H1 2026 Crypto Project Shutdown Wave (100+ Projects)
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Between January and June 2026, over 100 cryptocurrency projects ceased operations through a combination of voluntary wind-downs, bankruptcy filings, security-exploit collapses, and funding exhaustion — the largest wave of crypto project closures since the 2022 bear market. Unlike the 2022 cycle, which was dominated by fraud-linked collapses such as FTX and Terra/LUNA, the 2026 wave was characterized primarily by structural capital drought, technological obsolescence, and competitive consolidation around dominant platforms. DeFi protocols accounted for more than half of closures, followed by wallets, centralized exchanges, Layer-2 networks, and NFT marketplaces.
Connected Entities
24 entities · 60 linked investigations- Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- BitMEX→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
- KelpDAO / LayerZero Bridge Exploit (April 2026) — DPRK Lazarus→mentioned with→Bitcoin(80%)
- KelpDAO / LayerZero Bridge Exploit (April 2026) — DPRK Lazarus→mentioned with→Drift(85%)
- Starknet→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- Starknet→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- KelpDAO / LayerZero Bridge Exploit (April 2026) — DPRK Lazarus→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Zapper→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
- Resolv→mentioned with→Ethereum(60%)
- + 58 more
Connected Through
21 shared actors · 636 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □Ethereumorganizationalso inEleven Drainer·0Amnokgang Technology Development Company·0Q2 2026 Bridge Exploit Wave·0KelpDAO / LayerZero Bridge Exploit (April 2026) — DPRK Lazarus·0Faris Ali / UK Crypto Home Invasion Ring·0Voyager Digital·0The DAO Hack 2016·0Uniswap Google Ad Phishing Campaign (May 2026)·0A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector·0AI-Powered Crypto Phishing Infrastructure 2026·0Q2 2026 Record Crypto Hack Wave·0Blockchain Bandit·0Operation Economic Outcast — Iran Digital Assets Sectoral Sanctions (August 2026)·0MEV Bot Scam — YouTube AI Trading Bot Campaign (2026)·0$91M Bitcoin Social Engineering Theft — Hardware Wallet Impersonation (August 2026)·0YieldBlox Stellar Oracle Manipulation Exploit (Feb 2026)·0CryptoZoo·0TraderTraitor / UNC4899·0TrueBit Oracle Exploit (January 2026)·0Mass Ethereum Address-Poisoning Wave (Dec 2025-Jan 2026)·0DPRK IT Worker Network (Overseas Scheme)·0DOJ Pig Butchering $25M Forfeiture 2026·0Lab·0Armstrong / Chindavanh / Rucker Crypto Robbery Gang·0H2 2026 July Bridge Hack Wave — Seven Attacks, $M+ Lost·0BonkDAO Treasury Governance Attack (July 2026)·0Bitcoin Latinum·0Google Coin / Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Presale Operation·0Inferno Drainer·0OLPC Token / PancakeSwap OLPC-LABUBU Pool·0Fake Trezor Support Social Engineering — $282M Heist·0Drift Protocol DPRK Exploit (April 2026)·0Solana Blinks / Durable-Nonce Drainer Kits (2026)·0BitMart Exchange — Insolvency Claims and Frozen Withdrawals (August 2026)·0ISIS-K Crypto Funding Network (OFAC July 2026)·0DeFi Governance Attack Wave 2026·0MiningMax·0DSJEX / BG Wealth Sharing·0fake Ledger Live app·0ChainDrop / Shai-Hulud npm