Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $73,300 on Thursday, May 28, 2026, sliding for a third straight session and printing an intraday low close to $72,800 as a $1.3 billion IBIT dark-pool block, a strong dollar, and renewed Middle East tension drained institutional bids. The move extends a pullback from above $82,000 earlier in May. US spot Bitcoin ETFs have now bled more than $2 billion since their last net inflow on May 14, an eight-session outflow streak. So the question pricing the tape is simple: why is Bitcoin falling again after April and May looked like a recovery? My answer starts with the chart. Bitcoin is falling for ... (full story)