3 Crypto Traders to Avoid for March 2026

Jakarta, Pintu News – The cryptocurrency market is expected to close February 2026 under heavy pressure, with Bitcoin holding below $65,000 after recording its worst start to the year on record.

As March approaches, volatility is projected to remain high. This makes some assets particularly risky to trade due to price structure weakness, underperformance, dilution risk, or narratives that are starting to lose appeal.

In addition, the market is still vulnerable to large fluctuations triggered by macroeconomic factors, tariff-related uncertainties, waves of liquidation, and declining risk appetite. Under these circumstances, the Finbold website highlights the following three cryptocurrencies as assets to avoid trading in March.

Shiba Inu (SHIB)

Shiba Inu (SHIB), one of the most prominent meme coins, has been one of the hardest hit assets in the current market weakness. Its value has dropped sharply both year-to-date and compared to previous peaks. On February 25, SHIB was priced at $0.0000055, a 16% decline over 2026.

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A number of analyses highlight the structural issues that still persist, including inflationary supply without a clear scarcity mechanism, the fading hype around its ecosystem (e.g. Shibarium), as well as its vulnerability to broadly weak altcoin performance.

In a market heavily influenced by Bitcoin’s movements and cautious attitude towards macro factors, meme coins like SHIB are likely to face greater downside risks due to profit-taking, reduced retail interest, and competition from new tokens.

As such, trading SHIB in March risks triggering a sharp further decline should sentiment remain bearish or the liquidation wave intensifies, given the absence of strong fundamentals that can sustain a quick recovery.

Tron (TRX)

The second asset deemed risky is Tron , mainly due to unfinished governance issues, regulatory pressure, as well as question marks regarding its long-term utility in the maturing DeFi and stablecoin landscape.

Despite showing a certain resilience in stablecoin volumes-including TRC-20’s USDT dominance-the general altcoin weakness and deleveraging process due to macro factors remain a threat.

Heading into March, when liquidity is potentially thin and the risk of liquidation on the network increases, TRX could face greater selling pressure as asset holders shift to instruments perceived as safer or give up amidst what is likely to be stagnant momentum.

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Ethereum (ETH)

Ethereum is one of the worst-performing large-cap cryptocurrencies so far in 2026. To date, ETH is down more than 30% year-to-date and at the time of writing is trading at $1,893.

This weakness has been attributed to the fading scarcity narrative, Ethereum’s declining DeFi activity relative to competitors, and a strong correlation to Bitcoin’s dominance.

Without a clear catalyst-such as a return of ETF inflows, a major network update driving adoption, or an improvement in macro conditions-ETH risks continuing to lag and could test lower support, potentially even towards the $1,500 range if sentiment deteriorates.

Entering March, uncertainties related to institutional flows, tariff policy impacts, and potential liquidations increased the risk of larger short-term losses.

Overall, the outlook for the crypto market ahead of March 2026 remains challenging, with the possibility of continued pressure if support levels are broken or macro conditions deteriorate further.

As such, traders should prioritize strict risk management, avoid using excessive leverage, limit exposure, and conduct thorough due diligence.

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*Disclaimer

This content aims to enrich readers’ information. Pintu collects this information from various relevant sources and is not influenced by outside parties. Note that an asset’s past performance does not determine its projected future performance. Crypto trading activities are subject to high risk and volatility, always do your own research and use cold hard cash before investing. All activities of buying and selling Bitcoin and other crypto asset investments are the responsibility of the reader.

Reference:

• Finbold. 3 cryptocurrencies to avoid trading in March. Accessed on February 26, 2026