Have you ever stopped to think about how many crypto projects you followed that simply disappeared? Yeah, the numbers are quite frightening when you really do the math.

More than half of all tokens that have been launched no longer exist. And things got significantly worse in 2025 — it was like a cemetery of projects. We saw an absurd saturation in the market, with hundreds of new tokens being created every day, but most of them had no real purpose or unique selling point.

What happened is that the entry barrier became so low that anyone could launch a token. Result? An oversaturation of poor projects competing for the same space. Many were basically copies of copies, without innovation, without a real community, without a legitimate use case. Some were clearly pump and dump schemes, others were simply abandoned by their creators.

The market dynamics in 2025 were brutal. While some legitimate projects tried to build themselves, the noise saturation was so high that it became almost impossible to distinguish what had potential from just another generic token. Investors became more skeptical, and rightly so — when you see hundreds of projects failing, trust naturally declines.

What’s most striking is that this saturation wasn’t accidental. It was a direct consequence of an industry that grew too fast without proper filters. Anyone with a bit of technical knowledge could create a token in minutes. Without clear regulation, without real barriers, the market turned into a minefield.

Now in 2026, we’re seeing a kind of natural selection happening. Projects with real fundamentals, engaged communities, and clear purpose are able to survive. The others? They’ve become history. It’s a cycle that will probably repeat itself, but at least now investors are more alert to warning signs.