Cardano (ADA) trades at $0.18263, up 10.8% over the past 30 days. Its market cap — supply times price — is $6.8B, the 17-largest in crypto. Over a year it is -80% (down), and it sits -94% from its all-time high. Total value locked on this chain is $66.7M, or 0.010x its market cap. On tradability, the book is thin, so incoming money moves the price easily. Taken together, the overall heat score is 28 (COOL). A higher number means more of the conditions for a rally are in place — it is not a price forecast.
One-year chart (daily close; hover for the price)
Candlestick chart (about a year; green = up, red = down; hover for OHLC)
Each candle shows the open, high, low and close for its period.
Price
$0.18263
Market cap
$6.8B
FDV
$8.2B
24h volume
$196.0M
24h / 7d / 30d
+0.2% / -9.3% / +10.8%
From ATH
-94.1%
Chain TVL
$66.7M
Circulating / total
83%
Chain fees / day
$6,637
a proxy for real usage
Stablecoins on chain
$67.1M
dry powder waiting on-chain
GitHub activity
★3,757
0 commits in the past 4 weeks (via CoinGecko)
Community bullish
87%
CoinGecko poll
Profile What kind of asset is Cardano?
A mechanical read on Cardano (ADA) from market data — a first impression to start from, not a verdict.
Market size
Large cap
A large-cap asset inside the top 50 (ranked #17)
Price swings
Moderate (24h range 3.2%)
Price movement within a normal range
Liquidity (24h volume)
High
Over $100M traded in a day; liquidity is ample
Dilution risk
Limited (83% circulating)
Most of the supply is out; room for additional issuance is limited
Long-term trend
Down sharply over 1 year (-80%)
The direction on a longer time frame
A qualitative summary based on market data. This is not investment advice.
Overview What is Cardano
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. 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.
The description is based on public information from CoinGecko.This is information, not investment advice.
Price detail Price levels for Cardano
Key price levels for Cardano (ADA). Crypto is divisible, so you can buy well under a whole coin.
Current price
$0.18263
as of 2026-08-14
24h range
$0.180501 – $0.186309
Low to high over the past 24 hours
All-time high
$3.09
The highest price on record (2021-09-01)
Distance from ATH
-94.1%
A new high would take about 16.9x the current price
All-time low
$0.0192527
The lowest price on record (2020-03-12)
Distance from ATL
+849%
About 9x its all-time low
Where it sits in today's range
Low $0Mid-rangeHigh $0
Signals Catalysts currently in play (auto-extracted)
💤
Turnover is slow
24-hour volume equals 2.9% of market cap. Trading is quiet, so price moves are likely to stay contained.
⚠️
Rally taking a breather
Still +10.8% over 30 days, but -9.3% over the past 7 — a recent pullback. Too early to tell whether heat is coming out or a top is forming.
🏔️
Far below its all-time high
Trading -94% from its all-time high. Recovering that ground would take a substantial return of demand — and a discount this large usually has a reason worth checking.
🪫
Public repository is quiet
No public commits in the past four weeks (development may be happening in private). Worth confirming the project's continuity separately.
⛓️
The chain sees some use
Recent chain fees run about $6,637 per day. Fees stand in for real usage of the chain.
These signals are extracted automatically by deterministic rules from the data on this page — price, volume, unlocks, development activity and chain usage. They do not forecast prices, and they contain no social-media rumour or speculation.This is not investment advice.
Returns Performance by period
Returns over each period, so you can compare short-term momentum against the longer-term trend at a glance. Positive is a gain, negative a loss.
1 hour
+0.1%
24 hours
+0.2%
1 week
-9.3%
2 weeks
+7.4%
1 month
+10.8%
200 days
-48.4%
1 year
-79.8%
Over the past 30 days it has run about 13 points ahead of Bitcoin (-2.2%), the market's benchmark. (ADA: +10.8%)
Past performance, which does not guarantee future results.
