Since 2022, institutional interest in CRO has been in renewed form, with events such as the 21Shares ETP launch and Crypto.com's U.S.-approved ETF and stablecoin. CRO is laying the foundations as a major altcoin amid strong DeFi adoption, bullish technicals, and a future emphasis on AI and cross-chain scaling in the post-Bitcoin halving bull cycle. This report covers some of its recent price trends and expert views.
Cronos – Crypto.com's Layer-1 blockchain token – is increasingly and increasingly in the institutions' limelight and in the ambit of ecosystem expansion. 21Shares listed a Cronos ETP on Euronext in May 2025, opening regulated access to CRO. The action reflects faith in Cronos' adoption: the network already has 500+ devs and ~$460 M of DeFi TVL. Official reports emphasize Cronos's multi-chain character (between Ethereum and Cosmos) and scalability, interoperability and even AI app focus.
Crypto.com's internal 2025 plan also calls for the listing of a stablecoin and listing an SEC-approved CRO ETF with the purpose of further making CRO more mainstream. All these, in addition to easing regulatory headwinds (the U.S. SEC shut down its investigation into Crypto.com without action in Mar 2025), indicate a brighter future.
Globally, the 2024 halving of Bitcoin paved the way for a bull run in 2025, and experts note that altcoins always become stronger in the third year of any cycle. As history is written, Cronos can take advantage by joining the bandwagon backed by its increasing utility and token buyback/staking programmes.
Cronos indicates promising signs of a probable bullish breakout on the daily chart. The price is currently trading at $0.10327 and has just broken above the 200-day EMA at $0.10356, a very healthy sign of a reversal trend. A clean ascending triangle pattern is visible, with the price making higher lows and closing in on important horizontal resistance at $0.10711.
The RSI stands at 64.11, which is bullish momentum but short of being overbought. Such a setup suggests that if the price manages to close forcefully above the $0.107 resistance level, along with volume breaking above 2 million, there is potential for a breakout rally. If this happens, near-term targets lie at $0.115 and possibly $0.125, which are converging prior highs.
Source: TradingView
On the negative side, if the price does not break out, the nearest support is at the $0.096 to $0.092 level, anchored by the 50 and 100-day EMAs and the lower trendline of the rising triangle.
Players and analysts within the industry are quite positive about Cronos's future. Mandy Chiu, product lead at 21Shares, praises Cronos as "driving real-world adoption" and continues by saying the ETP offers investors regulated exposure to the ecosystem. She comments that Cronos is unique in being able to marry centralized access (in the guise of Crypto.com) with decentralized innovation.
President Eric Anziani asserts that increasing avenues of commerce (such as the ETP) is central to "mainstreaming crypto" and that Crypto.com is "happy to be an old hand" in backing Cronos while providing additional access. 21Shares also mentions the technical advantage of Cronos, listing its "good network" and emphasis on scalability, interoperability, and AI-based applications as a "solid investment case".
For tokenomics and governance questions, the company CEO Kris Marszalek has publicly supported big supply proposals. He positioned the reissue of burnt CRO as building a "$5 billion storehouse to make America the World Capital of Crypto."
That suggests leadership is aiming for aggressive institutional expansion (U.S. ETFs, AI alliances, etc.), but not without consequence: it has prompted community controversy. Analysts will be monitoring the way these supply adjustments (and the reaction from the community to them) go down since they may significantly affect the token's mid-term value.
Cryptocurrency commentator Javon Marks records a bearish forecast for Cronos ($CRO) with a price target of $0.8868. Based on his analysis, the asset has been making higher lows and seems to be in breakout mode, which means there is the potential for a strong wave higher. With the target more than 750% higher than levels today, Marks predicts a huge price rally is underway if the trend holds.
Adoption & Ecosystem: Cronos is the pillar of Crypto.com's DeFi, NFT, and payments ecosystem. It has 500+ projects and 1.4M+ users, with 120M+ transactions and ~$500M in DeFi value locked. A newly launched zkEVM Layer-2 (launched 2024) and an already existing Proof-of-Stake layer (secured by 100+ validators with ~$1B staked) contribute to its usefulness. These adoption figures and multi-chain bridges (Ethereum/Cosmos compatibility) make CRO worth it for payments, staking, and cross-chain applications.
Use Case & Token Utility: CRO is utilized for rewards and fees on the platform and the Cronos network. It supports the staking tokenomics (aiming for an ~8% yield) and the new zkEVM gas token (zkCRO). Crypto.com has burnt CRO all along for scarcity creation, and reissuing the same (70B CRO) would be reversing that, increasing total supply from ~30B to 100B. Governance rules of planned governance keep inflation at low levels (~1%) and staking rewards of about 8%, which indicates planned supply management.
Market Cycles & Sentiment: Like all alts, Cronos is subject to the crypto cycle. Halving-led bull runs (such as the one after the 2024 halving) will first inflate Bitcoin and then "lift all boats", pushing CRO upwards after mid-2025, perhaps. Conversely, overall market weakness (e.g., a Bitcoin decline or risk-off environment) might push CRO lower. Sentiment within the community is fickle: e.g., 87% of Cronos voters initially voted down the token-reissue proposal, a sign of extreme distrust of inflation; such sentiment can rapidly affect price.
Partnerships & Mainstream Access: Mainstream partnerships and inclusion of TradFi (ETFs, ETPs) directly increase demand. The 21Shares CRO ETP and future U.S. CRO ETF will also provide easier institutional and retail access to buy CRO from banks and brokers. Celebrity endorsement advertising (sports partnership, Crypto.com sponsorships) increases prominent brand exposure for CRO. Expansion into traditional finance (Crypto.com stablecoin plans and stock trading) could even gain new clients for the Cronos ecosystem.
Technical Drivers: Short-term price movement is directly affected by chart patterns, momentum indicators (moving averages, RSI), and trading volume fluctuations. Currently, CRO's technical setup (wedge patterns, MA crossover) is being closely tracked. Significant support/resistance levels provide buy/sell signals for market participants. Macro events (Fed announcements), exchange order books, and market liquidity will also have an impact.
Regulation & Policy: Transparency in regulation has a way of moving markets. The SEC not cracking down on Crypto.com takes away the regulatory overhang. On the flip side, shifts in international crypto regulation, tax policy, or the SEC's attitude towards ETFs can affect the outlook for CRO. With Crypto.com's international reach, international policy (e.g., in the U.S., EU, and Singapore) will come into play.
Cryptocurrency Payments: Dubai Finance (DOF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Crypto.com, a world-renowned cryptocurrency trading platform, to enable payment of government service fees in cryptocurrencies, the first in digital finance worldwide.
Briefly, the value of Cronos is determined by a mix of on-chain growth in adoption and off-chain market forces. Its positioning (EVM chains + Crypto.com payments platform) will provide it with high use-case potential, yet token supply calibration and crypto-cycle timing will play a role too.
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