The US Dollar (USD) is under pressure this Friday as traders reduce their positions in the Greenback during the US trading session. With the weekend approaching, profit-taking is taking place after the Dollar saw inflows driven by a weaker Euro and a weakening Chinese Yuan. The release of the Import and Export Price Index for November failed to generate much movement in the markets, with both indices remaining relatively flat.
Earlier in the week, the USD received a boost following stronger-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) data for November. While this data did not shift the broader outlook that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will likely cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week, it did temper some market expectations of further rate cuts in 2025.
The Greenback was also supported by expectations of further stimulus measures from other global central banks. European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde hinted that a 50-basis point rate cut was under consideration. However, the ECB’s Governing Council ultimately decided that a 25-basis point rate cut was more appropriate. Meanwhile, in China, policymakers, led by President Xi Jinping, have signaled stronger economic support in 2025, with a focus on a “moderately loose” monetary policy and a “more proactive” fiscal approach. This has led to a surge in bond prices and a drop in China’s 10-year bond yields to a record low of 1.77%, according to Bloomberg.
Despite these developments, the US economy continues to show signs of resilience, as evidenced by the flat Import and Export Price Index data for November. The Export Index remained unchanged at 0%, following a 1% increase in October, while the Import Index stayed at 0.1%.
Looking ahead, the US Dollar Index (DXY) remains primed for another rally. The widening rate differential between the US and Europe, combined with potential easing measures in China, is providing upward momentum for the Greenback. The DXY broke through the 107.00 mark on Friday, with the next level of resistance expected at 107.35, a level last seen in October. Should profit-taking occur, the first support level to watch is 106.52, followed by 105.53. If the DXY falls further, the 200-day Simple Moving Average at 104.17 could provide crucial support.
As markets continue to adjust to global developments, traders will be closely watching the Fed’s next move and the evolving economic policies in Europe and China.
Over 50% of all cryptocurrencies ever launched since 2021 are now defunct. An even more alarming trend is emerging in 2025, where the percentage of failed tokens launched this year has reached the same level in just the first five months.
That percentage will naturally rise with more than half of the year left. Representatives from Binance and Dune Analytics told BeInCrypto that these failures are just another reminder of the need to launch viable projects, backed by solid tokenomics and a robust community.
Ghost Tokens Skyrocket
A recent CoinGecko report revealed some jaw-dropping data. Of the approximately 7 million cryptocurrencies listed on GeckoTerminal since 2021, 3.7 million have subsequently died.
Several factors are considered when evaluating whether a coin has reached its end.
“A coin is classified as ‘dead’ when it loses all utility, liquidity, and community engagement. Key indicators include near-zero trading volume, abandoned development (no GitHub commits for 6+ months), and a price drop of 99%+ from its all-time high. Teams often vanish without warning—social media accounts go dormant, domains expire,” Alsie Liu, Content Manager at Dune Analytics, told BeInCrypto.
Half of all tokens launched since 2021 have died. Source: CoinGecko.
A significant 53% of listed cryptocurrencies have failed, with most collapses concentrated in 2024 and 2025. Notably, the over 1.82 million tokens already stopped trading in 2025 significantly outpaced the approximately 1.38 million failures recorded throughout 2024.
With seven months out of the year ahead, this trend of increasing failures in the current year will continue to grow.
CoinGecko specifically suggested a potential link between economic concerns like tariffs and recession fears, noting a surge in meme coin launches after a certain election, with subsequent market volatility likely contributing to their decline.
However, not all responsibility can be placed on a greater economic downturn. Other aspects can contribute to these project failures.
“Common factors include inability to find product market fit leading to negligible interest from users or investors, or project teams that focus too much on short-term speculation with no long-term roadmap, and sometimes abandonment by developers (rug pulls). Broader issues like fraudulent intentions, weak user traction, novelty-driven hype, financial shortfalls, poor execution, strong competition, or security failures also contribute to project failure,” a Binance spokesperson told BeInCrypto.
The rapid rise in ghost tokens also came with the exponential launch of projects en masse, particularly since the start of 2024.
Analyzing the Life-Death Ratio
Last year was novel in its own right following the proliferation of meme coins. This new narrative emerged particularly after the launch of Pump.fun, a Solana platform that allows anyone to launch a token at a minimal cost.
According to CoinGecko data, 3 million new tokens were listed on CoinGecko in 2024 alone. Half of these projects died, but the other half survived. However, the situation in 2025 appears less stable.
The difference between token launches and failures in 2025 is minimal. Source: CoinGecko.
While the number of new token launches remains high, the number of failures is nearly equivalent, with launches only marginally exceeding deaths by about a thousand.
