Aptos, Pi Network, Pepe: The 3 Crypto Powerplays You Can’t Afford to Miss This Week

Crypto markets never sleep—and neither should your portfolio. Here’s where the smart money’s looking as August heats up.

### Aptos: The Layer-1 Dark Horse Galloping Past Expectations

Move over, Ethereum. This Solana rival’s tokenomics tweak has traders whispering ‘next-gen blue chip’—while VCs quietly cash checks.

### Pi Network: Mainnet Launch or Mainnet Letdown?

The ‘mobile mining’ project’s ‘open mainnet’ promises finally face reality. Early adopters either become geniuses…or bagholders.

### Pepe: Meme Coin or Market Manipulation Masterclass?

Up 300% since May, this frog-themed token laughs at ‘fundamentals.’ Just don’t cry when whales dump their bags on retail.

Bottom line:
In crypto, fortunes flip faster than a degenerate’s trading strategy. Hedge accordingly—or end up another ‘I told you so’ cautionary tale.

Pepe

Pepe will be a top cryptocurrency to watch this week as Ethereum price surge continues, whale accumulation goes on, and an ascending triangle pattern forms.

Whales hold 9.02 trillion Pepe coins, a 10% increase in the last 30 days, while exchange balances have crashed. At the same time, Ether has jumped to over $4,000, a trend that may continue this week. Pepe and other ERC meme coins often do well when ethereum is rising. 

The daily timeframe chart shows that Pepe has moved above the 50-day and 100-day moving averages. It has also formed an ascending triangle pattern, which often leads to a strong breakout. A move above the resistance at $0.000014 will point to more gains.

Pi Network 

Pi Network will be a top cryptocurrency to watch this week as it rebounded to a crucial resistance level. After crashing to an all-time low of $0.3198 on August 2, it has moved back to $0.400. 

The current price is important because it has coincided with the lowest swing in April and June this year. Pi Coin is also attempting to cross the 50-period moving average and is at the tip of the falling wedge pattern. 

Therefore, it is likely that the token will have a bullish breakout, with the next point to watch being at $0.6732, its highest point in June. A drop below the support at $0.3198 will invalidate the bullish PI forecast.

Aptos

Aptos will be another top crypto to watch this week as the network unlocks tokens worth $53.95 million, which is equivalent to 1.68% of the float. APT will have more unlocks in the future as just 51% of the tokens have been unlocked. 

The daily chart shows that the APT price has been under pressure in the past few years. It crashed from a high of $15.2 in December to the current $4.60. 

Most recently, the token has formed a descending channel and is slightly below the 50-day and 100-day moving averages. Therefore, the token will likely resume the downtrend and hit the lower side of the channel at $4.