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This report is based on RootData's stock derivatives exchange ranking system and analyzes sector trends and the evolution of the competitive landscape from multiple dimensions.
Trading volume surpassed $1.3 trillion in the first half of 2026, with derivatives accounting for 98.6%.
This review draws on a RootData sample of 1,537 project entries. Tokenomics changes are also moving in different directions
Based on RootData's personnel and X-influence data, and combined with a sample of 28 projects that were first listed on Binance spot in the past two years, personnel dynamics and project performance show a noteworthy correlation.
Coinbase Ventures, YZi Labs, Pantera Capital, a16z, and Paradigm together cover 993 unique portfolio projects, of which 216 have been marked as shut down — a combined rate of 21.75%.
According to RootData, the total financing amount in the cryptocurrency industry in the first half of the year was $9.081 billion.
In August, the crypto primary market disclosed 49 financing events, with a total financing amount of approximately $596 million, a month-on-month decrease of 74.2% compared to July's approximately $2.312 billion
RootData believes it is useful to explain the methodology behind the list and share our data-driven perspective on the current industry shakeout.