“Ecosystems with low barriers to token creation see the highest number of ghost coins. In general, platforms that make it very easy and cheap to launch new tokens see the most abandoned coins. During this cycle, Solana’s meme coin surge (e.g., via token launchpads like Pump.fun) drove a flood of new tokens, many of which lost user traction and daily activity once initial hype faded,” Binance’s spokesperson explained.
As of March 5, the meme coin market capitalization had sharply decreased to $54 billion, marking a 56.8% drop from its peak of $125 billion on December 5, 2024. This downturn was accompanied by a significant decrease in trading activity, with volumes falling by 26.2% in the preceding month alone.
Certain token categories have been hit harder than others.
Music and Video Tokens Among the Hardest-Hit Categories
A 2024 BitKE report indicated that video and music were prominent categories with many failed cryptocurrency projects, reaching a 75% failure rate. This outsized percentage suggests that niche-focused crypto ventures often face challenges in achieving long-term viability.
“These niches face adoption and utility gaps. Music tokens struggle to compete with Spotify/YouTube, while ‘listen-to-earn’ models often lack demand. As more mainstream celebrities get into the space without knowing much about blockchain technology, tokens have become the new cash-grab business,” Liu explained.
Binance’s spokesperson noted that legal and technical hurdles, such as music licensing and the significant resources needed for video delivery, complicated the scaling of decentralized alternatives.
They further explained that many projects struggled to remain sustainable without substantial user adoption or strong network effects.
“This highlights that a good concept alone is not enough; crypto projects must also compete with entrenched Web2 platforms, navigate complex industry challenges, and deliver real-world utility to succeed. Without aligning with user behavior and market needs, even well-intentioned initiatives risk fading into ghost tokens,” Binance told BeInCrypto.
Despite the discouraging number of failed tokens, this situation offers important insights into building resilient projects that withstand unfavorable market conditions.
What Can We Learn From Catastrophic Token Collapses?
Prospective token creators can learn significant lessons from once-popular projects that ultimately failed. The negative outcomes experienced by these ventures, particularly in severe instances, can motivate the development of new projects responsibly and avoid similar pitfalls.
Binance referred to notorious ghost coin cases BitConnect and OneCoin.
“BitConnect, once a top-10 coin, collapsed in 2018 after being exposed as a Ponzi scheme promising ~1% daily returns. Investors lost nearly $2 billion. OneCoin, raising ~$4 billion, never had a real blockchain and relied on aggressive multi-level marketing before collapsing. Both cases highlight the dangers of projects built on hype, unrealistic promises, and lack of verifiable technology,” Binance’s spokesperson explained.
While concerning, the rising number of ghost coins serves as a crucial reminder that discernible warning signs often precede the downfall of these cryptocurrencies.
These cases underline the necessity of rigorous research, validating underlying principles, and maintaining a cautious perspective, especially when investment gains appear unrealistically high. Prioritizing risk management and sustainable long-term factors should outweigh short-term speculative trading.
Binance particularly highlighted the importance of “Do Your Own Research” (DYOR) when evaluating crypto projects.
“Practically, this means reviewing the whitepaper, assessing whether the project solves a real problem, verifying the team’s credibility, examining tokenomics and supply distribution, and checking community and development activity,” Binance said, adding that “In essence, DYOR is about empowerment and protection. It helps investors identify solid projects and avoid scams or ghost tokens by spotting red flags early. Given how fast crypto markets move, personal due diligence remains essential for navigating the space safely and successfully.”
Ultimately, the prevalence of ghost tokens highlights a critical truth for crypto participants: thorough research and fundamental value are paramount for identifying lasting projects.
Trump’s White House advisor, Bo Hines, revealed a running global race for Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation, articulating the US government’s determination to win.
These remarks come barely two weeks after he revealed how the country would fund a Bitcoin reserve.
US Accelerates Bitcoin Reserve Plans, Bo Hines Reveals
Hines made these remarks in a recent interview, detailing how the US aims to capitalize on the scarcity of Bitcoin. Further, he believes Bitcoin’s decentralized origins and growing adoption give it longevity.
Based on these, Bo Hines and the US government appreciate the need for quick action so that other nations do not front-run it.
“I think there is a sort of space race as it pertains to the accumulation of this asset,” Hines stated.
Referring to Bitcoin as the “digital gold,” the US Digital Assets Advisory Council leader said the government is expediting its plans for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Trump’s administration is working with the US Treasury Department, led by Scott Bessent, to audit existing Bitcoin holdings as part of these plans.
Reportedly, once the audit is complete, they will develop Bitcoin acquisition methods that are “budget-neutral.”