Supply Who controls the supply
Of the current total supply of 45,000,000,000 ADA, 83% is on the market today. The remaining 17% has been issued but is not circulating — locked, vesting, or held back.
Circulating 83%Issued but locked 17%
Market cap vs FDV (the dilution already priced in)
Market cap
$6.8B
Value of the circulating supply
FDV (fully diluted)
$8.2B
If the entire supply were circulating
Fully diluted valuation is only about 1.2x the current market cap, so there is little additional supply left to come.
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Heat score Heat factor breakdown
28
Heat scoreCOOLOverall heat score
How the overall score is built: market gate 42 (applied to everything) × geometric mean of the four factors 65 (momentum, liquidity, fundamentals and supply, multiplied together) → 28. It is not a simple average: a weak market holds the whole score down, and a single weak factor drags the rest with it.
Factor breakdown (0–100; higher means more conditions are in place)
Regime (market gate)gate
42
→ The market gate is neutral. Asset-specific factors decide this one.
Momentum
44
→ The trend is flat — no clear direction yet.
Liquidity (traded volume depth)
100
→ Volume is deep enough that a move is one you could actually participate in.
Fundamentals (TVL / market cap)
50
→ TVL is unremarkable relative to market cap.
Supply lightness
83
→ Most of the supply already circulates, so unlock pressure is light.
Development activity → No public code updates in the last four weeks. Development may have stalled, or it may be happening in private repositories.
Standard-score profile, compared against every asset on the site (50 is the mean). It shows where this asset sits in the population on each metric; higher is always the better direction.
Similarity computed from shared CoinGecko categories rather than an industry taxonomy. Assets in the same L1 ecosystem or with the same use case tend to share capital flows and market conditions.
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FAQ Cardano — frequently asked questions
What is Cardano (ADA)?
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. Read more →
What is the current price of Cardano (ADA)?
$0.18263 as of 2026-08-14. The price moves daily, and this page is rebuilt every day.
What is the market cap of Cardano (ADA)?
About $6.8B as of 2026-08-14, which ranks #17 across all crypto assets.
What is Cardano's heat score, and what does it mean?
The heat score is 28 (COOL) as of 2026-08-14. It is our own 0–100 measure of how many of the conditions a rally needs — momentum, tradable volume, light supply and a supportive market — are currently in place. It is not a price forecast. The model multiplies its factors, so a single missing condition holds the whole score down.
What is the supply of Cardano (ADA)?
As of 2026-08-14, 37,359,859,978 ADA is in circulation out of a total supply of 45,000,000,000 ADA — about 83%. The remainder may reach the market through future unlocks.
What is the all-time high for Cardano (ADA)?
The all-time high on record as of 2026-08-14 is $3.09.The price is $0.18263 today, -94.1% from that high.
How much Cardano (ADA) can I buy with $100?
At the 2026-08-14 price ($0.18263), $100 buys roughly 547.56 ADA before fees and spread. Crypto is divisible, so you do not need to buy a whole coin.
Will Cardano (ADA) go up? What are its prospects?
We do not forecast prices or give investment advice. What this page does is track Cardano every day through factual data — the heat score, supply structure, charts and development activity. Use it as material for your own judgement; the decision is yours.
Is the Cardano chain actually being used?
As of 2026-08-14, chain fees over the past day came to about $6,637. Fees stand in for real demand for block space.
Where can I buy or trade Cardano (ADA)?
It trades on major crypto exchanges. Which venues you can use depends on where you live, so check what is licensed in your own jurisdiction. This is information, not a recommendation of any asset or exchange.
The prices, market caps and heat scores above are as of 2026-08-14 and change daily.This is information, not investment advice.
Updated 2026-08-14 · rebuilt daily This site provides information based on public data. It is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell. The heat score is a deterministic, relative indicator computed by a fixed formula; it does not predict future prices. Trading crypto assets involves risk, including price volatility. Make your own decisions. Data provided by CoinGecko · TVL / fees / stablecoins: DefiLlama · Fear & Greed: alternative.me Operated by InSync Inc.
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