Bitcoin Dip Tied to $1.3B IBIT Dark-Pool Block Trade Executed May 26, 2026

On May 26, 2026, a single dark-pool block sale of over 29 million shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) was reported at $43.16 per share, a transaction valued at $1.3 billion. Bitcoin then dropped 1.45% from $77,870 to $76,721 in about 10 minutes and later printed a 24-hour low of $75,600 as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $333 million in net outflows for the session.