Arthur Hayes Warns of a Major Altcoin Wipeout

Speaking at Conference 2026, Arthur Hayes said he believes 99% of altcoins could eventually fall to zero, comparing the shakeout to the ongoing turnover seen in the S&P 500, where most names don’t stay dominant forever. He added that a wave of failures among smaller tokens wouldn’t mean crypto is finished—it would simply be part of the market maturing.

Graph on Binance

Binance charts are shown per coin/pair, not for “all altcoins” as a single index. Tell me which altcoin you want (e.g., $ETH

ETH
ETH
2,075.18
-0.73%

ETH, $SOL

SOL
SOL
84.92
-0.24%

SOL, $BNB

BNB
BNB
652.35
+0.07%

BNB, DOGE) and I’ll pull up its Binance chart.

For now, here’s a Binance graph for BTC/USDT (as a market reference):

1) ETH chart

2) SOL chart

3) BNB chart

4) Tell me another coin (type the ticker)

BTCSurpasses$80K#USAndIranTradeShotInTheStraitOfHormuz