Cardano price

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Top market cap
$0.8581
-$0.0345 (-3.87%)
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Market cap
$31.41B #8
Circulating supply
36.52B / 45B
All-time high
$3.099
24h volume
$1.29B
3.9 / 5

About Cardano

ADA, the cryptocurrency of the Cardano blockchain, is designed to enable secure, scalable, and sustainable transactions in the digital economy. Cardano focuses on innovation through research-driven development and employs a unique proof-of-stake consensus mechanism called Ouroboros, which is energy-efficient and promotes decentralization. ADA plays a central role in the ecosystem, functioning as a medium of exchange for transaction fees, staking rewards, and governance participation. Its applications extend to smart contracts, decentralized applications (dApps), and tokenized assets, providing opportunities for real-world use in sectors like finance, education, and healthcare. As one of the most community-driven projects, ADA is gaining recognition for its commitment to transparency and long-term value creation.
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Cardano’s price performance

136% better than the stock market
Past year
+146.72%
$0.35
3 months
+47.01%
$0.58
30 days
-6.22%
$0.92
7 days
-0.18%
$0.86

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Crypto ETF Weekly Report | Last week, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $886 million; US Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $100 million
Organized: Jerry, ChainCatcher   Crypto spot ETF performance last week U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $886 million Last week, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs had four-day net inflows, with a total net inflow of $886 million and a total net asset value of $152.31 billion. Last week, 7 ETFs were in a state of net inflows, mainly from IBIT, BTC, and FBTC, with inflows of $866 million, $39.5 million, and $34.7 million, respectively. Source: Farside Investors The U.S. Ethereum spot ETF saw a net inflow of $557 million Last week, the U.S. Ethereum spot ETF had a three-day net inflow, with a total net inflow of $557 million and a total net asset value of $29.64 billion. Last week's inflows were mainly from BlackRock ETHA, with a net inflow of $513 million. 6 Ethereum spot ETFs are in a state of net inflows. Source: Farside Investors The Hong Kong Bitcoin spot ETF had a net outflow of 66.04 Bitcoins Last week, Hong Kong Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net outflow of 66.04 Bitcoins, with a net asset value of $507 million. Among them, issuer Harvest Bitcoin's holdings fell to 292.38, and Huaxia dropped to 2,310. The Hong Kong Ethereum spot ETF saw a net inflow of 915.29 ETH, with a net asset value of US$143 million. Source: SoSoValue Crypto spot ETF options performance As of September 19, the total notional turnover of U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF options was $1.17 billion, with a notional total long-short ratio of 3.48. As of September 18, the total notional holdings of U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF options reached $34.21 billion, with a notional long-short ratio of 2.05. The market's short-term trading activity for Bitcoin spot ETF options has declined, and the overall sentiment is bullish. Additionally, the implied volatility is 40.50%. Source: SoSoValue A glance at the dynamics of crypto ETFs over the last week Grayscale submits a revised Dogecoin ETF application, while NYSE Arca seeks to amend its Ethereum trust Grayscale has filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), planning to convert its closed-end Grayscale Dogecoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). If approved, the fund will be listed on the NYSE Arca under the symbol "GDOG" and designate Coinbase as its primary broker and custodian. On the same day, NYSE Arca also submitted a proposal to amend the listing terms of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF and its "mini" trust under the SEC's newly approved "Common Listing Standards", which mean that such products will be subject to relatively more lenient regulatory scrutiny. In its application, Grayscale cited the new regulations and pointed out that Dogecoin has been trading futures and options on exchanges regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for more than six months and meets the relevant requirements. The company also affirmed that the trust should not be considered an "investment company" as defined in the Investment Company Act 1940 and is therefore not bound by it. If GDOG is approved, it will become the second securitization product in the United States to directly track the price of Dogecoin. On Thursday, REX's Dogecoin ETF (DOJE), which is partnered with Osprey, was just approved by the SEC for listing. The Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF is officially listed on the NYSE Arca Grayscale has announced that its CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange Arca under the symbol GDLC. Formerly known as the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund, this product is a multi-asset cryptocurrency ETP covering five major crypto assets: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Cardano. The fund is quarterly adjusted to maintain tracking of leading assets by market capitalization and liquidity, and operates on the CoinDesk 5 Index developed by CoinDesk Indices. Warsaw Stock Exchange officially launches cryptocurrency ETF "Bitcoin BETA ETF" The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) in Poland officially launched a cryptocurrency ETF - Bitcoin BETA ETF. This product provides regulated BTC exposure through CME Group Bitcoin Futures and hedges against the USD/PLN exchange rate, aiming to reduce the risk of foreign exchange volatility. The fund is managed by AgioFunds TFI, and the market maker is a brokerage firm owned by BOŚ Bank. The ETF was approved by the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority in June this year. The Cboe announced that Ripple and Dogecoin ETFs have been listed The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced on the X platform that the Ripple exchange-traded fund REX-Osprey XRP ETF (XRPR) and the Dogecoin exchange-traded fund REX-Osprey DOGE ETF (DOJE) have been listed. The U.S. SEC approved the listing and trading of Grayscale Digital Large-Cap Stock Fund and two Bitcoin ETF index options