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Cardano Price
$0.21
Cardano 24h Change
-3.57%
Cardano 7d Change
-12.90%
Cardano Market Cap
$7.73B
Cardano 24h Volume
$603.86M
Cardano FDV
$9.37B
Cardano Circulating Supply
37,145,702,256
Cardano All-Time High
$3.09
About Cardano
ADA is the native cryptocurrency of Cardano, a decentralized public blockchain platform developed through academic peer-review and a research-driven approach. Built on the Ouroboros proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, ADA is used to facilitate peer-to-peer transactions, pay network fees, and participate in protocol governance through staking and voting. The platform features a unique two-layer architecture—separating the Cardano Settlement Layer (CSL) from the Cardano Computation Layer (CCL)—to optimize value transfer and smart contract execution independently. Launched in 2017 by Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson, Cardano is developed by IOG in collaboration with the Cardano Foundation and EMURGO, focusing on high-assurance security and scalability using the Haskell programming language. ADA holders can earn staking rewards by delegating their tokens to help secure the network.
Developer & Community
GitHub Stars
3,757
GitHub Forks
643
PRs Merged
1,706
Contributors
80
Telegram Users
15,153
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