Bitcoin (BTC) Price: Clarity Act Vote and S&P 500 Record Push BTC to $82,000

TLDR

• Bitcoin climbed to $82,000 after the Senate Banking Committee passed the Clarity Act in a 15-9 vote
• BTC later pulled back to $81,500, still up 2.5% on the day
• The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both hit new all-time highs, with risk appetite rising sharply
• Coinbase surged 8%, Strategy climbed 7%, as crypto stocks rode the regulatory wave
• Traders say BTC must hold the ~$79,400 level to push toward $84,000–$85,000

Bitcoin rose to $82,000 on Thursday after the US Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the Clarity Act, a long-awaited digital asset market structure bill. The vote passed 15-9, with two Democratic senators crossing the aisle to support it. The bill now moves to the full Senate.

BTC pulled back slightly to $81,500 after the initial spike, but still finished the day up 2.5% over 24 hours.

The Clarity Act is designed to set clearer rules around which digital assets are commodities and which are securities. Traders took the news positively, reading it as progress toward a federal framework for the crypto industry.

Crypto Stocks Climb on Regulatory Progress

Coinbase (COIN) led crypto-linked equities with an 8% gain. Strategy (MSTR) added 7%, and Ethereum-focused treasury firm Bitmine (BMNR) rose 5.6%. Data center companies that pivoted from bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure also moved higher. Keel Infrastructure gained 9%, while IREN and Hive Digital each rose 5% and 8%.

USDC issuer Circle and CoinDesk parent company Bullish both trimmed earlier losses by the close.

Crypto ETF flows also reflected renewed interest. According to data shared by CoinCentral on X, Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $131.3 million on May 14. Solana ETFs added $6.5 million in net inflows, while Ethereum ETFs saw $5.6 million in net outflows.

Crypto ETF Flows — May 14 $BTC: +$131.3M net inflows$ETH: -$5.6M net outflows$SOL: +$6.5M net inflows

Bitcoin demand bounced back, while Solana stayed positive and Ethereum outflows eased. pic.twitter.com/MHb9zCT7uB

— CoinCentral (@realcoincentral) May 15, 2026

The broader market was in risk-on mode. The S&P 500 posted a record daily close, and the Dow Jones revisited 50,000 points for the first time since February. AI chipmaker Cerebras (CBRS) surged as much as 100% above its IPO price on its debut day.

Trading resource The Kobeissi Letter described investor risk appetite as “skyrocketing,” noting that assets under management in US leveraged ETFs hit a record $177 billion. Since the March low, leveraged ETF AUM has risen by $45 billion.

The Kobeissi Letter also highlighted a $1 trillion year-over-year jump in US M2 money supply, now at a record $22.7 trillion, calling money supply growth “accelerating.”

Key BTC Price Level to Watch

Trader Daan Crypto Trades noted on X that Bitcoin is retesting the bull market support band after breaking above it last week. “Needs to maintain this area to keep the party going in the weeks ahead,” he wrote.

$BTC Retesting the Bull Market Support band after the break above last week.

Needs to maintain this area to keep the party going in the weeks ahead. pic.twitter.com/SLVB0oS0p2

— Daan Crypto Trades (@DaanCrypto) May 14, 2026

Fellow trader CrypNuevo put the key support at $79,400. He said a hold there would open the door to the 1-week 50 EMA at $84,000–$85,000. A break below could send BTC back toward the middle of its recent range.

Bitcoin ETF net inflows of $131.3 million on May 14 marked a bounce-back in demand after recent softness.

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