2026-01-20 02:36:33

Since 2021, over 13.4 million cryptocurrencies and tokens have ceased to exist, with the bulk of casualties concentrated in 2025. Yet this wasn't crypto dying—it was the meme coin casino getting its reality check. The space needed this shake-out.

Here's what's really happening: traditional finance is waking up to tokenization. The NYSE is gearing up to roll out a 24/7 platform for tokenized securities trading in 2026, signaling institutional-grade infrastructure entering the game. When the biggest stock exchange on the planet launches around-the-clock token trading, you're not looking at crypto's end state—you're watching the transition from Wild West to regulated market.

The dead tokens weren't ecosystem losses; they were noise being filtered out. What remains will be built on actual utility and real adoption.

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WhaleMistaker

· 01-20 03:06

1. It's normal for 14 million tokens to die; trash coins should be cleared out. 2. The fact that NYSE is doing 24/7 trading shows Wall Street is finally taking it seriously. 3. The crypto world should clean up the corruption and remove those meaningless projects. 4. This is actually a rectification, not a decline... but who can be sure? 5. The carnival of meme coins should end; projects with real value will survive. 6. When NYSE actually launches, we'll know if it's real or not. 7. It's just filtering and淘汰; sounds nice... anyway, the wave of tokens I lost on is truly dead. 8. From anarchy to regulation, in a way, that's progress. 9. I like the saying that the noise has been filtered out—that means my money is in the noise. 10. What does Wall Street entering the market mean? It means the game rules are about to change.

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SudoRm-RfWallet/

· 01-20 03:06

13.4 million tokens have died, what does it mean? It means trash has finally been cleared out, and only the genuine projects can survive. NYSE is implementing 24/7 trading, now that's the real focus... Traditional finance isn't stepping in, crypto will always be a gamble. I don't really mourn the death of a bunch of meme coins; clearing out trash is a good thing, and it actually boosts the prospects of truly useful projects. Those purely air coins are dead, and now is the real gold rush. Standardization is coming, Wall Street is about to enter, and the era of retail frenzy may really be over. 13.4 million... sounds scary, but 99% of them are scam coins, serves them right. Institutional finance is moving into tokenization, which is the underlying logic. Don't be scared by the number of dead coins. The noise has been cleared, and what's left is valuable. This round of reshuffling is actually a good thing. Wait, is the NYSE really going to launch 24/7 trading? Then I need to reconsider this track.

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0xOverleveraged

· 01-20 03:05

4.34 million coins have died, but the NYSE is about to launch 24/7 token trading, and that's the real story. The big cleanup of 2025 should have come long ago; trash coins need to be cleared out so we can see who is truly useful. Meme coin casinos went bankrupt, institutional-grade infrastructure is coming online, and this turn is pretty hardcore. The NYSE is working on tokenization—are traditional finance serious about playing for real? Dead coins ≠ ecosystem collapse; it just means farming accounts and air coins are being swept out. This round of cleanup looks painful, but for projects that are genuinely working, it's a good thing. From the Wild West to the mainstream army, many projects will inevitably die... but those who survive will have stories to tell.

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OnchainArchaeologist

· 01-20 03:00

13.4 million coins have died, sounds scary but it's just reshuffling, trash is trash. Honestly, 24-hour trading on the NYSE is the real signal. Whoever buys the dip during this wave of institutional entry will be the last to laugh. The crypto world has gone from no regulation to having rules, painful but necessary. It was about time. Only those who survive this round of cleansing are the real deal. Those who died purely from hype have little loss. I just want to know, after the NYSE opens in 2026, will there still be people saying crypto has no future?

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AirdropSkeptic

· 01-20 02:59

13 million tokens dead? Normal. Trash coins should be cleared out. The real highlight is the NYSE launching 24-hour trading—this is what truly marks the beginning of the game.

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OnchainDetective

· 01-20 02:49

34 million coins are dead, so what? Trash projects should be cleared out. The real big event is the NYSE planning to launch 24/7 token trading in 2026, which is a signal that institutional finance is entering the scene. --- The death wave of meme coins is either due to ecosystem collapse or because the noise that should be eliminated has been filtered out. Only those who survive are qualified to talk about utility. --- Honestly, the crypto world needs this big cleanup. What’s truly interesting now isn’t these dead coins, but how institutional-grade infrastructure will integrate tokenization... --- Haha, remember last year’s crazy coin minting frenzy? Now they’ve all become piles of zeroed-out ashes. But look at the NYSE’s move—this is the path crypto should take. --- 13.4M coins gone, and it still doesn’t feel enough... The entire industry needs a harsher shake-out to return to rationality. --- Institutional finance entering tokenization—this is clearer than anything else. Coins without fundamentals were always destined to die. --- The key point is the NYSE’s move; everything else is just details. See you in 2026, Wall Street is serious this time.

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