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• Monero price hovered above $327 and was up nearly 4% as Bitcoin bounced above $63,700.
• XMR faces fresh downward risks if bearish sentiment continues.
• The privacy coin could retest support at $265 or lower.

Monero (XMR) traded around $327 as intensifying downward pressure threatened a bearish flip for the privacy coin alongside most top altcoins in the market.

While the token ranked among the top intraday gainers during US trading hours on Tuesday, its uptick in the past 24 hours was just 4%. Selling pressure has recently capped gains around $340-$360.

XMR price today

Losses to the psychological support level of $300 could allow sellers to threaten fresh downside momentum.

A sharp correction as Bitcoin and alts face declines would wipe out all gains Monero price has seen since rebounding from below $265 in October 2025.

The altcoin is already well off the all-time highs reached in January 2026.

Notably, bulls continue to bleed as the privacy narrative that pushed Monero to that peak on Jan. 14 has since cooled.

Sector giants Zcash and Dash have also shed most of their recent gains.

According to data from CoinMarketCap, XMR is down 59% from its peak.

This means that struggling bulls might have a tough time defending immediate support levels, starting with $300.

Regulatory headwinds remain an issue for XMR and other privacy coins.

The token is not accessible on some exchanges, while jurisdictions such as the UAE have blacklisted these coins.

However, the downturn in altcoins, as with BTC, comes amid miner outflows and profit-taking bets post-privacy coins rally.

Headwinds around macroeconomic conditions have also exacerbated the declines.

Monero price technical analysis

Analysts note that cryptocurrencies could flip lower if BTC plummets to $50k.

For now, bulls retain some say amid range-bound trading. But the overall picture alludes to weak participation as institutional demand cools.

Sell pressure might not ease unless the market sees a significant rebound in spot, derivatives, and exchange-traded fund markets.

Monero’s price outlook could mirror these broader ecosystem movements.

XMR has traded lower since hitting its ATH on Jan 14 this year. An initial rebound faded near $625 on Jan. 19, and prices have broken lower since.

On Feb. 5, XMR fell 23% to $290, and another uptick collapsed around $357 in mid-February.

With MACD below zero and RSI at 39, the overriding sentiment is a bearish one.

There’s a bearish flag pattern formation on the daily chart, with $302 as support.

If sellers breach this demand reload zone, a cascade of negative momentum could accelerate declines to October 2025 lows and then the $250-$230 lows.

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• Crypto.com gains credibility after conditional approval from the OCC.
• Cronos (CRO) remains far below its peak, but fundamentals are stabilising.
• The regulatory approval strengthens Cronos’ long-term investment case.

Cronos (CRO) is once again in focus as regulatory progress at Crypto.com reshapes the long-term narrative around the ecosystem.

The token has spent much of the past year trading under pressure, mirroring broader market uncertainty and fading risk appetite.

Recent developments in the United States, however, have injected a new layer of strategic significance into CRO’s outlook.

Crypto.com has secured conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a nationally regulated trust bank.

This approval does not mean full operational status yet. It does, however, signal regulatory acceptance at the highest federal level.

That signal alone carries weight in a market where regulatory clarity often defines winners and losers.

Crypto.com’s regulatory progress in the US

The planned Crypto.com national trust bank will not operate like a traditional retail bank.

It will, for instance, not accept deposits or issue loans.

Its role is focused on digital asset custody, settlement, and staking services under federal oversight.

This positioning places Crypto.com closer to the infrastructure layer of institutional finance rather than consumer banking.

For the broader crypto market, the conditional approval suggests Crypto.com is on track to become a federally regulated custodian before committing serious capital.

It also reduces reliance on fragmented state-by-state licensing. From a credibility standpoint, this is a meaningful step forward.

For Cronos, the implications are indirect but important.

Cronos exists as part of the Crypto.com ecosystem. Any expansion in regulated services strengthens the ecosystem’s long-term utility.

That utility underpins demand, even if price reactions are not immediate.

CRO price analysis

Cronos (CRO) is currently trading far below its all-time high.

The token peaked near $0.97 during the 2021 bull market, but today it trades closer to the $0.07 range. That decline reflects both market cycles and shifting sentiment around exchange tokens.

Despite the drawdown, however, Cronos maintains a multi-billion-dollar market capitalisation.

Liquidity remains steady, though daily trading volumes are modest compared to previous cycles. While short-term momentum remains weak, long-term positioning is beginning to look more nuanced.

How the OCC approval feeds into Cronos’ price outlook

The conditional OCC approval does not directly change CRO’s tokenomics, nor does it alter supply or introduce immediate new use cases.

What it does is reinforce the ecosystem’s regulatory durability, which matters as capital becomes more selective.

Following the approval, institutional staking, custody, and settlement services could eventually intersect with Cronos-based activity.

Even if adoption grows slowly, the direction is clear.

For long-term holders, the narrative around Cronos is shifting from speculative growth to regulated infrastructure alignment.

As Crypto.com moves closer to full approval, attention on Cronos is likely to increase.

The price recovery will, however, still depend on broader market cycles, although the path forward now looks more credible than it did a year ago.

