Sentiment around the near-term price direction of Bitcoin has risen as momentum builds behind the US CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the crypto industry with greater regulatory clarity, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.
“Bitcoin saw a huge spike in social media euphoria following news that the Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act in a bipartisan 15-9 vote,” Santiment he said in X post on Friday.
“This brings BTC and cryptocurrencies are one step closer to being accepted,” said Santiment.
Crypto analysts remain optimistic
Bitcoin often sees increased optimism around major industry and macro catalysts, and the US CLARITY Act has generated significant speculation since its July 2025 introduction about what its potential adoption could mean for the broader crypto industry.
At the session of the USA on Thursday Senate Committee on Bankingall 13 Republican members and two Democrats voted to promote the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, with nine Democrats also voting against the bill.
Source: Cynthia Lummis
Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $79,084 at press time, up 3.15% since May 1. according to on CoinMarketCap.
Santiment reported that there are currently 1.55 positive social media comments about Bitcoin for every bearish comment, suggesting that this skew in sentiment could be warning signs. “We advise caution. Markets tend to move against the expectations of the audience at all times,” Santiment said.
However, cryptoanalysts remain optimistic that the trend will continue. Founder of MN Trading Capital Michael van de Poppe he said in X announced Friday that the bill is “the largest and most historic bill for the entire industry and could be a powerful trigger for the coming bull market.”
The White House head of cryptocurrencies warns that it is not yet a done deal
White House Crypto Advisor Patrick Witt he said in the X post on Friday that while the vote on the CLARITY Act is “a big step forward,” it is not yet complete.
“As senators on both sides of the podium have noted, there is more work to be done before this bill is ready for the premier. We will continue to work in good faith to build the support necessary to pass the bill in the Senate,” Witt said.
Santiment said that any move toward the passage of the CLARITY Act “can and should be seen as positive for crypto (long term) because it could finally give the industry clearer rules in the United States.”
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“If the CLARITY Act is passed, more institutional money and power players are expected to enter (or re-enter) the markets,” Santiment said.
However, the sentiment platform warned that the biggest cryptocurrencies could be “baked” before the official passage of the CLARITY Act.
Other metrics show that market participants are becoming more cautious about the broader crypto market. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures the overall mood in the crypto market, published “Fear” score of 31 on Saturday.
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