2026-01-14 05:44:01

According to CoinGecko data, the number of failed cryptocurrency projects in 2025 has reached 11.56 million — a figure that is truly staggering. Compared to only 2,584 failed projects in 2021, the growth rate is simply astronomical. In just a few years, the number of failed cryptocurrencies has skyrocketed tenfold or even hundredfold.

What’s even more noteworthy is the recent data. In the fourth quarter of 2025 alone, 7.7 million tokens collapsed, accounting for 34.9% of all recorded project failures for the entire year — in other words, nearly one-third of the failed projects were wiped out in just the last three months. What does this reflect? The survival ability of tokens is rapidly declining. Once, there were myths of wealth everywhere; now, waves of collapses are occurring one after another. The harshness of the market is vividly reflected in these numbers.

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DiamondHands

· 01-16 19:42

Laughing to death, these numbers are obviously fake, 11.56 million projects? Where do so many trash coins come from? It was about time to clean up, the market needs this wave of big death. Are truly legitimate projects unable to survive at all, or are they all just air coins self-destructing? I was still hopeful during the 2021 wave, but now I've really seen through it. Such a fierce fourth quarter, no wonder my money has been decreasing again recently.

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governance_lurker

· 01-16 14:45

15.56 million? How many trash coins would it take to pile up that high? --- Q4 suddenly lost 7.7 million, this pace is a bit crazy --- Who would have thought back in 2021 that it would be like this now, truly a world of difference --- The wealth creation myth? It was long shattered, now it's just frozen blind boxes --- Decline in survival ability? That's too mild a way to put it, it's basically a collective plunge --- Compared to 2021, it's simply outrageous, back then any coin could skyrocket --- The last quarter was especially fierce, it feels like the market is sweeping out the bad actors --- This data makes my scalp tingle, no wonder people are becoming more cautious --- Is there some event that triggered that Q4 wave? It collapsed so neatly together

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DataChief

· 01-14 06:13

11.56 million projects failed? That data has to be fake, right? There are more dead projects than roasted mice lol --- 770 million collapsed in just one quarter... wtf, is this a clearance sale? --- Only 2,584 failed projects in 2021, now it's skyrocketed. This growth rate is insanely unrealistic. --- No more wealth creation myths, now it's all stories about scamming retail investors. That's the market for you. --- 34.9% in the last three months... feels like the crypto market entered liquidation mode. --- I just want to know how many of those 11.56 million are the garbage coins I bought the dips on. --- Token survival rates are plummeting rapidly. Basically, too many mediocre projects flooding the market. --- Just looking at Q4 data, you can tell when a bear market hits, nobody escapes. --- All those wealth creation myths everywhere... bro, what are you even talking about, that's ancient history. --- If these numbers are real, I need to track down those project teams that took my money and ran.

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SerNgmi

· 01-14 06:11

7.7 million tokens were gone in just three months. No matter how you look at these numbers, it seems unbelievable.

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GasWastingMaximalist

· 01-14 06:05

These numbers sound outrageous, 11.56 million projects dead? It feels like those overnight wealth dreams have shattered. Naked harvesting machines, it's about time to wake up. Q4 suddenly collapsed 7.7 million, this slaughter knife really leaves no room for mercy. But to be fair, this is normal market淘汰, trash projects deserve to die. Back in 2021, it was truly paradise. Now? Hell has arrived. The once wealth-creating myths are now all disaster movies, ironic. Who would dare to touch small-cap coins after this wave?

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ApeWithNoChain

· 01-14 05:51

These numbers are incredible. It feels like the crypto world is dancing on the piles of dead projects every day. Had I known in 2021, I would have sold everything back then. Now I regret not taking advice. 7.7 million tokens? Basically, the death spiral of fundraising is getting faster and faster. The ones who lost the most are the last wave, suffering huge losses. What survival ability? Honestly, the project teams are all scammers. Those still in the crypto space are either gamblers or those who haven't hit rock bottom yet. This round of cleansing has directly washed out retail investors.

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