Worm August 2026 — Crypto Credential Harvester·0keyv / cacheable npm Supply Chain Attack — TeamPCP Mini Shai-Hulud (August 2026)·0Andean Medjedovic (KyberSwap / Indexed Finance Attacker)·0LAB / LABUSDT·0AI Agent Prompt Injection Crypto Attack Class (2026)·0OFAC Operation Economic Outcast — Iran Digital Assets Sectoral Sanctions August 2026·0H1 2026 Bridge Hack Cluster — Same-Day $35.6M Attack Wave July 22-23·0ClickFix macOS Go-Based Infostealer Crypto Wallet Drainer (August 2026)·0"Claude AI" Crypto Arbitrage Bot YouTube Tutorial Scam·0Blender.io·0World Cup 2026 — Stake.com Impersonation Wallet Drainer Campaign·0Malone Lam·0WEL1DROPPER — 800 Malicious npm Packages RAT and Crypto Infostealer Campaign (August 2026)·0HECO Bridge & HTX Exchange Hack·1StableMagnet·2Compounder Finance·2Google Coin / Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Presale Scam·2Jonathan Spalletta·2Trenton Richard Johnston·2Donald G. Basile / Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM)·2Socket Security Malicious Browser Extension Campaign August 2026·2SudoRare·2USI-Tech·2Andean Medjedovic·2Bitpapa IC FZC LLC·2TurtleDex·2ETHTrustFund·2Robinhood Chain Scam Ecosystem·2Frosties NFT·2Andean Medjedovic — KyberSwap/Indexed Finance Fugitive, Active Laundering 2026·2Star Credit Holdings / Misam M. Abidi·2HyperVault·2Gotbit / Vortex / Contrarian / Antier Wash-Trading Ring·2Operation Token Mirrors — DOJ Crypto Market Manipulation Ring·2Bitforex·2QuadrigaCX / Gerald Cotten·2eXch·2Arbix Finance·2AnubisDAO·2OpenClaw GitHub Phishing Campaign·2Squid Games (SQUID Token)·2Karatbars International·3FCoin·3M1llionz (RichMilly666)·3AudiA6 Mixing Service·3Kannagi Finance·3SIGMA Bot·4LAB Token (Smartliquid AI)·4zkLend (Starknet)·4CryptoJS Ill Bloom — Weak RNG Multi-Wallet Drain (CVE-2026-71851)·4DxSale·4AscendEX Exchange·4ApeMars (APRZ)·4CLS Global FZC / ZM Quant Investment·4LAB Token·47zarc·4Raidparty·4LML/USDT staking protocol·4Friend Tech·4Hope Finance·4Kalax·5Venus Protocol THE Token Flash-Loan Exploit (March 2026)·5BitClave·5Grand Base·5luna·5GANA Payment·5Cashio·5WallStreetBets·50x327a81d0d128db8886d265be73c9fdda97194f30·5Nobitex·5Allbridge Core Second Flash-Loan Exploit (July 2026)·6Adform Ad-Tech Supply Chain Wallet Swap Attack·6Justin Sun·7Terra 2.0·7Nomad Bridge·8Zoth Protocol·8Rivus DAO·8Taiko L2 Bridge Exploit June 2026·8Roberto Zibert·8Truebit·8Allbridge Core — Second Flash Loan Exploit via Same Unpatched Vector·8C&M Software·8Harmony ONE (Protocol Entity)·8Rhea Finance Exploit (April 2026)·9Nobitex June 2025 Hack (Predatory Sparrow)·10Term Finance — Governance Exploit (August 2026)·10Qubit Finance·10Bunny Finance·10DEUS Finance·10Curio·10Taiko Ethereum L2 Bridge·10UwU Lend·10Inverse Finance Frontier·10Sheldon Xia (BitMart Founder)·10EasyFi·10June 2026 Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit ($127M, Three Protocols)·10Mixin Network·10xToken·10Polter Finance·10Bunni V2·10Furucombo·10BearnFi·12Bidao·12Ploutos Money·12Raft Protocol·12DeepSnitch AI·12CrossCurve (formerly EYWA) Bridge Exploit (Feb 2026)·12Popsicle Finance·12PlayDapp·12LastPass·12BarnBridge·12Masa·12Summer.fi Lazy Summer Exploit (July 2026)·12XBridge·12Harmony Protocol (2026 ONE Token Exploit and L1 Shutdown)·12Beanstalk·12Allbridge Core Solana Flash Loan