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• PI price rose slightly on Tuesday, with buyers testing resistance above $0.16.
• Holder balances on centralized exchanges have reduced by over 700,000 PI tokens over the last 24 hours.
• The technical outlook for PI is mixed amid overall bearish sentiment.

Pi Network’s token is showing some resilience amid broader crypto market weakness, with price retesting resistance above $0.16 despite key losses for Bitcoin and major altcoins.

The PI token traded to its intraday highs on a slight uptick in daily volume as on-chain data reveals a sharp decrease in token balances on centralized exchanges (CEXs).

While the upward move from lows of $0.13 on February 11 suggests bullish resilience, PI must extend gains above the latest barrier level to give buyers an upper hand.

Testing the key level amid broader crypto sentiment means a potential downward flip could follow if profit-taking deals mount.

Pi Network sees over 700,000 PI exit exchanges

PiScan data reveals CEX balances have shrunk sharply in the past 24 hours, with more than 778,434 PI tokens leaving CEXs such as OKX, Bitget, and MEXC.

The outflows suggest strong holder conviction, and are key to the reduced selling pressure currently helping bulls hold the advantage.

Net outflows indicate accumulation rather than distribution.

Buyers could capitalize on this outlook to drive prices higher, more likely if the broader market sentiment improves.

Despite CEX outflows, the PI price is signalling upside potential amid Pi Network’s Open Network expansion.

The project has accelerated its KYC verifications and mainnet migrations.

Meanwhile, the Pi Core Team sees  milestones such as the release of details on the Ecosystem Token Design as crucial steps.

The Pi Request for Comment (PRC) for community input is among ecosystem developments that are adding to investor confidence.

Pi Network technical outlook

Despite the intraday gains, Pi Network’s price remains 9% down this past week.

The token is also in the red over the past month and year-to-date time frames, about 11% and 20%, respectively.

PI’s technical picture shows sentiment is largely bearish, with oscillators neutral. However, moving averages are leaning “strong sell”.

Bulls could muster upward momentum if prices stabilize above the $0.15. Support here and increased volume could allow PI to target $0.18 and then $0.27.

However, bears may yet dominate if bulls fail to hold above a downtrend line going back to the October 10, 2025, crash.

Should short-term losses accelerate below $0.15, major support lies around $0.13, an area that marked PI’s all-time low on Feb 11.

Indicators like MACD and RSI on the daily chart are offering a mixed outlook.

The MACD suggests a bearish crossover, while the RSI sits at 46 and outlines a possible leg up.

PI price, like most cryptocurrencies, will likely track risk asset sentiment and performance in the short term. Macroeconomic and geopolitical factors will be key catalysts.

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• Decred price rose to $28 as bulls defied Bitcoin’s bearish slide that engulfed most altcoins.
• Short-term bullish targets include $40 and $69, while losses could extend to $17 or lower.
• Analysts are pointing to supply metrics as key.

Decred (DCR) bulls are digging in as price hovers above the critical $25 support level, having jumped to intraday highs of $28 on February 24, 2026.

The uptick saw DCR defy the broader crypto market outlook that saw Bitcoin plunge to under $63,000 during the Asian trading hours.

This resilience coincides with a decrease in daily volume and aligns with a sharp decline in the coin’s liquid supply.

While intraday gains could disappear amid profit-taking, can upward pressure allow the hybrid proof-of-work/proof-of-stake cryptocurrency to retest $40?

DCR supply dynamics

As Bitcoin remains under pressure, Decred has continued to trade in positive territory, with buyers targeting a sixth consecutive daily advance.

On-chain data suggests the rebound from lows near $22 on February 19 has been supported by staking activity, which has reduced the token’s effective circulating supply.

More than 16.2 million DCR coins have been mined, but around 27% of the circulating supply is currently liquid.

The remainder is locked, indicating a shrinking available supply that may be supporting recent price strength.

Built a thing: https://t.co/bGAet0YTTA – how tight is DCR’s liquid supply actually? >72% locked, only ~27% available to market, and shrinking

Work in progress

Thanks to @jz_bz & @exitusdcr for initial feedback & help! pic.twitter.com/Pie0xeRMLq

— Tivra (@WasPraxis) February 21, 2026

The significant reduction in exchange balances translates to reduced sell pressure, a trend that reflects holder confidence despite volatility.

Staking rewards incentivise retention over liquidation, and as Decred’s scarcity narrative strengthens, prices could follow.

Decred price outlook

Currently, the daily chart shows the DCR price steady, with buyers up 14% and 53% in the past week and month, respectively.

The altcoin’s technical picture thus hints at bullish control.

Alongside the ascending triangle pattern breakout, bulls are looking at the rising RSI that hovers at 67 and suggests room for more gains before overbought conditions prevail.

Meanwhile, the daily MACD shows a bullish crossover, and the histogram is expanding the green bars.

DCR price is also above the 50-day simple moving average and 200-day moving average, with the chart outlining a recent bullish crossover.

If volume picks up amid further gains, the near-term targets could be an initial tick up to $30.

A potential relief rally fueled by macro tailwinds could send prices to $40 and allow for upside action toward 2025 highs of $69.

But as downside risks linger, a dip below $25 could bring support levels around the 50 and 200-day MAs into play.

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