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Cardano (ADA) ranks #15 by market capitalization, at $8.79B. It belongs to the Others sector (SEC Alleged Securities). It has traded since Oct 1, 2017, across 246 markets on 53 exchanges, with $890.74M of volume in the last 24 hours. Its all-time high of $3.10 was reached on Sep 2, 2021; the current price is 94.1% below that peak. Its cycle low of $0.138803 came on Jun 25, 2026.
83.5% of the maximum supply of 45.00B ADA is in circulation. 2 team members are listed. Development data lists 137 core developers and 487,870 code commits.
About Cardano
Cardano is an open-source, smart-contract-enabled Layer-1 blockchain protocol. It uses a Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism known as Ouroboros. Cardano is designed for various use cases, including finance, identity management, and supply chain tracking.
Background
Cardano was founded in 2015 by Charles Hoskinson (former Co-Founder of Ethereum) and Jeremy Wood (former Executive Assistant at Ethereum). Charles is said to have disagreed with Vitalik Buterin's direction for Ethereum, wishing to create a privately-backed company to oversee network development. Thus, Charles and Jeremy left Ethereum and started a blockchain research and development company called Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), now rebranded to Input Output Global (IOG). They had the vision of addressing the three challenges facing all blockchains: scalability, interoperability, and sustainability.
Cardano’s development is methodical and deliberate, prioritizing sustainability and stability over speed. Cardano’s roadmap consists of five eras that occur sequentially, though often in parallel, with most eras continuing to be iterated on:
Byron (Foundation)
Shelley (Decentralization)
Goguen (Smart Contracts)
Basho (Scaling)
Voltaire (Governance)
By September 2024, the Chang Hard Fork went liveat block 10,764,778, ushering in the "Conway ledger" era.
In February 2025, Grayscale formally filed for a standalone Cardano ETF, the first U.S. product directly tied to ADA’s spot price, aiming for listing on the New York Stock Exchange. This was then followed by Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) focusing on Cardano, mirroring trends first set by Bitcoin and Ethereum DATs.
On March 3, 2025, President Trump announced that the reserve would include Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), and Bitcoin (BTC) aiming to make the US the "Crypto Capital of the World" and support industry growth.
In June 2025, the foundation introduced Originate, focused on verifying product authenticity and supporting industry certifications. According to the announcement, Originate supports custom integrations.
In July 2025, the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets granted "accelerated approval for the proposed rule change by NYSE Arca to amend NYSE Arca Rule 8.500-E (Trust Units) and to list and trade shares...of the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF."
By September 2025, Cardano was integrated on NEAR Intents, allowing users to swap ADA across over 20 chains and over 100 assets. At the same time, the Mithril team published updates on the DMQ protocol and delivered a SNARK proving circuit prototype, supporting Cardano’s goal of secure cross-chain operations and efficient off-chain data verification.
In October 2025, Yoroi launched v6.0, integrating DexHunter and Minswap for streamlined user experience and broader DeFi access.