The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that in addition to approving the common listing criteria for commodity-type trust shares, it also approved the listing and trading of the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund, which holds spot digital assets based on the CoinDesk 5 index. At the same time, the SEC also approved the listing of afternoon settlement options for the Cboe Bitcoin US ETF Index and the mini Cboe Bitcoin US ETF Index, which include various types such as third Friday expiration, non-standard expiration, and quarterly index expiration. SEC approves listing criteria for new cryptocurrency ETFs According to Golden Ten, the SEC voted to approve common listing standards applicable to new crypto ETFs. The U.S. SEC accelerates the approval of new regulations for Cboe Bitcoin ETF index options The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an announcement aimed at accelerating the approval of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) proposed rule changes as amended by Amendment 2. The core of this new regulation is to add afternoon settlement options to the "Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index (CBTX)" and "Mini Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index (MBTX)", covering three types: Friday expiration, non-standard expiration (including weekly expiration and month-end expiration), and quarterly index expiration (QIX). In its announcement, the SEC emphasized that the approval is a reasonable expansion of the existing afternoon settlement index options program, providing market participants with more flexible investment and hedging tools. Defiance has filed to launch two crypto basis trading ETFs According to Golden Ten, ETF issuer Defiance has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch two exchange-traded funds structured around "basis trading," one linked to Bitcoin and the other linked to Ethereum. This strategy aims to capitalize on the spread between the spot market and futures contracts, with Defiance setting up trading symbols for both ETFs as "NBIT" (related to Bitcoin) and "DETH" (related to Ethereum), respectively. Bitwise submits application for stablecoin vs. tokenized ETF According to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, @BitwiseInvest has submitted an application for a stablecoin and tokenized ETF to regulators. The ETF will invest in both stocks and crypto assets of related listed companies, aiming to cover the development opportunities of the stablecoin ecosystem and the tokenization market. Bitwise filed S-1 filings with the U.S. SEC for the Avalanche ETF According to The Block, crypto asset manager Bitwise is looking to launch an ETF that tracks AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche blockchain If the product is approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Coinbase will be designated as the custodian. "The trust provides investors with access to the Avalanche market through traditional brokerage accounts, avoiding the entry barriers or risks that may be associated with buying and holding Avalanche directly," Bitwise wrote in its S-1 filing on Monday. "The fund will use the CME CF Avalanche-USD Reference Rate to determine its net asset value (NAV). The fund will hold AVAX tokens and will not use derivatives. The U.S. SEC has postponed its decision to approve TRUTH SOCIAL's spot Bitcoin ETF Opinions and analysis on crypto ETFs Jia Yueting: The US SEC approves simplified crypto ETF listing pathways, opening the door to assets such as Solana Jia Yueting, founder of Faraday Future, issued a statement in response to the "US SEC Approves Universal ETF Listing Standards", saying, "The SEC has taken a historic step: spot cryptocurrency ETFs other than BTC/ETH now have a simplified 75-day listing pathway, opening the door to assets such as Solana. The regulatory framework is currently catching up with the strategy that forward-thinking corporate finance departments have already begun to implement: diversifying digital assets as a core component of their balance sheets. ” Ripple CEO: Confident XRP will be included in the White House's crypto reserves, and XRP ETF may be approved before the end of the year In an interview with Bloomberg, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he is confident that XRP will be included in the White House's crypto reserves, according to Watcher.guru. Garlinghouse also emphasized that the U.S. SEC may approve an XRP ETF by the end of the year. According to Garlinghouse, the emergence of an XRP ETF is "inevitable." Currently, the SEC has over 11 applications pending for XRP ETFs, including applications from companies such as Franklin Templeton, Bitwise, and Canary. The SEC has delayed Franklin Templeton's application until November of this year. Bloomberg ETF Analyst: More than 100 crypto ETFs may be listed in the next 12 months Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on X that the number of ETF listings has doubled since the last time the US SEC implemented universal ETF listing standards, so it is likely to see more than 100 crypto ETFs listed in the next 12 months. According to market news, the SEC has approved exchanges to adopt universal listing standards for crypto spot ETFs, with a minimum approval cycle of about 75 days. Bitwise CIO: SEC listing rules will drive crypto ETFs, but there is no guarantee of capital inflows According to Cointelegraph, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan warned that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has streamlined the approval process for cryptocurrency ETPs, which could trigger a new wave of products, but it does not guarantee their success. Hougan said that the universal listing standard will be introduced as early as October, when a large number of new cryptocurrency ETPs may be welcomed, and the history of ETF development confirms this. However, he cautioned against equating the launch of cryptocurrency ETFs with the resurgence of cryptocurrency enthusiasm. Hougan said that the existence of cryptocurrency ETPs does not mean a large inflow of funds, investors need to have a fundamental interest in the underlying asset, and ETPs based on assets such as Bitcoin Cash may be difficult to attract funds. However, he emphasized that the launch of ETFs can prepare products for a rally because it is convenient for traditional investors to allocate to cryptocurrencies.
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Cardano FAQ

