Crypto price prediction: Mantra (OM), Aptos (APT), PepeX (PEPX)

• Mantra (OM) faces recovery hurdles post 90% crash, needs a $1.00 break.
• Aptos (APT) struggles below $5, requires a $5.4 breakout for a bullish shift.
• PepeX (PEPX) presale price at $0.0243 offers a massive opportunity.

The cryptocurrency market is a whirlwind of opportunity and risk, where innovation, sentiment, and technical dynamics drive dramatic price swings.

This article probes the price predictions for three trending cryptocurrencies: Mantra (OM), grappling with a devastating 90% crash but backed by recovery initiatives; Aptos (APT), a Layer-1 blockchain coin struggling to reclaim critical price levels; and PepeX (PEPX), an AI-powered launchpad currently in its token presale phase, brimming with potential.

Each of these cryptocurrencies reflects unique market forces, offering insights into the volatile yet promising crypto landscape in 2025.

Mantra (OM) price: can it recover after the 90% crash?

Mantra (OM) recently endured a catastrophic 90% price plunge, plummeting from $6.41 to $0.69, erasing $5.5 billion in market cap, from $6.17 billion to $688 million.

Unlike a rug pull, CEO John Mullin attributed this crash to a “technical domino effect” from automated liquidations on centralized exchanges, triggered by large holders using OM as loan collateral.

To restore confidence, Mullin proposed a buyback and burn plan, leveraging a $109 million ecosystem fund to reduce supply and bolster partnerships.

A forthcoming post-mortem report aims to clarify the crash’s mechanics, addressing allegations of manipulation, such as those raised by Coffeezilla regarding prior OTC sales.

On-chain data offers hope, with a stable $342.2 million TVL and 50% of the market cap staked, signaling resilience among long-term holders, despite $199 million in open borrowing positions posing liquidation risks.

However, technically, the outlook remains bearish.

While the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is at 36.97, near the oversold territory, suggesting a potential bounce, a negative MACD and weak trading volume undermine the recovery prospects.

Secondly, the OM price has struggled to break the $1.00–$1.20 resistance, with $0.68 acting as fragile support.

A failure to hold above $0.68 could drive OM toward its recent low of $0.52, deepening investor skepticism with thin on-chain liquidity, at just $1.8 million across Ethereum, Base, and Polygon, exacerbating the vulnerability to CEX-driven volatility.

For a successful recovery, Mantra must execute its burn plan transparently and increase liquidity, capitalizing on its real-world asset (RWA) tokenization niche and partnerships with Google Cloud and DAMAC Group.

If it regains $1.00 with strong volume, a rally toward $1.50–$2.00 is plausible, but persistent mistrust and regulatory scrutiny could delay progress.

Aptos (APT): will it reclaim the crucial $5 level?

Aptos (APT) is navigating a precarious phase, trading at $4.5 as of April 17, 2025, after a 15% monthly decline.

This drop has pushed APT below its $5.45–$17 Macro Range, a key support since 2023.

Analysts like Rekt Capital highlight a bearish retest of the $5.45 level, which now acts as resistance, leaving APT in “no man’s land.”

Notably, a five-month falling wedge pattern suggests a potential breakout above $5.4, but low trading volume and an RSI of 35, locked in a multi-week downtrend, temper optimism.

Breaking this RSI trend is essential to signal a bottoming-out phase, historically tied to price reversals at this RSI level.

Despite its robust Move programming language and high transaction throughput, Aptos struggles to regain investor confidence against competitors like Solana.

Analysts, including Sjuul from AltCryptoGems, assert that reclaiming $5–$5.44 is critical for a trend reversal, with a move past $5.4 potentially targeting $6–$7.

However, failure to breach this resistance risks a slide toward $3.9 or lower, especially with weak buying conviction.

PepeX (PEPX): major potential

While Mantra and Aptos struggle with market volatility, PepeX (PEPX), a highly anticipated AI-powered launchpad currently in its token presale phase, is positioning itself as a revolutionary platform.

As of April 17, 2025, the token presale had raised $1,426,490, with the PEPX token priced at $0.0243 and set to rise to $0.0255 in the next stage.

With a total supply of 5 billion PEPX tokens, 45% (2.25 billion tokens) are allocated to the presale across 30 stages.

Notably, PepeX aims to compete against the likes of Pump.fun with its unique selling points being a 5/95 distribution model (5% for founders, 95% for the community), anti-sniping technology, and transparent bubble maps to prevent insider dumping.

PepeX’s swift presale traction underscores mounting investor frustration with the disorderly state of existing meme coin launchpads, which have frequently drawn criticism for fostering rug pulls, scams, and half-baked projects.

In response, PepeX is positioning itself as a differentiated platform — an AI-driven, structured launchpad designed to prioritize transparency, vetting, and investor protection.

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