Why Did The Cardano Price Surge 17% Amid The Crypto Market Crash?

Cardano (ADA) has recorded a significant 20.29% price increase for the past seven days in line with the current green movement for most cryptocurrencies. ADA trading volume has spiked massively since it bottomed out at $0.335 on July 8, allowing it to outperform the majority of the large market-cap cryptocurrencies. For those wondering, ADA’s price surge can primarily be attributed to large on-chain transactions in the past seven days. 

Cardano is currently outperforming the market and could continue to do so throughout the weekend and into the coming week. According to the ADA price chart, the cryptocurrency started its uptick on July 8, while most cryptocurrencies were still experiencing price stagnation. This price uptick coincided with the announcement of crucial updates to the upcoming Chang hard fork which represents a pivotal moment for the Cardano blockchain.

As reported by Bitcoinist, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson noted in an AMA broadcast that the upgrade to node 9.0, which is essential for the Chang hard fork, is nearly complete. This appears to have played a part in the start of the shift toward a positive outlook for ADA.

Recent price dynamics indicate ADA has kept up this bullish sentiment, with the bulls now in control. At the time of writing, ADA is trading at $0.4249, representing a 32% increase from the monthly low of $0.3213 recorded on July 5. According to on-chain data from IntoTheBlock, this ADA price surge was accompanied by an increase in whale activity on the Cardano blockchain, which likely contributed to the sustained increase. IntoTheBlock’s data shows that the number of daily transactions greater than $100,000 has increased from 312 transactions on July 7 to 814 transactions on July 12. This is a notable increase of 160% throughout the week.

In addition, IntoTheBlock’s “Large Holders Netflow” metric indicates that large holders have increased their holdings by +27.53% in the past seven days. This increase in accumulation by Cardano whales has contributed to a bullish sentiment for ADA, driving the price upward. If this accumulation continues, we could see the large holder netflow flipping into a positive value in the larger 30-day and 90-day timeframes. 

In a bullish scenario, Cardano (ADA) could keep up with the price uptick in the coming week, especially with the entire crypto market starting to turn positive. On the other hand, failure to break above minor resistance at $0.43 could open up a bearish scenario, with ADA reversing its gains. 

ADA’s price movement over the weekend could determine how it performs next week. It may continue upwards after breaking above $0.43 to test another resistance level around $0.515, where there are currently 564,830 ADA addresses waiting to turn a profit.