee and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VXiaHuH47o\">https:\/\/t.co\/VXiaHuH47o<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r8HgVcSCBs\">pic.twitter.com\/r8HgVcSCBs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RippleXity (@RippleXity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RippleXity\/status\/2054972724255334875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"235\">XRP\u2019s retest of the $1.50 level comes amid signs of renewed whale accumulation, with on-chain data showing growth in large-wallet holdings and rising concentration among long-term holders.<\/p>\n<p>On-chain data indicates that this cohort holds a combined 45.83 billion XRP tokens, the biggest haul since May 2018.<\/p>\n<p>A more definitive market-structure framework could ease compliance burdens and encourage fresh adoption of Ripple\u2019s payment solutions, a dynamic that might translate into accelerated demand for XRP.<\/p>\n<p>Risk remains though, with the path to the final vote including further legislative negotiations and potential amendments that might delay enactment into law.<\/p>\n<p>Changes could also dilute near-term benefits for market participants. Nevertheless, analysts view the regulatory backdrop as one that could support sharper price moves.<\/p>\n<p>The token\u2019s price was roughly 5% up in the past week, but it has witnessed a 20% drawdown year-to-date and hovers 61% from its all-time peak.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/xrp-nears-1-50-as-senate-crypto-vote-and-whale-buying-fuel-fresh-optimism\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) XRP surged to intraday highs near $1.55 on renewed optimism. Senate Banking Committee approved the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in a 15-9 vote. XRP price could target a breakout as the market cheers the regulatory milestone. 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