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📌 📌 📍 Q2/2026 is the worst quarter for the ICO/IDO market since 2020.
Total funds raised through IEO, ICO, and IDO in Q2 only reached $58M, a decrease of up to 85% compared to the previous quarter. The number of public sales also plummeted from 105 deals in Q1/2026 to 37 deals in Q2/2026, a decline of 65%.
The weakest signal appeared in May, when the entire market only recorded 13 token sales. This is the lowest level since December 2020, when only 4 deals were completed.
The most recent peak of public 📌 fundraising was Q1/2025, with nearly $849M raised through 429 deals. Since then, the market for capital raising in the crypto industry has continuously lost momentum.
And the risk appetite 📌 for new tokens has changed. Retail investors are no longer easily throwing money at old stories; it’s been a long time since a narrative has generated enough buzz. Capital is only flowing into private rounds where major VCs still believe in the future of cryptocurrencies. During the previous downtrend bottom, the cash flow was not as weak as it is now.