Kadena (KDA) Crypto just shocked the market and its investors by announcing that it is shutting down operations completely.
In an official post on its X account, the team wrote, “Kadena organization is no longer able to continue business operations and will be ceasing all business activity and active maintenance of the Kadena blockchain immediately.”
According to the post, all employees have already been notified, and only a small group will stay on to manage the transition and wind-down. In a strange twist, they even left an email open for people to vent their frustrations.
The statement also added, “As for the KDA token and protocol, it will also continue in our absence, as noted in the latest token economic update.” Despite that reassurance, the token tanked more than 60%, crashing from a $120 million market cap to under $28 million.
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Even though the team is stepping away, Kadena’s chain and token are fully decentralized, so the network itself will keep running without direct involvement from the organization.
Was the Kadena (KDA) Crypto Account Actually Hacked?
A lot of people bought the dip at first, thinking the X account was hacked, but the truth came out after the team confirmed on their Discord that the shutdown was official.
Thought it was a hack but signs are aligning that it's true. @kadena_io has officially closed all business operations and has abandoned the project with no explanation whatsoever.
Confirmed by the team @ Discord.
People including myself believed in this project and have been… https://t.co/HQL0tWHNbX pic.twitter.com/TtZYz51uE9
— Flnal (@osrsof2007) October 21, 2025
Interestingly, Kadena was one of the projects backed by Binance Labs. It is also listed on Binance. During this chaos, the exchange handled over $24 million of the $70 million total trading volume. That means most of the selling pressure came from Binance users.
Back in 2021, Kadena was one of the hottest projects in crypto, hitting a $3 billion market cap. Some even called it the “Solana killer.” Well, turns out it just killed itself instead.
Some community members are still holding faith. They say the Kadena team did its job by delivering the tech and open-sourcing it, just like Bitcoin. They claim it is now in the hands of miners and truly decentralized. Sure, that part is true. Kadena is technically owned by its miners now, but let’s be real, it will never be another Bitcoin.
This whole situation just shows how hard it really is to build something lasting in crypto. Even a project with solid tech and big backing like Kadena can end up fading out when the pressure hits.
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Key Takeaways
- Kadena officially confirmed it is shutting down all operations, causing its token to crash by over 60%.
- Despite being decentralized, the shutdown highlights how even well-funded crypto projects can collapse under pressure.