Exploit (July 2026)·14Terence Kwok — Humanity Protocol Staged Hack·14Ionic Money·14WEMIX / WEMIX$ Stablecoin·14Loopring DEX — Trustless Exit Disabled at Shutdown·14Garden Finance·14Voltage Finance·15BNB Chain Bridge·16More Markets·17Levyathan·18Bankr·18Cascade Protocol·18BounceBit L1 Exploit and Chain Shutdown (August 2026)·18OlympusDAO·18Tectonic Protocol·18MoonHacker·18FOMO Token·18Pond0x·18Humanity Protocol June 2026 Hack·18Fantasm Finance·18Dexible V2·18Noones·18Convergence·18HyPC·18Cetus CLMM·18CheeseBank·18Hedgey·18Transit Swap·18WAYGU CASH·18Tectonic / Cronos — August 2026 TONIC Price Manipulation Exploit·18Ionic Protocol·18Lodestar Finance·20ForceBridge·20Hinkal Protocol·20DuelBits·20Rhea Lend·20Verus Protocol (VRSC)·21Cork Protocol·22FEGex·22EdgeX / EDGE Token·22Gravity Bridge·22Triple-A Treasury Hack (July 2026)·22Hunter Biden ($LAPTOP token)·22DAO Maker Vesting·22ElasticSwap·22Resolv·22TAC Chain·22FutureSwap·22Lodestar V0·22Summer.fi (Lazy Summer Protocol)·22Wise Lending V1·22NowSwap·22Eclipse·22Earning.Farm·22Africoin·22Pike V1·22Term Finance·22Locus Finance·22mySwap CL Protocol (Starknet)·22RocketSwap Base·22Renzo·22Maya Protocol — August 2026 Six-Bug Exploit·22Arcadia Finance v1·22Bondly·22B² Network·23Aster (ASTER)·23Makina Finance·24Carrot Protocol·24Hyperbridge (Polkadot-Ethereum Bridge) — April 2026 Exploit·24zombies·25OKB·25Coinsbuy·26Taiko·26Shuffle (shuffle.com)·26Frank DeGods·26Cronos Chain·26BullX·27Shibarium·28Nesa (NES)·28SharedStake·28Aperture LM·28PAAL AI·28Super Sushi Samurai·28DeFiTuna·28Verus Protocol·28Superfortune AI (GUA)·28Bunni Protocol·28Orion Pools·28Pike Finance·28TAC Network·28Kinto Bridge·28Aquifer AMM·28BtcTurk·28Remitano·28JRNY Crypto·28dForce Lending·28KyberSwap Classic·28Growth DeFi·28Spartans Bet·28Zcash Orchard Counterfeit Vulnerability·28CrossCurve·28UPCX·28Mixin Network·28Typus Perp·28GeniusAI·28Florence Finance·28EraLend·28Truflation·28Team Finance·28Gnosis Pay·28Moonbeam Network (GLMR)·28Ankr & Helio Protocol Hack·28Gala·28GemPad·28FOOM Cash·28SBI Crypto·28Allbridge·28RISEx·29Lendf.me·30Evmos Network·30Tia·30Venice Token·30Symbiosis Finance BridgeV2 syBTC Exploit (September 2026)·30Hegic(old contract)·30Tether Gold (XAUT)·31Nexera·32MANTRA Chain Upstream Exploit (August 2026)·32Vestra DAO·32Shibarium Bridge·32TempleDAO·32ChangeNOW·32Dolomite·32Blend Pools V2·32numa.·32Zinc·32LayerZero Labs·32Eleven Finance·32Roll·32CoinEx·32Kame Aggregator·32uniBTC·32Gamma Strategies·33Apyx Finance·33Revert Lend·33The Sandbox (SAND OFT Exploit)·34Hyperdrive HL·35Steadefi·35Cod3x·36Aethir·36Panoptic V1.1·370x62d5a59e0d67c0381aad53b201b4a1b8dcd2c833·37MONA (Monavale / DIGITALAX)·38Chads NFT·38CoinDCX·38Astera.fi·38Polymarket — June 2026 Supply Chain Attack·380x5a76a2830859c321a50937a22fde571fbf4810f3·38Axie Infinity·38IoTeX·38The Sandbox SAND Bridge Exploit·38Amun·38Symbiosis Finance·38THORChain GG20 MPC Vault Exploit (May 2026)·38BitoPro·38USD1 (World Liberty Financial)·38Astrid Finance·38Hemi (Genesis Drop / MerkleBox Exploit)·38MustStopMurad·38Unilend V2·38Thunder Terminal·38WazirX·38StakeDAO — vsdCRV Deployer Key Exploit (May 2026)·38Rho Markets·38Kipseli·38M2 Exchange·38Inverse Finance·38KiloEx·38SubQuery Network·38KAT katana-network·39M2·39Juicebox V3·40Bedrock