[At Least 109 Crypto Projects Will Shut Down by 2026, DeFi Accounts for the Highest Proportion] As of August 5, a tracker developed by CryptoSlate shows that at least 109 cryptocurrency projects will shut down, cease operations, or become inactive by 2026. Among them, DeFi projects account for 28, surpassing any other category. Following DeFi, the categories with the highest numbers are gaming (15), infrastructure (13), Layer-1 and Layer-2 projects (12), other projects (11), and NFTs (10). Wallets, exchanges, and analytics products account for 18.