The maximum supply of Cardano is capped at 45 billion, of which 31.11 billion tokens were in circulation during the launch of the network.

Like most crypto tokens and altcoins, Cardano’s price is susceptible to the larger crypto market price trends. This means that during bull cycles, Cardano’s price increases, and the price of Cardano falls during bear markets.

Apart from market trends, Cardano’s price is also affected by factors such as network upgrades and positive or negative news around the network. At OKX, we advise you to research any cryptocurrency before buying and trading them. Cryptocurrency is deemed a high-risk asset and prone to sharp price movements. Therefore, we ask that you only buy what you are willing to lose.

Furthermore, like all cryptocurrencies, Cardano is volatile and carries risks. Therefore, before buying, you should do your own research (DYOR) and evaluate your risk appetite before proceeding.

Bitcoin uses the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism that requires miners to use computers to solve a complex mathematical problem, making the process energy intensive. However, the miner who solves the problem gets to validate transactions and create a block and is rewarded in BTC.

On the other hand, Cardano uses the PoS consensus mechanism that is several times less energy intensive. In fact, according to Hoskinson's estimates, Cardano's energy usage is 0.01 percent of Bitcoins. This is why Cardano is sometimes referred to as the "green blockchain."

Cardano's development roadmap is divided into five stages: Byron, Shelley, Goguen, Basho, and Voltaire. During the Byron era, the Cardano team developed the foundational code for the network with the Ouroboros consensus mechanism at its heart, allowing users to exchange the native token, ADA.

The Shelley era focussed on decentralization to ensure that the nodes were run by a diverse group of people instead of centralized groups. Next, the Goguen phase saw the Alonzo upgrade that introduced smart contract capabilities to Cardano. The Vasil upgrade, part of the Basho era, focused on improving the network's scalability by improving throughput. Cardano is also working to introduce side chains to further boost scalability during this phase.

The Voltaire period will see the addition of voting and a treasury system for a self-sustained governance mechanism. It will allow users to stake their assets and vote on the future developments of the network.

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Dive deeper into Cardano

Cardano (ADA) is a third-generation blockchain platform looking to improve the workings of Ethereum and Bitcoin. Named after Gerolamo Cardano, a 16th-century Italian polymath, Cardano describes itself as a third-generation blockchain equipped with the technologies required to enable a sustainable and secure crypto network.

Like every Layer 1 blockchain project, Cardano also has its native token, which doubles as the consensus anchoring mechanism and a settlement currency. This token is named ADA after a 19th-century mathematician, Ada Lovelace, who developed the first computer algorithm and is regarded as the first programmer.

How does Cardano work?

Cardano is among the first blockchains to be built using the highly secure Haskell programming language. Its multi-layered protocol is capable of performing sophisticated functions, comprising of a Cardano Settlement Layer (CSL), which serves as a unit of account, and a Cardano Computing Layer (CCL), which executes smart contracts and facilitates identity recognition and compliance.

The workings of Cardano boil down to implementing an energy-efficient consensus mechanism called Ouroboros. Ouroboros is a Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism where users stake their assets to validate transactions. The validators are rewarded with ADA tokens in proportion to their staked assets. This in-house developed technology allows Cardano to use only a fraction of the energy used by legacy blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum to validate transactions and keep their networks secure.

Besides offering an environmentally friendly network, the Cardano blockchain resolves the scalability issues plaguing established blockchains without dialing down on the importance of decentralization. Specifically, Cardano currently processes 250 transactions per second (TPS), a considerably high figure compared to Ethereum's 15 TPS and Bitcoin's 4 TPS. It does this while providing the infrastructure required to develop and launch decentralized applications (DApps). Notably, these functionalities have elevated Cardano's popularity in the crypto community.

