RootData 2026 Crypto Project Closures: 99 Projects Have Already Died This Year

The RootData 2026 crypto project closures report aggregates information on cryptocurrency companies and protocols that shut down in 2026.

Compiled by Web3 data infrastructure firm RootData, the list includes projects that publicly announced data service shutdowns, filed for bankruptcy, or stopped operating after prolonged outages, and is a means of tracking attrition in the industry.

What Is the RootData 2026 Crypto Project Closures Report?

Instead of performance against the market index, the report monitored the life cycle of crypto companies across crypto exchanges, wallets, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, infrastructure providers, and Web3 companies.