Protocol·41Jump Trading·42Orion Protocol·42Balancer·42DGLD·42Midnight Network / NIGHT Token·42Chainflip·42Cozy V2·42YO Protocol·42Ambient Finance·42Tria·42Polygon (POL)·44Midnight (NIGHT Token)·44SuperRare·45Binance·45Zilliqa·46Maestro·47Flash Trade·48Aptos·50ZRX (0x Protocol)·50Pendle·50Sky (MakerDAO)·51PeopleDAO·52Internet Computer·52Clober Liquidity Vault·52LCX Exchange·52THORChain·52Bittensor·52SushiSwap·52Leap Wallet·520x7C0dB2791af5f7F71a125531b0902917EA0C2bC9·52GHO·53Ethereum Foundation·53Jupiter Perps·54Robinhood Crypto·54Fuse Wallet·54SushiSwap RouteProcessor Exploit·54Celestia·54LCX·54Flow·54Ethena·55Hedera·55Lulo·55Trust Wallet·55Exponent Finance·55Blast·55Kevin Rose·57Gnosis Pay Zodiac Delay Module Exploit·57Famous Fox Federation·57Allo Protocol·57ZKsync·57Sui·57Trezor·57Socket Protocol·58Linea·58Sei Network·58Scroll·58Aerodrome Finance·58Gemini Exchange·58Audius·58Synthetix·58Spicenet·58Euler Finance·58Yearn Ether·58Cega·58Eigenlayer·58Ethereum Classic·58Uniswap·58Ethena·58Crypto.com·58Polkadot·58Optimism·60Ondo US Dollar Yield (USDY)·60Convex Finance·62Curve Finance·62Starknet·62Hyperliquid·62Raydium Protocol·62PAX Gold (PAXG)·62Curve DEX·62Raydium AMM·62Cointelegraph·62Ripple USD (RLUSD)·62Phantom Wallet·63Canton Network·63Ethereum·64Rocket Pool·64Kaspa·64Chainlink·67Safe{Wallet}·68Crossmint·70Lido Finance·70USD Coin (USDC)·71Circle USYC·73Marinade Finance·79ZachXBT·82BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL)·82
- ♦Bitcointokenalso inBitcoin Xchange (Syria-based, ISIS-Linked)·0Abdelhakim Boukich·0Operation Economic Outcast — Iran Digital Assets Sectoral Sanctions (August 2026)·0Mass Ethereum Address-Poisoning Wave (Dec 2025-Jan 2026)·0TraderTraitor / UNC4899·0Rathnakishore Giri·0DPRK IT Worker Network (Overseas Scheme)·0AudiA6·0JADEPUFFER·0Crypto.com Phishing Campaign — Email Domain Abuse (August 2026)·0KelpDAO / LayerZero Bridge Exploit (April 2026) — DPRK Lazarus·0Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad (ISIS-WA Nigeria Crypto Facilitator)·0Blockchain Bandit·0YieldBlox Stellar Oracle Manipulation Exploit (Feb 2026)·0Voyager Digital·0Zyaire Wilkins (Steam Malware Crypto Theft Ring)·0Crypto Dispensers / Virtual Assets LLC·0DOJ Pig Butchering $25M Forfeiture 2026·0Tudou Guarantee Telegram Marketplace·0Miloud Abderrahmane (ISIS TRON Facilitator, France)·0Courier-Based Pig Butchering Scam Network (FBI Warning June 2026)·0Rodney Burton (Bitcoin Rodney)·0$91M Bitcoin Social Engineering Theft — Hardware Wallet Impersonation (August 2026)·0Q2 2026 Record Crypto Hack Wave·0JADEPUFFER – First Fully Autonomous AI Ransomware Targeting Crypto Wallet Keys·0Chen Zhi / Prince Holding Group·0Adam Iza·0Southeast Asian Pig-Butchering Scam Compounds (276-Arrest Operation)·0Malone Lam·0WEL1DROPPER — 800 Malicious npm Packages RAT and Crypto Infostealer Campaign (August 2026)·0Fake Trezor Support Social Engineering — $282M Heist·0ClickFix macOS Go-Based Infostealer Crypto Wallet Drainer (August 2026)·0World Cup 2026 Crypto Scam Network·0H2 2026 July Bridge Hack Wave — Seven Attacks, $M+ Lost·0H1 2026 Bridge Hack Cluster — Same-Day $35.6M Attack Wave July 22-23·0Gamer Crew $263M Social Engineering Ring (New Defendants)·0Bitcoin Latinum·0FIFA World Cup 2026 Crypto Scam