Crypto Rug Pull Statistics: How Common Are They in 2026?

A crypto rug pull is a scam in which developers or insiders attract investors to a token and then take the value out. Victims can lose most or all of their money, sometimes within minutes. Rug pulls are most common among new tokens, decentralized finance (DeFi) projects and meme coins. Creating a token costs very little, and social media gives scammers access to a very large audience. Measuring the problem is hard. Researchers use different definitions, and a token that fails is not always a fraud. This article reviews the best available data from Chainalysis and Solidus Labs.