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IceCreamSwap, the decentralized exchange (DEX) that launched alongside Core chain, has pushed back on claims that Core DAO is a failed project. The comments from <a href="https://x.com/icecream_swap" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@icecream_swap</a> come as the <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24CORE&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$CORE</a> token of <a href="https://x.com/Coredao_Org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@Coredao_Org</a> trades roughly 95% below earlier levels, leading many market participants to write off the network.
According to the DEX, what set Core chain apart was not its utility, native asset or consensus mechanism. It argues the community was the differentiator, and says it is backing that community to make $CORE strong again.
<h2 id="how-far-core-has-fallen">How far $CORE has fallen</h2>
The price decline is well documented. <a href="https://cryptorank.io/price/core-dao" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoRank data</a> shows an all-time high of $6.67 on Feb. 8, 2023, with the token more than 99% below that level at the time of its snapshot. Other trackers report slightly different peaks, with <a href="https://www.bybit.com/en/price/coredaoorg/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bybit</a> citing a launch-day high of around $6.14. Figures vary by data provider, but all show the token trading at a small fraction of its early price.
The token has also faced sharp single-day losses. According to a <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/core-dao" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CB Insights news summary</a>, $CORE fell about 50% in 24 hours in March 2026 after large sell orders triggered a liquidation cascade on Colend, a lending protocol in the Core ecosystem. Core DAO said at the time that the protocol worked as designed and that the move was driven by market dynamics rather than a technical failure.
Core DAO describes itself as a decentralized organization developing the Satoshi Plus ecosystem, a Bitcoin-aligned smart contract network, according to <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/core-dao" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CB Insights</a>.
<h2 id="icecreamswap-s-role-on-core">IceCreamSwap's role on Core</h2>
IceCreamSwap is a multichain DeFi platform offering swaps, liquidity, farming, staking, bridging and a launchpad. Its <a href="https://wiki.icecreamswap.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">documentation</a> lists support for Core among several networks. Its <a href="https://skynet.certik.com/projects/icecreamswap" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CertiK Skynet profile</a> shows the project is live on CoreDAO and Bitgert, with all-time DEX trading volume of about $58.5 million.
The DEX also introduced a KYC delegator system on Core chain to combat scams, as described in an <a href="https://icecream-swap.medium.com/icecreamswap-becomes-the-safest-dex-on-core-chain-kyc-delegator-system-d98cf52e3f2a" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">earlier post from the IceCreamSwap team</a>. That history gives the project a long-standing stake in the chain's ecosystem.
Whether community support can translate into a recovery for $CORE remains unclear. Token prices depend on liquidity, trading activity and broader market conditions, and no single group of holders or builders can guarantee a rebound. For now, IceCreamSwap is framing Core's value around its users rather than its price chart.
Sources:
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://cryptorank.io/price/core-dao" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoRank: Core DAO price and all-time high data</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/core-dao" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CB Insights: Core DAO profile and March 2026 CORE sell-off</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://skynet.certik.com/projects/icecreamswap" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CertiK Skynet: IceCreamSwap project insight</a></li>
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IceCreamSwap says Core is not a "failed project"

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