Infrastructure·0Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization·0Armstrong / Chindavanh / Rucker Crypto Robbery Gang·0OFAC Operation Economic Outcast — Iran Digital Assets Sectoral Sanctions August 2026·0PGI Global·0OFAC ISIS-K 134-Address SDN Batch (July 2026)·0ChainDrop / Shai-Hulud npm Worm August 2026 — Crypto Credential Harvester·0Huione Group (Haowang Guarantee)·0BitMart Exchange — Insolvency Claims and Frozen Withdrawals (August 2026)·0Google Coin / Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Presale Operation·0BlackSuit·0ISIS-K Crypto Funding Network (OFAC July 2026)·0LastPass threat actor·0fake Ledger Live app·0Trade Coin Club·0Blender.io·0World Cup 2026 — Stake.com Impersonation Wallet Drainer Campaign·0Coldcard / Coinkite — August 2026 Multi-Actor Attacker Cluster·0Lazarus Group Mach-O Man macOS Campaign — 2026·0Operation Economic Outcast — Iran Digital Asset Sanctions·0Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk·2Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev·2USI-Tech·2Google Coin / Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Presale Scam·2Jonathan Spalletta·2Aman Kesar India Crypto Scam Ring·2Xinbi Marketplace·2Donald G. Basile / Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM)·2Hu Xiaowei (Prince Group second-in-command)·2Bitpapa IC FZC LLC·2Trenton Richard Johnston·2BTC-e·2Mr. Parveen India Social Engineering Scam Ring·2Malone Lam·2Finiko·2eXch·2BitBank (Iranian Crypto Exchange)·2Mirror Trading International·2Bitforex·2Sinbad.io·2Mt. Gox·2Zondacrypto Collapse·2Coldcard / Coinkite Firmware Seed-Generation Exploit (July-August 2026)·3Delio (South Korea Crypto Lender Fraud)·3AudiA6 Mixing Service·3FCoin·3M1llionz (RichMilly666)·3CryptoJS Ill Bloom — Weak RNG Multi-Wallet Drain (CVE-2026-71851)·4Paxful·4TradeOgre·4Undisclosed KOL Promo Network (ZachXBT Exposé, September 2025)·5luna·5Nobitex·5Coldcard / Coinkite Hardware Wallet Firmware Exploit·6Adform Ad-Tech Supply Chain Wallet Swap Attack·6Sportsbet·6Justin Sun·7Huobi / HTX·7Terra 2.0·7Roberto Zibert·8C&M Software·8Ostium Protocol — Oracle Signer Key Compromise (July 2026)·8Poolin Technology·8Rhea Finance Exploit (April 2026)·9Little Boy Plus - BSC DeFi Logic Exploit·10Nobitex June 2025 Hack (Predatory Sparrow)·10BitMEX (2026 Class Action — Insider Trading and Liquidation Fraud)·10Bitfinex Hack·10EasyFi·10GDAC·10Mixin Network·10Abracadabra Money MIM Depeg June 2026·12LastPass·12Joaquin Diaz (Orionx Co-Founder)·12Michele Spagnuolo·12Coinkite / Coldcard·13Ionic Money·14Pi Network (PI)·14Garden Finance·14Bitget VOXEL Futures Manipulation April 2025·14Garden·14Coinkite·15Bitget VOXEL Futures Manipulation April 2026·16Pond0x·18BounceBit L1 Exploit and Chain Shutdown (August 2026)·18Austin Fine (@xmrfine)·18Tectonic Protocol·18Liquid Network / Elements Cache-Bug Exploit (September 2026)·18Kroll·18Noones·18BTC24H·18Hinkal Protocol·20Rhea Lend·20Bitfinex Hack 2016·21Triple-A Treasury Hack (July 2026)·22Syscoin Bridge·22Hunter Biden ($LAPTOP token)·22Liquid Network·22CyberLeek Solana Token·22Africoin·22Maya Protocol — August 2026 Six-Bug Exploit·22Coldcard (Coinkite Firmware Exploit)·22Corepound·22B² Network·23zombies·25HTX (Huobi) Exchange·25Shuffle (shuffle.com)·26Shibarium·28TBTFW (Beverly Hills Luxury Car Dealer — Crypto Laundering Vector)·28BitMEX Exchange·28ALEX Lab·28Mixin Network·28dForce Lending·28Spartans Bet·28BtcTurk·28SBI Crypto·28MEXC·28Lendf.me·30Evmos Network·30Arthur Hayes (Maelstrom)·30OKX NFT Aggregator·30Symbiosis Finance BridgeV2 syBTC Exploit (September 2026)·30Revolut Data Breach (Fake Government Request, September 2026)·30Venice Token·30BitClout / DeSo / Nader Al-Naji·32Blockstream Liquid Network·32ChangeNOW·32Tropykus RSK·32TeleSwap·32Symbiosis Finance (BTC Bridge Exploit)·32uniBTC·32CoinEx·32Apyx Finance·33Strike·34Volo Protocol·37Dogwifhat (WIF)·38Volo Vault·38Coincheck·38SideSwap·38IoTeX·38Amun·38Symbiosis Finance·38THORChain GG20 MPC Vault Exploit (May 2026)·38BitoPro·38MustStopMurad·38Hemi (Genesis Drop / MerkleBox Exploit)·38M2 Exchange·38M2·39Bedrock Protocol·41SafePal·42Swiss Bitcoin Pay·42DGLD·42Midnight Network / NIGHT Token·42Chainflip·42Tria·42Zapper·47Flash Trade·48Aptos·50Internet Computer·52THORChain·52Leap Wallet·52Tether·52Bittensor·52Robinhood Crypto·54Hedera·55Trust Wallet·55Kevin Rose·57Trezor·57Gemini Exchange·58Uniswap·58Bitcoin·62Starknet·62PAX Gold (PAXG)·62Coinbase·62Phantom Wallet·63Canton Network·63Litecoin·64Kaspa·64Bitstamp·67Safe{Wallet}·68ZachXBT·82
- □Binanceorganizationalso inSiavash Kayvanpour·0Gurhan Kiziloz·0AI-Powered Crypto Phishing Infrastructure 2026·0EU MiCA Regulator Impersonation Scam Wave·0DOJ Pig Butchering $25M Forfeiture 2026·0YieldBlox Stellar Oracle Manipulation Exploit (Feb 2026)·0Q2 2026 Bridge Exploit Wave·0Blazar Token / John A. DeSalvo·0Miasma npm Supply Chain Attack (Red Hat)·0BonkDAO Treasury Governance Attack·0Indonesia Pig Butchering Syndicate — Live Model Operation (2025-2026)·0Mass Ethereum Address-Poisoning Wave (Dec 2025-Jan 2026)·0IRS Fake Digital Asset Compliance Portal Phishing Campaign 2026·0Voyager Digital·0Mastra AI npm Supply Chain Attack (June 2026)·0Lab·0Gurhan Kiziloz (BlockDAG Co-Founder)·0MEV Bot Scam — YouTube AI Trading Bot Campaign (2026)·0DSJEX / BG Wealth Sharing·0Ben 'BitBoy' Armstrong·0BitMart Exchange — Insolvency Claims and Frozen Withdrawals (August 2026)·0Huione Group (Haowang Guarantee)·0Google Coin / Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Presale Operation·0Chris Larsen·0BonkDAO Treasury Governance Attack (July 2026)·0Alameda Research·0Interpol Operation First Light 2026 — $123M Romance Scam Crypto Network·0fake Ledger Live app·0IRS Fake Digital Asset Compliance Portal Letter Campaign — 2026·0MiCA Transition Impersonation Scam Wave 2026·0MiCA Post-Deadline Impersonation Scam Cluster — ESMA/AMF Warning August 2026·0LAB / LABUSDT·0Bitcoin Latinum·0Aurum Foundation·0EU MiCA Post-Deadline Regulator Impersonation Scam Cluster·0Malone Lam·0MiCA Transition Impersonation Fraud Cluster (2026)·0StableMagnet·2Socket Security Malicious Browser Extension Campaign August 2026·2HQI Exchange·2Jonathan Spalletta — Uranium Finance Exploiter·2Google Coin / Fake Gemini AI Chatbot Presale Scam·2Blur Finance·2TurtleDex·2Gotbit·2Squid Games (SQUID Token)·2Arbix Finance·2FCoin·3RaveDAO (RAVE Token)·4LAB Token (Smartliquid AI)·4AscendEX Exchange·4DxSale·4LAB Token·4Crypto Beast (ALT Token Influencer)·4LML/USDT staking protocol·4SKP / Skippy Token·4CLS Global FZC / ZM Quant Investment·4Venus Protocol THE Token Flash-Loan Exploit (March 2026)·5Web3Port·5JELLY·5WallStreetBets·5MERLIN DEX·5Sportsbet·6Huobi / HTX·7Terra 2.0·7Roberto Zibert·8LULA Token (BSC Reserve Manipulation Exploit)·8Poolin Technology·8C&M Software·8Harmony ONE (Protocol Entity)·8ValueDefi·8MANTRA Chain·10BitMEX (2026 Class Action — Insider Trading and Liquidation Fraud)·10Qubit Finance·10Curio·10Bunny Finance·10Blizz Finance·10Sheldon Xia (BitMart Founder)·10EasyFi·10Mixin Network·10Polter Finance·10BearnFi·12Bidao·12Joaquin Diaz (Orionx Co-Founder)·12Masa·12Gym Network·12PlayDapp·12Popsicle Finance·12Solareum·12Atlantis Loans·12Pi Network (PI)·14Loopring DEX — Trustless Exit Disabled at Shutdown·14Garden Finance·14BNB Chain Bridge·16Levyathan·18FOMO Token·18PancakeBunny·18BounceBit L1 Exploit and Chain Shutdown (August 2026)·18MiCA EU Mass Non-Compliance — 83% Unlicensed Platform Risk·18Dexible V2·18Fantasm Finance·18Cetus CLMM·18Alpha Finance Lab·18Noones·18LaunchZone·18Cover Protocol·18WAYGU CASH·18ForceBridge·20BurgerSwap·22EdgeX / EDGE Token·22Gravity Bridge·22DAO Maker Vesting·22Syscoin Bridge·22XT Exchange·22RocketSwap Base·22Renzo·22Africoin·22MYX Finance·22Bondly·22ApeRocket·22SurgeBNB·22B² Network·23Aster (ASTER)·23Hyperbridge (Polkadot-Ethereum Bridge) — April 2026 Exploit·24Binance - MiCA Greece Application Withdrawal·25HTX (Huobi) Exchange·25Sirio Finance·28Orion Pools·28Superfortune AI (GUA)·28Boop (boop.fun)·28Pike Finance·28Nesa (NES)·28TAC Network·28Growth DeFi·28Mixin Network·28Moola Market·28BtcTurk·28Renzo Protocol·28Mars Perps·28OlaXBT·28Ankr & Helio Protocol Hack·28Portal·28Nexera·32PiggyBank Protocol·32ChangeNOW·32TempleDAO·32Blend Pools V2·32Eleven Finance·32Goose Finance·32Treasure (TreasureDAO)·32Roll·32Aethir·36Dogwifhat (WIF)·38MONA (Monavale / DIGITALAX)·38Fogo·38Astera.fi·38Axie Infinity·38Symbiosis Finance·38IoTeX·38WazirX·38THORChain GG20 MPC Vault Exploit (May 2026)·38USD1 (World Liberty Financial)·38Unilend V2·38four.meme·38Evoq Finance·38KAT katana-network·39Jump Trading·42SafePal·42Fantom (Sonic Labs)·42Orion Protocol·42DGLD·42Midnight Network / NIGHT Token·42Polygon (POL)·44Binance·45Aptos·50Clober Liquidity Vault·52PeopleDAO·52THORChain·52Robinhood Crypto·54Celestia·54Ethena·55Trust Wallet·55Allo Protocol·57Sei Network·58Synthetix·58Linea·58Scroll·58Ethena·58Playsomo·60Convex Finance·62PAX Gold (PAXG)·62Kaspa·64Lido Finance·70BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL)·82ZachXBT·82
- □Polygonorganizationalso inInferno Drainer·0FIFA World Cup 2026 Crypto Scam Infrastructure·0World Cup 2026 Crypto Scam Network·0World Cup 2026 — Stake.com Impersonation Wallet Drainer Campaign·0StableMagnet·2AnubisDAO·2Andean Medjedovic·2Blur Finance·2Dragoma·3AscendEX Exchange·4CryptoJS Ill Bloom — Weak RNG Multi-Wallet Drain (CVE-2026-71851)·4DxSale·4Titan·8Bunny Finance·10EasyFi·10June 2026 Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit ($127M, Three Protocols)·10Furucombo·10Ploutos Money·12Joaquin Diaz (Orionx Co-Founder)·12PlayDapp·12Ionic Money·14BNB Chain Bridge·16PancakeBunny·18JUDAO·18Dexible V2·18Hedgey·18BTC24H·18Transit Swap·18Ionic Protocol·18Triple-A Treasury Hack (July 2026)·22ElasticSwap·22Africoin·22Bondly·22OKB·25Frank DeGods·26Shibarium·28TAC Network·28GeniusAI·28dForce Lending·28Renzo Protocol·28KyberSwap