The Top 5 Cryptocurrency Failures of All Time
In the world of cryptocurrency, countless new projects pop up every day. While a lot of them look strong, and even experience success, many others end up going nowhere. In fact, a lot of these projects end up being outright failures. The worst of these failures start out with promising futures, generating a lot of hype and raising large amounts of starting capital. Then, they flop. They either quietly fade into the sea of failed crypto projects, or crash spectacularly in a blaze of public drama. The following list shows the biggest of these failures, the most hyped projects that couldn’t....
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