Over 60 Crypto Firms and Projects Fold in 2026 as Bankruptcies, Bear Market and Hacks Rip Industry Apart
More than 60 cryptocurrency companies, blockchains, and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols shut down or filed for bankruptcy between January and July 2026, a pace that accelerated sharply in the final weeks of July....
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Bitcoin is showing up inside the DeFi theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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