# Why Bitcoin's legendary 4-year cycle may finally break

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**Created:** [June 12, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/why-bitcoins-legendary-4-year-cycle-may-finally-break/89526 "2026-06-12T01:53:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://community.deriv.com/t/why-bitcoins-legendary-4-year-cycle-may-finally-break/89526/1 "2026-06-12T01:53:03Z")

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AI infrastructure is siphoning capital away from crypto at an unprecedented scale.

Bitcoin’s boom-bust cycle has been traders’ gospel for years — but this time, global liquidity is flowing elsewhere, and the historical pattern may not hold.

Should you still believe in the cycle, or is this the inflection point?

🔗 [The AI capital vacuum: Why Bitcoin’s cycle may break](https://experts.deriv.com/insights/why-bitcoins-cycle-may-break-ai-capital-vacuum)