Classic·28BtcTurk·28Indodax·28Gamma Strategies·28GemPad·28Shibarium Bridge·32Eleven Finance·32Revert Lend·33The Sandbox (SAND OFT Exploit)·34Polymarket — June 2026 Supply Chain Attack·38MONA (Monavale / DIGITALAX)·38Amun·38The Sandbox SAND Bridge Exploit·38IoTeX·38BitoPro·38StakeDAO — vsdCRV Deployer Key Exploit (May 2026)·38KAT katana-network·39Balancer·42Tria·42YO Protocol·42Spectral Labs·42Allbridge Core·42Polygon (POL)·44SushiSwap·52Polygon·54Robinhood Crypto·54SushiSwap RouteProcessor Exploit·54Celestia·54Trust Wallet·55Blast·55Allo Protocol·57ZKsync·57Convex Finance·62Curve DEX·62Phantom Wallet·63Safe{Wallet}·68USD Coin (USDC)·71Asymmetric Research·77BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL)·82
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Community submissions
- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/13/2026, 11:11:59 AM
“CoinDesk August 9 analysis documenting the 100+ closure milestone with named examples — new quantification for the existing shutdown wave page.”
— avoid-scout
Timeline(15 events)
24 January 2026
Nifty Gateway (Gemini-owned NFT marketplace, $300M peak GMV) announces closure; platform enters withdrawal-only mode
CoinDesk17 February 2026
ZeroLend DeFi lending protocol shuts down after 3 years, citing inactive chains, thin margins, and hacks
CoinDesk3 April 2026
Dmail Network (decentralized email, 5 years of operation) announces phased shutdown beginning May 15, citing infrastructure costs and failed monetization
Frontierbeat28 May 2026
Leap Wallet (Cosmos ecosystem) shuts down; multiple other wallets (Family, Ctrl) also cease operations in same period
CoinGabbar28 June 2026
Loopring (Ethereum zk-rollup DEX, formerly $760M TVL) shuts down all trading and relayer operations; LRC token at approximately $0.01
CryptonomistJuly 2026
Polygon zkEVM (backed by $250M Hermez acquisition in 2021) officially shuts down; AscendEX centralized exchange also ceases operations
Crypto Times15 July 2026
Movement Labs (MOVE token) files Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware; MOVE token at approximately $0.01, down ~99% from December 2024 high
CoinDesk21 July 2026
Movement Labs bankruptcy filing publicly confirmed and reported; Chapter 11 petition lists assets $100K–$500K against up to $10M in liabilities
CoinDesk23 July 2026
BitMEX announces permanent closure effective September 23, 2026; new account registrations halted immediately
CoinDesk29 July 2026
Blockaid publishes H1 2026 security report: 212 exploits, $1.1–$1.32B in total losses, most-hacked half-year on record
The Block4 August 2026
Crypto Times publishes comprehensive list: 100+ confirmed crypto project shutdowns in H1 2026 from BitMEX to Leap Wallet
Crypto Times23 September 2026
BitMEX final closure date; users failing to withdraw by this date face ongoing asset fees
BitMEX Official BlogDecision Log
- hash: DMaXQ7SY8J26iPcWrCEE3Lm7L9CuwMkJot7gBPptZLZy
- hash: vdEa9gZ1nJYZfGf3p56DCtCS1ZhMsNYfnWDbFGsMas5
- hash: CmEreBn2fSTW2CDWbU9p6CvohFiKPEXuw8xygSpWJGN2
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 events). 27 of 28 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 8/4/2026, 12:28:45 PM
last updated: 8/26/2026, 10:07:47 AM
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