More than half of all crypto tokens have failed — and most died in 2025

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TOKEN CRYPTO

Why it matters

A recent analysis by CoinGecko found that over 13.4 million crypto tokens have been erased between mid-2021 and 2025, with most failing in 2025.

Article tone

Neutral How the article is written, as reported by the source.

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 80% confidence.

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source CoinDesk
Claim More than half of all crypto tokens have failed — and most died in 2025
AI inference Bearish · 80%
Generated 2026-01-14 18:53

AI provenance

Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
Technical identifiers
Provider tag
groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
Analysis version
groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
Article id
32707

Original source

Over 13.4 million tokens have been erased between mid-2021 and 2025, according to a new analysis by CoinGecko.

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Original article published by CoinDesk on January 14, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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