A chilling phenomenon to think about: The 2014, 2018, and 2022 World Cups almost perfectly aligned with BTC bear market cycles. Now, the 2026 World Cup hasn’t even started, and BTC is already showing weakness. Is there really a 'World Cup bear market curse'? The truth might not lie in football itself, but rather in the striking overlap between the World Cup cycle and the post-halving liquidity downturn of BTC. The World Cup plays football, but BTC often scores bear markets. Check out the in-depth analysis in the article below