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Cardano (ADA) price today

#18Active
$0.228916
+5.14% 24h
Snapshot updated 5m ago; checking live sources.
Market identityVerified asset profile
Provider market profile
Live market board

ADA market activity

Volume/Cap 5.78%
Price
$0.228916
Reference price only; price level is not a quality score.
24h change
Up
+5.14%
Direction over the last day; short moves can reverse quickly.
Market cap
$8.59B
Project size, not a quality score.
Global 24h volume
Strong
$496.63M
Turnover across the global market, not one DEX pool.
Market rank
Top tier
#18
Global market-cap position from the verified asset profile.
Observed 1% book depth
$4.93M
Combined visible bids and asks within 1% across public spot order books; a measured snapshot, not total venue liquidity.
7D price history snapshot (USD, CoinGecko)
+9.60%
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Observed market changes

Explore saved observations & research results

Price over time

$0.23+4.51%
Price — observed snapshotsSep 06, 18:50 UTC: 0.22Sep 08, 15:54 UTC: 0.23
Sep 06, 18:50 UTCSep 08, 15:54 UTC

Comparable saved observations; lines connect measured points, not continuous monitoring.

Global market activity

Recent market activity

24 hours
+5.14%
$496.63M volume

Saved market context · 2026-09-08 15:54 UTC

24h high / low
$0.215202 to $0.222798
7d price change
+11.30%
30d price change
+12.20%
Spot market execution

Trading activity & order-book depth

Sampled spot turnover · 24h
$60.80M
Volume-weighted trade price · 24h
$0.220899
Sampled spot price
$0.229200
Spot markets sampled
4
Recorded spot trades · 24h (1 market)
193.92K
Price difference across sampled markets
0.087%
Bids within 1%
$2.36M
Asks within 1%
$2.57M
Order books sampled
6
Median quoted spread
0.044%
Bids 47.8%Asks 52.2%

Verified USD/USDT market samples, not the entire market. Trade counts cover only markets that report them. Order-book depth is visible bids and asks within 1%, not total liquidity or a trade guarantee.

Tickers 2026-09-08 15:57:10 UTC · Books 2026-09-08 15:59:36 UTC

Short-term market momentum

1h price change
+3.36%
6h price change
+3.97%
24h turnover change
+8.12%

CoinPaprika global market snapshot · 2026-09-08 15:55:14 UTC

Network adoption

Cardano capital in DeFi

Capital deposited (TVL)
$65.12M

Capital deposited in the network, not liquidity available to buy or sell this token. DeFiLlama · 2026-09-08 15:57:12 UTC

ADA tokenomics and valuation

Circulating supply
37.51B
83% of max supply
Total supply
45.00B
Reported minted or outstanding supply
Max supply
45.00B
Configured ceiling if publicly reported
Fully diluted value
$10.30B
1.20x of current market cap
All-time high
$3.09
2021-09-01 | 92.6% below ATH
All-time low
$0.019253
2020-03-12 | 1089.0% above ATL
83%Circulating
Supply in circulation

37.51B of 45.00B max supply is already circulating; the remaining 17% is potential future emission.

Volume/Cap: 5.78%FDV/Cap: 1.20x

ADA contract and chain details

Available contract, route, and project references for this token identity.

Project identity

Project type
Native asset
Status
Active
Proof / issuance
Proof of Stake
Organization
Semi centralized
Hashing algorithm
Ouroboros
Tracked categories
Smart Contract Platform, Layer 1 (L1), Cardano Ecosystem, Proof of Stake (PoS), GMCI Layer 1 Index, GMCI 30 Index

Resources and verification links

Explorer
Explorer
Explorer
Adapools explorer
adapools.org
Explorer
Adastat explorer
adastat.net
Explorer
Cardanoexplorer
cardanoexplorer.com

Cardano (ADA) project description

Provider-supplied project summary.

Cardano 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.

ADA community and development signals

Public community, development, and sentiment fields available for this token.

Community footprint

Watchlist users
963.77K
X followers
853.08K
Telegram members
15.67K
Community visibility currently shows 963.77K watchlist users, 853.08K X followers, and 15.67K Telegram members.

Development footprint

GitHub stars
3.76K
GitHub forks
643
Repository subscribers
465
Merged PRs
1.71K
PR contributors
80
Issue close rate
78%
Developer activity references show 3.76K stars, 643 forks, 80 PR contributors, and 1.71K merged pull requests.

Recent project context

Team references

  • Charles HoskinsonFounder & CEO IOHK
  • PhD Duncan CouttsDirector, full stack engineer
  • PhD Lars BrünjesDirector of Education
  • PhD Philipp KantDirector of formal methods
  • Peter ThompsonDeveloper
  • Darryl McAdamsDeveloper
  • Ante KegaljDeveloper
  • Jens KrauseDeveloper

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Shared category or market structure.