Gate.io News Bot Message, February 16, 2026, according to CoinMarketCap data, the cryptocurrency market experienced a broad correction, with major coins and some popular tokens all pulling back, and market risk sentiment clearly releasing. The following are the top five cryptocurrencies by decline over the past 24 hours:
1️⃣ ZEC (Zcash)
📉 Current Price: $292.27 | Decline: -9.76%
📊 24H High/Low: $331.22 / $288.70 | Market Cap: $4,833,380,496.14
⚠ Privacy coin Zcash faced technical selling pressure, as market risk appetite for privacy assets decreased, compounded by the overall market correction.
2️⃣ ZRO (LayerZero)
📉 Current Price: $1.70 | Decline: -9.22%
📊 24H High/Low: $1.95 / $1.70 | Market Cap: $509,395,348.54
⚠ Cross-chain interoperability project LayerZero endured market volatility, with increased investor profit-taking willingness and adjusted expectations for technological ecosystem development.
3️⃣ DOGE (Dogecoin)
📉 Current Price: $0.102 | Decline: -9.10%
📊 24H High/Low: $0.11 / $0.101 | Market Cap: $17,263,899,946.22
⚠ The largest market cap decline coin, Dogecoin followed the market correction, with risk sentiment weakening, leading to pressure on high-volatility assets.
4️⃣ PENGU (Pudgy Penguins)
📉 Current Price: $0.702 | Decline: -8.46%
📊 24H High/Low: $0.78 / $0.69 | Market Cap: $441,676,315.25
⚠ NFT concept token Pudgy Penguins was impacted by the market correction, with high-risk assets performing poorly during the pullback, and profit-taking outflows increasing.
5️⃣ IP (Story)
📉 Current Price: $1.10 | Decline: -8.40%
📊 24H High/Low: $1.20 / $1.10 | Market Cap: $385,912,141.06
⚠ Creative economy project Story experienced a technical correction, with market enthusiasm for emerging ecosystems cooling down, and short-term investor risk aversion becoming evident.
📉 Market Summary: The overall market is currently in a correction phase, with the top five decliners all dropping more than 8%, indicating significant market sentiment volatility. Privacy coins, cross-chain projects, and high-volatility assets are the focus of this correction. Investors should closely monitor fundamental changes and beware of further downside risks.
⚠ Risk Warning: Market volatility is increasing. Investors should control risk exposure and avoid chasing gains or panic selling. Cryptocurrency markets are high risk and high reward; please invest rationally and avoid blindly following trends. This message is not investment advice; be aware of market fluctuation risks.
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