The pace of new digital asset creation surged in early 2026, with CoinMarketCap counting more than 600,000 new digital assets created in just over ten days. As of January 12, the total number of tracked digital assets stood at 29,910,000, up from 29,290,000 on January 1. The daily average appears to be over 60,000 new assets per day.
Ethereum-compatible ecosystems and the growth of no-code tools have lowered the barriers to token creation, allowing ordinary users to issue tokens within minutes without coding. Speculative demand from meme coins, DeFi experiments, and game or community projects is a key driver of the acceleration. However, despite the surge, most tokens lack liquidity or practical utility, and many fade quickly or see price collapse. Experts say that only a small fraction of tokens will survive the flood.
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