82 Crypto Projects Shut Down in 2026 Across DeFi, Infrastructure and Web3 Gaming

Crypto researcher Stacy Muur listed 82 digital-asset projects and protocols said to have shut down in 2026. According to Odaily, the list includes Balancer, Radiant Capital, Neon EVM and Step Finance, spanning DeFi, blockchain infrastructure and Web3 gaming.

Reasons for closures include falling revenue, depleted funding and security incidents. Bitcoin fell below $60,000 earlier this year, after reaching an all-time high of more than $126,000 in October 2025, adding financial pressure on projects.

Ethereum Layer 2 network Blast said there was no “credible path to economic viability” when it announced its shutdown. Step Finance closed after a major treasury vulnerability, while Radiant Capital ended operations after failing to recover from a 2024 exploit.

A DeFiLlama study in August reported that 100 crypto projects had announced closures in 2026, including 40 in the preceding 90 days. The most common reason was product-market mismatch, followed by depleted funding, insufficient revenue and shifts to other products. The projects had raised about $1 billion and generated $250 million in fees; nine had each raised more than $50 million.