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An Altcoin’s On-Chain Data Is Sending a Signal: It’s Reflected in the Price
Cryptocurrency analytics company Santiment has detected that on-chain data for an altcoin is starting to show some warning signs. Continue Reading: An Altcoin’s On-Chain Data Is Sending a Signal: It’s Reflected in the Price
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Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson’s $250M Wyoming Medical Project to Shut Down
BitcoinWorld Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson’s $250M Wyoming Medical Project to Shut Down A large-scale medical project in Wyoming, backed by a $250 million investment from Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson, is set to close at the end of July due to financial difficulties...
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Why Cardano Governance Has Become ADA’s Biggest Market Risk
This article was first published on Deythere. The Cardano Governance crisis seems to really be affecting ADA’s short-term outlook. While most large cap cryptocurrencies are mainly reacting to macroeconomic factors and ETF flows, Cardano is dealing with a different issue altogethe...
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Hoskinson Says This Cardano App Could Become Crypto’s Most-Used By 2030
Charles Hoskinson said Midnight.city, the interactive simulation tied to Cardano’s privacy-focused Midnight ecosystem, is preparing for a new beta-testing phase that he believes could put it on a path to become crypto’s most-used application by 2030. The Input Output founder framed the next version of Midnight.city as more than a product test. In a post on X, Hoskinson said the platform would soon bring in “thousands of beta testers” to stress-test and refine its design, utility and user experience. “I’m super excited about the next iteration of Midnight.city,” Hoskinson wrote. “We will have thousands of beta testers coming online soon and gather incredible feedback about how to improve and refine the experience and utility of the world. It’s the largest and most meaningful focus group ever done.” He added that the team’s development cadence would be central to how quickly the product evolves. “Combined with two week sprints, within a few months we’ll be well on our way to a new civilization. One that’s crypto native, has privacy at the core, and evolves in weeks instead of decades. I predict Midnight.city will be the most used crypto application by 2030.” Could This Cardano App Will Lead Crypto By 2030? Midnight.city is the public-facing simulation layer for Midnight, a privacy-oriented blockchain associated with the Cardano ecosystem. The official Midnight site describes the network as a blockchain focused on programmable privacy, selective disclosure and predictable costs, with developers able to determine what information remains protected and what can be disclosed when required. The city itself is designed as a live environment rather than a conventional block explorer or wallet interface. Midnight describes it as a simulation populated by autonomous AI agents that work, trade, interact and generate ongoing economic activity, creating sustained transaction volume intended to make zero-knowledge systems more visible to users. That design matters because privacy infrastructure is difficult to demonstrate in consumer-facing form. The official Midnight blog says Midnight.city lets users inspect the same transaction from different disclosure perspectives, including public mode, auditor mode and a simulation-only “god mode,” showing how selective disclosure can reveal specific fields to authorized parties while keeping other data shielded. Midnight’s broader pitch is that privacy should not mean opacity by default. The network uses zero-knowledge proofs and a dual-state ledger model to allow public on-chain state and local private state to interact, while its Compact programming language is intended to let developers build privacy-preserving applications without requiring deep specialist knowledge of ZK cryptography. The project also uses a two-part economic model . NIGHT is the network’s unshielded native and governance token, while DUST is a shielded, non-transferable resource used to pay for transactions and execute smart contracts. Midnight says this model is intended to separate capital assets from operational costs and make application usage more predictable. At press time, Cardano traded at $0.24.
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4 Cryptos Priced Below $1 With More Upside Than Cardano (ADA) in 2026
Cardano has been around long enough to build a reputation, but at its current valuation, the room for explosive percentage gains is limited. The tokens that tend to deliver the biggest returns in a bull cycle are usually the ones still sitting below $1 with something real buildin...
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Midnight: the Cardano privacy sidechain almost no one is talking about
Midnight launched its federated mainnet in March 2026 with Google and Vodafone as partners. Inside Cardano's privacy sidechain and why almost no one noticed.
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Hoskinson Says XRP Is Better Than Tether — Here's Why It Matters
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson declared XRP superior to Tether, sparking debate over stablecoins vs. utility tokens. Here's what he said and why it matters. Read original article on marketbit.net
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Cardano (ADA) Founder Charles Hoskinson Speaks Out Following the Rumors – “My Entire Focus Is on Cardano”
Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson has made statements following the project's decline in popularity. Here are the details. Continue Reading: Cardano (ADA) Founder Charles Hoskinson Speaks Out Following the Rumors – “My Entire Focus Is on Cardano”
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Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson backs XRP over Tether and Circle
Charles Hoskinson praised XRP as a better Web2.5 product than Tether or Circle, citing open access to XRPL without Ripple approval.
