# Crypto’s 2026 shutdown wave claims 82 projects. What went wrong?

- Source: Cointelegraph
- Published: 2026-10-20T19:59:39+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-project-shutdowns-2026-what-went-wrong?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/crypto-s-2026-shutdown-wave-claims-82-projects-what-went-wrong-d67869/

Crypto projects are struggling to survive as falling revenues, depleted funding and security breaches force closures across DeFi, blockchain infrastructure and gaming.

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