Selected case files · 11 Jul 2026
No ranking.
No shame labels.
Selected case files preserve closure evidence, counterevidence and uncertainty without ranking harm, motive or notoriety.
Primary closure evidence
5 explicit cessation records.
Each record preserves the primary closure or cessation source, counterevidence, clock precision and the facts that remain unknown.
ProjectAssessmentClockEvidence
ShipChainSHIPExplicitly ceasedToken operations were ordered to cease; the last verified default-branch code activity predates the order.2,027–2,028Cessation clock · since the SEC cessation order3supporting facts · 2 counterBitConnectBCCExplicitly ceasedThe original platform shut down in January 2018; later community code does not prove the original operator returned.3,097–3,098Cessation clock · since the platform shutdown3supporting facts · 1 counterCover ProtocolCOVERExplicitly ceasedThe team announced shutdown and treasury distribution in September 2021; this is transparent closure, not ghosting.1,769–1,770Cessation clock · since the official shutdown announcement3supporting facts · 1 counterBabylon FinanceBABLExplicitly ceasedThe founder explained the wind-down, published reimbursement work and set a closure date; this is an orderly shutdown, not a disappearance.1,384–1,385Latest checked activity · since the last verified team-controlled artifact3supporting facts · 1 counterGeist FinanceGEISTExplicitly ceasedGeist publicly said it would not reopen after the Multichain loss; a generic page at the old domain does not reverse that closure.1,092–1,093Cessation clock · since the official closure announcement3supporting facts · 1 counterAccuracy control
Active counterexampleThe list includes
the case that said “no.”
CoinPaprika says inactive, yet the official repository shows substantive activity in June 2026. Publishing a falsification beside closure records is more useful than a dramatic ranking that only rewards confirmation.
Inspect FeathercoinPOLICY CONTROLFALSE POSITIVES
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INACTIVE LISTING ≠ INACTIVE PROJECT
REJECTwhen newer primary activity is found
EVIDENCE
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