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What Are The 1% Cardano Investors Doing? Crypto Pundit Breaks It Down
With volatility across the cryptocurrency market building, the Cardano price has persistently struggled with downside pressure, dropping below the $0.25 level. The altcoin has fallen sharply from its all-time high, but one thing that has captured the attention of the community is the activity among top-tier ADA investors. ADA Investors In the Top Tier Are Making Moves Cardano’s price action is not the major thing currently about the leading altcoin, but rather the sentiment and activity of its investors. As the asset continues to endure downside pressure, a crypto pundit known as Cheeky Crypto is shedding light on the behavior of a key segment of Cardano investors. While everyday retail traders conclude that Cardano is dead, Cheeky Crypto stated that a hidden group of ultra-wealthy whales is quietly front-running the market. His analysis suggests that in the face of waning price momentum and increased market uncertainty, the top tier of ADA holders may be modifying their strategies. According to the data, retail investors are currently capitulating over short-term price drawdowns. Meanwhile, the top 1% holders are aggressively scooping up the liquid supply. With prices declining, it may appear that these investors are capitalizing on recent dips, but rather, they are accumulating because they recognize a paradigm shift in institutional infrastructure that the entire public is completely overlooking. Cheeky Crypto highlighted that this deep dive investigation brings to light the secret plumbing that is holding back the large-scale capital from enterprises. At the same time, the ledger is becoming an institutional powerhouse as a result of the crucial Oracle latency improvements. Amid this renewed accumulation from top-tier investors, the network is witnessing a sharp growth as observed in the rise in its Total Value Locked. Data shared by Dave, a market expert and Cardano DRep , shows that the network’s TVL increased by over 1.14% in a 24-hour period. Cardano’s TVL continues to climb and has been in an upward trend since September 18, 2025, when it was sitting at 382.16 million ADA. As of today, the TVL is valued at over 542.71 million ADA, representing a sharp increase of roughly 42%. Related Reading: Cardano (ADA) Price Now At A Critical Level Following Strong Whale Activity Furthermore, the network’s Decentralized Exchange (DEX) volume has experienced notable growth, rising by approximately 39.58% over the past week. After this increase, the DEX volume is now sitting at over $10.26 million. Transaction Counts On The Network Hits New Milestone Activity on the Cardano network continues to grow, with transactions rising sharply. OG Blockchain explorer Cexplorer recently revealed a milestone as the number of transactions carried out on the network has surged to a new all-time high. As seen in the data, the transaction count has crossed 121 million on the mainnet, suggesting growing interest in the leading network. This milestone also reflects sustained confidence among investors in Cardano and its long-term network capabilities .
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AboutCardano is a blockchain platform built on academic research that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications while using significantly less energy than traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. What sets Cardano apart is its methodical, research-driven approach — every major feature is peer-reviewed by scientists and cryptographers before being added to the network. This careful process aims to create a more secure and stable foundation compared to platforms that prioritize speed over thorough testing. The platform's native cryptocurrency, ADA, is used to send money, pay transaction fees, and participate in network governance. Cardano uses a proof-of-stake system to process transactions, which works differently from Bitcoin's mining approach. Instead of competing to solve complex puzzles, users can "stake" their ADA — essentially locking it up temporarily — to become validators who verify transactions. The system selects validators based on how much ADA they've staked and for how long, then rewards them with additional ADA for their participation. This approach uses far less energy than traditional mining while keeping the network secure. The platform also features a two-layer design that separates basic payment transactions from smart contract operations, allowing each function to be optimized independently for better performance. ADA holders can earn staking rewards by locking up their tokens to help secure the network, vote on proposed changes to the platform, and use ADA for international money transfers with lower fees than traditional services. Cardano was founded in 2017 by Charles Hoskinson, who previously helped create Ethereum. Hoskinson leads Input Output Global (IOG), the technology company that builds and maintains Cardano's core software. The ecosystem operates through three organizations: IOG handles technical development, the Cardano Foundation promotes adoption and standardization, and Emurgo helps businesses integrate blockchain technology into their operations. This structure distributes responsibilities across multiple groups rather than concentrating control in a single entity. In February 2025, major asset manager Grayscale Investments filed to create an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for Cardano with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which would allow traditional investors to buy ADA through their regular brokerage accounts without needing to set up cryptocurrency wallets.Retry
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May 26, 2026
$8.84B
$364.31M
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May 26, 2026
$9.01B
$277.15M
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May 25, 2026
$8.97B
$247.01M
$0.2423
May 24, 2026
$9.09B
$438.85M
$0.2457
May 23, 2026
$8.96B
$421.92M
$0.2423
May 22, 2026
$9.26B
$383.89M
$0.2505
May 21, 2026
$9.21B
$306.59M
$0.2489
May 20, 2026
$9.2B
$264.11M
$0.2485
May 19, 2026
$9.3B
$405.99M
$0.2512
May 18, 2026
$9.25B
$284.62M
$0.2508

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