{"id":32588,"date":"2026-09-18T18:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/2026\/09\/18\/bitcoin-price-surges-81000-clarity-act-fed-rate-hike\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:38:26","slug":"bitcoin-price-surges-81000-clarity-act-fed-rate-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/bitcoin-price-surges-81000-clarity-act-fed-rate-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Surges Above $81,000 Despite Clarity Act Rejection and Fed Rate Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bitcoin<\/strong> just weathered one of the most news-heavy weeks of 2026 \u2014 and yet, the price surged above $81,000<\/strong>. A move that defies surface-level logic and raises serious questions about the true nature of market sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the Clarity Act<\/strong> being blocked in Congress, the Fed<\/strong>‘s first rate hike in several cycles, and significant outflows from Bitcoin ETFs<\/strong>, sellers had every card in their hand. They still didn’t win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sharp rebound deserves a closer look: what drove buyers back in so quickly, and what does this move tell us about the current structure of the market?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Hostile Macro Backdrop That Bitcoin Chose to Ignore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the U.S. Congress blocked the Clarity Act<\/strong> in a procedural vote \u2014 the most anticipated piece of crypto legislation the industry had seen in years. The bill aimed to clarify the division of authority between the SEC<\/strong> and the CFTC<\/strong> over digital assets, a regulatory framework that institutional players across the board had been calling for. Its rejection immediately weighed on sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following day, the Federal Reserve<\/strong> raised its benchmark interest rates for the first time since the current inflationary cycle began. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh<\/strong> was unambiguous: “Inflation is too high, and has been for too long. The data from this summer does not show me any meaningful improvement in underlying trends.”<\/em> A hawkish tone that, historically, puts pressure on risk assets like Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the spot Bitcoin ETF<\/strong> front, the week also started in the red. According to data from Farside Investors<\/strong>, investors pulled nearly $427 million<\/strong> over the course of the week \u2014 two consecutive days of net outflows before flows turned positive again on Thursday, with $160 million<\/strong> in fresh inflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Bitcoin Rebounded Anyway: The Signals That Actually Matter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin<\/strong>‘s resilience in the face of this triple shock can be explained by several structural factors. First, Grayscale<\/strong> published a research note on Thursday in which the asset manager argued that the rate hike should not have a lasting impact on Bitcoin<\/strong>‘s price. The core argument: this is a mid-cycle adjustment<\/em>, not a major cyclical shift. A distinction the market appears to have absorbed quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond that, despite the rejection of the Clarity Act<\/strong>, the broader regulatory dynamic remains largely constructive. The SEC<\/strong> continues to advance pro-crypto initiatives in parallel with legislative setbacks, which limits the negative impact of the Congressional vote on institutional sentiment over the medium term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a pure price action<\/a><\/strong> basis, Bitcoin posted a gain of nearly 6% in 24 hours<\/strong>, hitting a peak of $81,055<\/strong> on Friday morning in New York. This type of move \u2014 a bullish breakout in the middle of an accumulation of bad news \u2014 is typically read by traders as a signal of relative strength. When the market refuses to sell off on negative catalysts, it generally means buyers are absorbing supply at depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What This Rebound Reveals About Bitcoin’s Market Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin<\/strong>‘s ability to simultaneously absorb a regulatory shock, a hawkish Fed<\/strong> decision, and significant ETF<\/strong> outflows speaks to a solid structural demand<\/strong> beneath current price levels. Institutional investors, far from fleeing, used the pullback to redeploy capital \u2014 as evidenced by the $160 million in ETF inflows<\/a><\/strong> recorded as early as Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This behavior echoes a dynamic well known to mature markets: short-term volatility<\/strong> driven by macro events is increasingly being used as an entry point by players with long investment horizons. Bitcoin at $81,000 is no longer just a speculative asset \u2014 it has become an asset that major funds buy on the dips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question now is one of momentum continuity<\/a><\/strong>: do the return of positive ETF<\/strong> flows and the price’s resistance to macro headwinds represent the early stages of a new bullish leg, or simply a technical rebound within a broader consolidation phase? The coming weeks \u2014 and in particular the upcoming U.S. inflation data \u2014 will be decisive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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