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<p>2026 might be the biggest shutdown wave crypto has seen

 + 82 - 100 projects gone so far
 + over 60 companies cutting staff

Plenty of takes on why they failed: poor pmf, burned cash, airdrop farming.

But i have another theory: the AI wave is still too strong, and probably far from its peak.

I mean, look at your daily routine. AI is already helping you search, write, code, and work faster.

That's where all the money, talent, and attention are going.

➜ crypto's next wave might come when blockchain becomes useful to AI - agent payments, data verification, and onchain trading.

AI brings the demand. crypto could become the rails.</p>

2026 might be the biggest shutdown wave crypto has seen
 + 82 - 100 projects gone so far
 + over 60 companies cutting staff
Plenty of takes on why they failed: poor pmf, burned cash, airdrop farming.
But i have another theory: the AI wave is still too strong, and probably far from its peak.
I mean, look at your daily routine. AI is already helping you search, write, code, and work faster.
That's where all the money, talent, and attention are going.
➜ crypto's next wave might come when blockchain

2026 might be the biggest shutdown wave crypto has seen + 82 - 100 projects gone so far + over 60 companies cutting staff Plenty of takes on why they failed: poor pmf, burned cash, airdrop farming. But i have another theory: the AI wave is still too strong, and probably far from its peak. I mean, look at your daily routine. AI is already helping you search, write, code, and work faster. That's where all the money, talent, and attention are going. ➜ crypto's next wave might come when blockchain becomes useful to AI - agent payments, data verification, and onchain trading. AI brings the demand. crypto could become the rails.

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