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Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum, and Solana face downward pressure as ETF inflows stall, oil prices rise, and the CLARITY Act markup is delayed until May.
The cryptocurrency market has experienced a broad decline, with Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum, and Solana all recording losses between 1% and 4% during the final week of April 2026 [2]. This downturn follows a period of optimism that had previously pushed Bitcoin toward the $80,000 mark and spurred significant institutional investment [2].
Key takeaways
The legislative path for the CLARITY Act has faced significant hurdles, shifting from a late-April target to an uncertain timeline in May [2]. Senator Thom Tillis has requested the delay to address concerns regarding stablecoin yield disputes and has introduced new conditions requiring ethics provisions that limit how White House officials promote crypto [2]. These requirements specifically target ventures associated with the Trump family, such as the USD1 stablecoin and World Liberty Financial, which hold a combined valuation exceeding $1 billion [2]. Without these provisions, Senator Tillis has indicated he may vote against the bill, complicating its chances of clearing the Senate Banking Committee [2]. Analysts from Galaxy Digital and TD Cowen have adjusted their expectations, with some placing the odds of a May passage at 50% or lower [2].
Institutional demand, which previously supported price growth, has also cooled. After a nine-day streak of positive inflows, Bitcoin ETFs recorded $263 million in outflows on April 27, with Fidelity’s FBTC fund accounting for $150 million of that total [2]. Similar trends were observed across other assets, as Ethereum ETFs saw $50 million in outflows, while Solana and XRP ETFs recorded no trading activity during the same session [2]. Despite this, some corporate entities remain active; Strategy added $255 million in Bitcoin to its holdings last week, including purchases made at an average price of $77,906 [2].
The current market slide is largely driven by three reversible factors: the resolution of U.S.-Iran diplomatic tensions, the scheduling of the CLARITY Act markup, and the recovery of ETF inflows [2]. While XRP had shown signs of a potential breakout earlier in April—driven by its listing on Rakuten Wallet and institutional interest from Europe—the broader market sentiment has since been dampened by macro-economic pressures [1, 2]. Investors are now looking toward the May 21 Memorial Day recess as a critical window; if the Senate Banking Committee fails to schedule a markup before this date, the regulatory momentum that the market has been anticipating may continue to stall [2].
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