Bo Hines also articulated that these methods would constitute multiple strategies, ensuring the most practical and efficient approach.
“The goal is to begin the accumulation process as quickly as possible, with initial steps prioritized for speed and scalability,” he added.
In hindsight, Bo Hines recently revealed that the Trump administration was considering using tariff revenues to fund a national Bitcoin reserve. As BeInCrypto reported, he also cited the need for the US to act swiftly amid global competition for Bitcoin accumulation.
“SBR [Strategic Bitcoin Reserve] recognizes the value of what Bitcoin is and how it can be harnessed for the American people. There is a finite number of Bitcoin and I think there will end up being a race to accumulate,” Hines stated.
Trump’s 100 Days In Office
Meanwhile, Bo Hines’s remarks came as the US observed President Trump’s 100 days in office. Hines indicated that their early actions, including a sweeping executive order signed in the first week, set the tone for a new digital asset agenda.
Along with this order, Trump established an interagency working group while at the same time ending Operation Choke Point 2.0. It also commissioned regulatory reversals, including terminating key lawsuits and banking legislations, effectively making the runway easier for crypto firms.
Before August, he also revealed the White House’s plans for stablecoin and market structure legislation for the President’s approval. An imminent report will detail the implementation of these structures.
Ahead of all these plans, the Senate will vote on the Genius Act, which, if passed, could create a better stablecoin regulatory framework in the US.
Dego Finance (DEGO) price took to a free fall amid community FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) following an announcement on Wednesday, June 4.
The announcement involved USD1 stablecoin, launched by the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial.
DEGO Price Drops 60%: What Caused The Crash?
The DEGO price, the native token of Dego Finance, dropped nearly 60% following the project’s announcement that it would support USD1, a stablecoin by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), as part of a new liquidity initiative on the BNB Chain.
“We’re officially purchasing $USD1 World Liberty Financial as a liquidity reserve and supporting the liquidity program launched by World Liberty Financial (WLFI) on BNB Chain. This move reflects our commitment to building a stronger DeFi ecosystem — and exploring deeper collaborations with USD1 as we assemble the decentralized LEGO of Web3,” read the announcement.
The team framed the move as a strategic step to strengthen DeFi infrastructure. Notwithstanding, the market reaction was swift and brutal.
This drop suggests fear and confusion among holders. Some community members supported the rationale behind the decision, but acknowledged why the move was concerning.
“Team adding liquidity of DEGO on USD1 allows users to trade DEGO with a stablecoin, improving market access and price stability… by chance this liquidity creates FUD,” one user noted.
In crypto, adding liquidity typically means providing a pool of assets, such as DEGO paired with USD1 to a decentralized exchange (DEX) to facilitate trading.
This should make it easier for users to buy and sell DEGO without relying solely on other volatile cryptos, potentially stabilizing its price. However, several factors likely contributed to the FUD.
If USD1 itself lacks organic usage and is propped up by a few large players (likely market makers or the team behind it), this could create skepticism among DEGO investors.
Therefore, investors might worry that the liquidity pool for DEGO/USD1 is artificial or manipulated. Such concerns could lead to uncertainty about the true value of DEGO.
The market perceives that USD1 is not widely adopted or trusted, making pairing DEGO with it a risky or questionable move, hence the FUD.
Dego Finance Assures Community Amid Panic
Against this backdrop, there are concerns that DEGO may be a scam project, highlighting growing distrust among certain retail investors.
Addressing community fears, Dego Finance released an official statement on Thursday, June 5, following a sharp selloff to calm investor nerves.
“We’re aware of the recent price volatility following the announcement on June 4th, which has understandably caused concern across the community. First and foremost, we want to emphasize: there have been no changes to DEGO’s fundamentals, tokenomics, or long-term vision,” Dego Finance explained.
The team attributed the price drop to short-term market sentiment rather than any underlying flaw in the project.
“The sell-off appears to be driven by short-term market reactions, and we are actively reviewing both on-chain data and external factors to ensure transparency,” the team explained.
Dego Finance committed to working closely with “key partners and exchanges to maintain stability.” The project also emphasized that its long-term mission remains intact: to build a resilient, decentralized incubator driving innovation in DeFi, AI, and Meme culture.
The company also promised upcoming updates and developments, urging the community to stay engaged as more information becomes available.
Meanwhile, it is worth noting that this is not the first time DEGO has suffered a steep price crash. In 2021, the token fell by 51% in just three minutes after being listed on Binance Launchpool. Reportedly, the cause of that drop remains unclear to this day.
In 2021, the token of $DEGO Finance, which was launched on @binance Launchpool, suddenly plummeted within just a few minutes.
