Over 60% of the top 100 tokens die within five years, with 84.7% expected to die within ten years.

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According to CryptoRank, over 71.9% of tokens that once ranked in the top 100 by market cap are now considered "operationally dead." A token is deemed dead if it has been delisted from major exchanges and has recorded a trading volume below $1 million for 90 consecutive days. Approximately 62% of top altcoins lose activity within five years, with 84.7% expected to become inactive within a decade. The median lifespan is just two years and four months.

Huo Xing Finance reports that on August 5, CryptoRank published a study analyzing 1,539 tokens that previously ranked in the top 100 by market capitalization in the crypto market, finding that 71.9% have been classified as “operationally dead.” The study defines “death” as a token being delisted from major exchanges and recording daily trading volumes below $10,000 for over 90 consecutive days. The data shows that approximately 62% of top 100 tokens lose activity within five years, with an estimated death rate of 84.7% after ten years; the median lifespan of a token is just 2 years and 4 months.

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