In a bear market, project thefts and shutdowns have become commonplace. At first, we were surprised to see them, but after seeing so many, we've become numb. Moreover, there are still a bunch of projects awaiting shutdown on the horizon.
Review of projects that ceased operations or were “shut down” in 2026:
Exchanges / Derivatives Platforms
BitMEX: officially ceased operations on September 23, 2026
BitMart: halted all trading on August 26
Bit.com: closed its derivatives business due to declining trading volume
AscendEX: announced shutdown on July 6
Wallets and Custody
Ctrl Wallet: permanently closed on August 3
Leap Wallet: fully closed on May 28.
Magic Eden Wallet: discontinued wallet product to focus on Solana.
Entropy: announced liquidation in January
SecondFi: shut down after a vulnerability led to the theft of about 16 million ADA.
DeFi / L2 / L1 / Protocols
Loopring: shut down DEX/AMM and related services at the end of June 2026
Odos: permanently ceased on July 30
Radiant Capital: announced DAO shutdown and entered maintenance in June.
Milky Way: permanently closed on January 15.
ZeroLend: announced cessation of operations on May 21.
Slingshot: ceased operations after being acquired by Magic Eden
Step Finance: announced shutdown on February 24
Balancer Labs: liquidated part of its business, the protocol continues in a streamlined form.
Angel Protocol: announced shutdown on February 20.
Dango: announced shutdown on July 23.
Zapper: announced shutdown on July 9.
Moonbeam: announced shutdown on July 3.
Neutron: announced shutdown on March 17.
NFT / Governance / Tools / Others
Nifty Gateway: closed on February 23.
Tally: ceased operations on March 17.
POAP: entered maintenance mode.
Mercado Coin: shut down on April 17.
YGG Play: closed on July 31, laid off staff and pivoted to AI gaming data.
Movement Labs: filed for bankruptcy in July.
Dango: announced shutdown on July 24.
Yupp: announced shutdown on April 1.
Syndicate Labs: announced shutdown on May 20
Sound XYZ: announced shutdown on January 16
Dmail: announced shutdown on April 2
Fantasy Top: announced shutdown on May 20
Parsec: announced shutdown on February 20
Powerloom: announced shutdown on June 15

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@ZF_lab compiled a list of the projects that shut down in 2026, many look familiar 🥲
https://t.co/57gaBNj70u
Sadly the Cardano DeFi TVL keeps decreasing.
Hotta pump those numbers up...
For perspective➡️Hyperliquid is sitting at ~$1.24B TVL
We need to support the remaining DeFi protocols. We need to fund all DeFi growth proposals. We need to build that proper commercial arm. https://t.co/YOzNykujoC
Not sure he gets it
It’s 2026, and we’re still talking about Cardano. We’re still inviting Charles to conferences, treating Cardano as newsworthy, accepting its sponsorship money, and giving it airtime on podcasts.
Then we wonder why this industry struggles for credibility.
We deserve the reputation we have. No serious industry keeps rewarding irrelevance like this.
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