ADA tokens are used to pay transaction fees, and users can also stake their ADA tokens to receive ADA-denominated yields. In the future, holders can use their ADA tokens to participate in governance-related processes. When this happens, ADA holders will become the major stakeholders of the Cardano economy and will collectively decide on the future of the blockchain.

Over the years, Cardano has emerged as one of the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization due to its sophisticated blockchain architecture and the endless potential it offers as regards blockchain scalability.

What is Cardano's Alonzo upgrade?

The Alonzo upgrade was one of the most significant enhancements to the Cardano network, adding smart contract capabilities. It was implemented on the Mainnet in September 2021 and furthered its aim of competing with Ethereum, the world's leading smart contract platform. The introduction of smart contracts laid the path for developers to build various applications on Cardano and even mint non-fungible tokens (NFTs), expanding the network's capabilities in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

What is Cardano's Vasil upgrade?

Another significant development for the Cardano ecosystem was the Vasil upgrade. Named after Vasil Dabov, a Bulgarian mathematician and former Cardano contributor who passed away in December 2021, the upgrade aims to enhance the network's capabilities. While the upgrade was initially scheduled for June 2022, it was delayed to September 22, 2022, a week after Ethereum, Cardano's biggest competitor, switched to a PoS network.

The Vasil upgrade enhanced Cardano's programming language Plutus, enabling developers to build dApps with greater speed, transactional capability, and powerful scripts. The upgrade also introduced diffusion pipelining, which streamlined the sharing of new blocks with network participants, ensuring that blocks can be shared in the network within five seconds of their creation. The Vasil upgrade was implemented as a hard fork and aimed to enhance the network's throughput and experience for all users.

ADA price and tokenomics

ADA has a max supply of 45 billion tokens, and 34.18 billion ADA tokens were already in circulation by September 2022. Initially, ADA was distributed through an initial coin offering (ICO) in which 25.9 billion ADA tokens were sold in five rounds of public sales for around $79.2 million.

A total of 5.18 billion ADA tokens, or 20 percent of the circulating supply of 25.9 billion, was distributed among the three entities responsible for the development of Cardano. They are Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the Cardano Foundation, and Emurgo. IOHK received 2.46 billion tokens, while Emurgo and the Cardano Foundation received 2.07 billion and 640 million ADA tokens, respectively.

Therefore, 31.11 billion ADA tokens were in circulation at Cardano's official launch, and the remaining 13.88 billion ADA tokens were set aside as a reserve to incentivize and reward stakers. The primary distribution mechanism of ADA is its staking mechanism. Like most blockchain solutions, Cardano runs an incentive-based economy designed to encourage participants to contribute positively to the growth and safety of the ecosystem.

Specifically, stakers are rewarded with ADA tokens as part of the mechanisms to encourage users to participate in the transaction validation process. In essence, staking doubles as a token emission system for Cardano as newly issued coins are periodically allocated to successful stakers. This will continue until 45 billion ADA coins are in circulation.

As mentioned earlier, the supply cap of ADA is 45 billion tokens, with approximately 34.18 billion tokens already in circulation. Considering that 31.1 billion ADA was allocated to various entities at the launch of Cardano, it is safe to say that around 2.9 billion ADA has been distributed via the staking mechanism.

About the founders

Cardano was launched in 2017 by founder Charles Hoskinson. Although Hoskinson started researching and building Cardano in 2015, the project and its native token, ADA, did not officially launch until 2017.

Before this, Hoskinson was heavily involved in creating Ethereum as one of its co-founders. He left the project due to differences in ideologies over the future of the network. Hoskinson reportedly wanted to accept venture capital and turn Ethereum into a for-profit project, while Vitalik Buterin wanted to keep it running as a non-profit.

Former Ethereum colleague Jeremy Wood approached Hoskinson soon after, and the two started Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) in 2015. IOHK is an engineering company that primarily focuses on the development of Cardano while helping to build cryptocurrencies and blockchains for academic institutions, enterprises, and government entities.

In addition to being a contributor to Ethereum, Hoskinson was the founding chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation's education committee. He also established the Cryptocurrency Research Group in 2013.

What makes Cardano unique?

One thing that continues to set Cardano apart is how its development has unraveled via an open-source and peer-reviewed model. Cardano is peer-reviewed, as all of the components that have come together to make up its infrastructure were academically researched by experts around the globe using evidence-based methodologies. As such, it has taken longer than expected for some of the features of Cardano to come to life. This is due to the strict scrutiny that each upgrade must undergo before implementation.

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Market cap
$31.41B #8
Circulating supply
36.52B / 45B
All-time high
$3.099
24h volume
$1.29B
3.9 / 5
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