Crypto Market Warning: Over 50% of Projects Have Gone to Zero, 2025 to Be the Major Disaster Area for Failures

2026-01-15 09:18:11

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【CryptoPush】Recently, there’s some data that really hits hard—according to GeckoTerminal, over 53% of cryptocurrencies have completely gone to zero. The problem is, this wave of “death” mainly occurred in the past one or two years, especially in 2025, when 11.6 million tokens suddenly became worthless, accounting for 86.3% of all failed projects in the past five years.

Things got even more outrageous in the fourth quarter, with 7.7 million tokens collapsing in just three months, which is more than one-third of all recorded project failures.

Why is this happening? Mainly because issuing platforms have lowered the barriers to entry. Launching tokens has become increasingly easy, resulting in a flood of low-cost “meme coins” and follow-up projects. Data proves this— the total number of cryptocurrency projects skyrocketed from 428,000 in 2021 to nearly 2 million in 2025. With lower creation thresholds, the difficulty of screening increases, and more bad coins flood the market.

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StablecoinAnxiety

· 01-16 03:12

Damn, 53% wiped out? What’s the point of playing? It’s all meme coins and air projects. I’ve said it before, the low threshold is the problem. 86% of failures are concentrated this year. Oh my, this data is more painful than my losses. Q4, 7.7 million tokens gone in three months? Truly outrageous. Looks like I need to be more cautious when choosing projects. The number of projects grew from 428,000 to 20 million. That growth rate is insane, completely a breeding ground for trash projects. Hey, real projects are now even more likely to get drowned out. This market is becoming more and more surreal. Meme coins are everywhere. The quick money mentality is deadly. I’d rather just hold stablecoins honestly. This round of reshuffling needs to hit hard. Too many air projects are polluting the market. 2025 is definitely an elimination race. Let’s see who’s still standing.

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OffchainOracle

· 01-15 16:42

Wake up, another wave of people is about to be exploited 86% of failed projects collapsed this year, isn't that enough to hurt? Is it you next to go to zero? Meme coins are exploding, the threshold is gone, anyway, burning money is no big deal, in the end, retail investors are the ones suffering It will be like this in 2025, let's continue watching fireworks next year Low threshold = high risk, how can some people still not understand such a simple principle? Between getting rich overnight and losing everything overnight, it's just your FOMO that makes the difference

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SchroedingerMiner

· 01-15 09:48

Damn, 86.3% of projects will die by 2025? How bad is that, it's really just a meme coin competition.

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FlatlineTrader

· 01-15 09:47

Damn, 53% wiped out? It’s not over yet, a third of Q4 is dead too. Who the hell still dares to touch meme coins? --- 1160 million tokens in 2025 are doomed, accounting for 86%? Feels like watching a big purge... --- The threshold is so low that anyone can issue a coin, no wonder bad coins are everywhere. --- The number of projects skyrocketed from 428,000 to 20 million. That growth rate is insane, no wonder they die so fast. --- Really, entering now is like gambling. Most of it is just a "pump and dump" scheme designed to trap investors. --- How many died in Q3 and Q4 combined? These numbers are so shocking, someone should have warned earlier. --- I’ve never been optimistic about the Solana ecosystem’s trash coins. Just clear them out if needed. --- So, low threshold = low quality. It’s an eternal truth, everyone. --- Another meme coin and copycat trend. Investors should remember this lesson. --- The lower the threshold, the faster they die. That logic is flawless.

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WalletDivorcer

· 01-15 09:47

Honestly, this wave of cutting leeks has really evolved. With such a low barrier to entry, can anyone issue a coin? 86.3% of failed projects are concentrated in 2025, which indicates what? It shows that this market is quickly becoming a garbage dump. Meme coins are everywhere, and follow-the-leader projects are piling up. Unless you have sharp eyes to see through, just wait to be cut. 53% have completely gone to zero. Doesn't that number look pretty despairing? But I actually think it's a good thing. It's time to clear out the bad projects. When will this situation of rampant bad coins end? Truly valuable projects have already been drowned out.

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ImpermanentSage

· 01-15 09:43

Once again, it has reset to zero, this time directly at 53%, unbelievable. Really, the threshold is so low that anyone can issue a coin, no wonder it dies so quickly. By 2025, 11.6 million coins have been wiped out, this data makes my scalp tingle. In Q4 alone, 7.7 million projects collapsed in three months, how many people lost their money? Meme coins and follow-the-trend coins are everywhere, who are we filtering? We simply can't stop. The number of projects jumped from 428,000 to 2,020,000 — this growth... is indeed unbelievable. 53% is already very frightening, but the key is that the death rate is getting faster and faster. Honestly, this is the cost of low barriers; everyone can issue a coin, and everyone can rug. In 2025, the failure rate for that year accounts for 86.3% of the five-year total — it's crazy.

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not_your_keys

· 01-15 09:19

This time, it's another season of leek harvesting --- 86.3%? Damn, is this data real? Feels a bit exaggerated --- Shitcoin really deserves to die, garbage projects are everywhere, who the hell can still tell the difference --- Low threshold is the original sin, now everything dares to be launched --- Wait, only 420,000 projects in 2021? Now it's directly multiplied by 50, that's outrageous --- I've said it before, better to miss out than get wrecked, and those who regret now are probably lining up --- In the fourth quarter, over 10 million tokens collapsed in just one quarter? That's incredible speed --- Actually, the real projects have long since differentiated, I don't care how quickly garbage coins die --- Still that saying, if you don't understand something, don't touch it. Those who got hurt this time are all greedy --- Totally agree, platforms shouldn't let people in so casually --- Sigh, here comes another bunch of "I'm at the bottom" statements --- This is the true portrayal of the crypto world, 98% of projects are just air --- I'm a bit curious, how many people have lost everything behind these 11.6 million tokens

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