12,100 crypto tokens in zombie trading limbo

Over 12,000 tokens have become "zombies" this year, defined as tokens that have not traded for a month. PHOTO: REUTERS
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When it comes to putting a number on 2022's crypto swoon, the one cited most often is US$2 trillion (S$2.9 trillion), the amount of digital-asset market value that evaporated in the downdraft.

But here is a figure that captures the breadth of the bear market: 12,100.

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