2026-01-14 11:35:12

More than 11.6 million cryptocurrencies failed throughout 2025, based on Coingecko's latest data. That's a staggering number. The crypto space continues to witness massive project casualties—tokens vanishing, ventures shutting down, and countless initiatives failing to gain traction. It reflects how brutal the market selection is: only the truly viable projects with solid fundamentals and community support can survive the intense competition. For investors navigating this landscape, due diligence becomes critical. The graveyard of failed cryptos serves as a reminder that not all coins deserve your capital, no matter how hyped they might seem. This ongoing consolidation is actually healthy for the ecosystem's maturation.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 7h ago

1. 16 million coins have died, isn't that an outrageous number? The industry should be like this—intense competition, only the weak coins dying completely is normal logic. 2. It's that time of the year again for the leek harvest season; those making money from contracts are all sneaking smiles. 3. It sounds scary, but actually it's about clearing out trash. A healthy ecosystem depends on large-scale death. 4. I'm just asking, out of this 11.6M, how many did you rush in? 5. It's just a knockout competition; projects that can't produce anything deserve to go to zero. 6. Killing 11.6M coins... it sounds like they are real coins😏. 7. Due diligence? In plain language, just don't get fooled by air coins. 8. The market is doing what it should—survival of the fittest. Will you be the next to die in your holdings? 9. Behind the madness of going to zero are countless shattered dreams, but this is Web3. 10. Only those who survive deserve to be called projects; everything else is just a game coin.

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MechanicalMartel

· 7h ago

11.6 million coins have died, this number is indeed outrageous... but to be honest, most of them shouldn't have been alive in the first place. Projects without fundamentals, why should they survive? Scammers who harvest retail investors deserve to die. People need to learn to say "no," especially to new coins that are full of promises. This big cleanup is actually quite necessary; with less trash, the ecosystem can breathe. DYOR really is no joke; just look at how many project teams are just going through the motions... The industry was always going to go through these, survival of the fittest.

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Whale_Whisperer

· 7h ago

16 million coins have all died? Haha, this is the true face of the crypto world. People blindly buying trash coins should wake up. Another purge under the banner of "ecological health," same old trick. Really? This number is too outrageous. How many are just air coins? I knew it, 99% of projects won't survive the next bear market. DYOR has been said for five years, yet some still keep losing money by rushing in.

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CryptoSurvivor

· 7h ago

11.6 million coins have died, hearing this number is quite satisfying... Trash projects deserve to die, no problem at all. --- Basically, it's time for the weeds to wake up after several rounds of being harvested. Spending real money on air coins is truly foolish. --- It's just rational淘汰; only those who survive are the real players. Don't bother with the rest. --- Laughing to death, another group of people will lose their pants. This is the price of not doing homework. --- I've said it long ago, 99% of coins are scams... Sure enough. --- Huh? Are there still people listening to crypto influencers and buying coins? They deserve it. --- Now, finally, projects with real value can breathe a sigh of relief.

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TrustMeBro

· 7h ago

NGL 11.6 million coins have died, what does this mean? It just shows that 99.9% of projects are trash. --- Another wave of rug pulls has died out. The market needs such ruthless filtering. --- Those who heed advice have made money; those who ignore it are forever bottoming out in dead coins. --- These numbers are misleading, but in fact, most are copy-paste trash coins. Clearing them out is just right. --- Really, new investors love to chase these things with a 99% death rate... Is doing research really that hard? --- So are you still buying shitcoins now? Wake up, everyone. --- Those who survive are the ones worth watching. Survival of the fittest, it's that simple.

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