Part Details Of Big shake-up in crypto That Pulled Prices Down!
BlackRock, the world's biggest money manager, dumped a massive $1.2 billion of Bitcoin and Ethereum in just the last week of January (Jan 26–30, 2026)!
Here's the breakdown:
Bitcoin (via iShares Bitcoin Trust IBIT): About $947 million sold.
Biggest days: $528 million out on Jan 30 + $318 million out on Jan 29.
Smaller outflows took place earlier in the week too.
Ethereum (via iShares Ethereum Trust ETHA): About $264 million sold.
Huge $157 million exited on Jan 30.
Another $55 million sold the day before.
One tiny $27 million inflow occurred on Jan 28, but it didn't help much.
This selling pushed crypto prices down hard:
Bitcoin crashed.
Ethereum dropped together together with other alts.
Understand that it wasn't just BlackRock, almost all U.S. crypto ETFs saw big outflows (example: $818 million total Bitcoin ETF exited on Jan 29 alone).
Big investors pulled back fast, derisking before February to protect their portfolio.
Prices can swing wildly in either directions. Therefore , stay alert and open wide your eyes.
$BTC
$XRP
$ETH
BlackRock, the world's biggest money manager, dumped a massive $1.2 billion of Bitcoin and Ethereum in just the last week of January (Jan 26–30, 2026)!
Here's the breakdown:
Bitcoin (via iShares Bitcoin Trust IBIT): About $947 million sold.
Biggest days: $528 million out on Jan 30 + $318 million out on Jan 29.
Smaller outflows took place earlier in the week too.
Ethereum (via iShares Ethereum Trust ETHA): About $264 million sold.
Huge $157 million exited on Jan 30.
Another $55 million sold the day before.
One tiny $27 million inflow occurred on Jan 28, but it didn't help much.
This selling pushed crypto prices down hard:
Bitcoin crashed.
Ethereum dropped together together with other alts.
Understand that it wasn't just BlackRock, almost all U.S. crypto ETFs saw big outflows (example: $818 million total Bitcoin ETF exited on Jan 29 alone).
Big investors pulled back fast, derisking before February to protect their portfolio.
Prices can swing wildly in either directions. Therefore , stay alert and open wide your eyes.
$BTC
$XRP
$ETH