Cardano Price, Live Chart & Market Cap

Cardano (ADA): energy-efficient proof-of-stake coin powering smart contracts, NFTs, and low-fee DeFi apps

Name: Cardano
Brand: Cardano
SKU: ADA
Price: 0.687637 USD
Availability: InStock

Cardano Overview

Cardano is a peer-reviewed blockchain that runs on the energy-efficient Ouroboros proof-of-stake engine. ADA acts as the network’s fuel, letting users stake for yield, pay low fees, and vote on upgrades. Cardano’s design targets DeFi, NFTs, identity, and enterprise integrations while staying eco-friendly.

Cardano (ADA): Efficient Proof-of-Stake Coin for Scalable DeFi

Utility & Use Cases ADA

Staking Rewards

Delegate ADA to community pools to earn 3–5% yield while strengthening network security.

Liquidity Pools

Provide ADA or native tokens to Cardano DEX pools and capture trading fees and farming incentives.

NFT Marketplaces

Mint, buy, and sell low-fee NFTs on platforms such as jpg.store using ADA as the settlement coin.

Governance Voting

Use ADA weight to vote in Project Catalyst and, soon, on-chain Voltaire proposals.

Eco-Friendly Payments

Send ADA globally with minimal carbon footprint and near-instant confirmation.

Cardano Technologies Overview

Fast Finality

Blocks every 20 s and about 2 min practical finality keep DeFi apps snappy.

Layer-2 Hydra Scaling

Hydra heads boost throughput to thousands of TPS for wallets and gaming.

Cross-Chain Bridges

Sidechains and bridges bring EVM assets to Cardano and ADA to other networks.

Peer-Reviewed Design

Over 100 academic papers underpin Ouroboros and Plutus for provable security.

eUTXO AMM Support

Deterministic outputs enable safer automated market makers and multi-asset swaps.

Funding

Cardano raised about 108,844 BTC (≈ $62 M) in its 2015–2017 ICO, distributing 25.9 B ADA to early buyers and allocating smaller shares to IOHK, Emurgo, and the Cardano Foundation. Ongoing development is now funded by an on-chain treasury fed by block rewards—no further token sales were needed.

Roadmap

Byron (2017)

Mainnet launch, Daedalus wallet, and foundation layer went live.

Shelley (2020)

Proof-of-stake staking pools enabled full decentralization of block production.

Goguen (2021)

Alonzo hard fork delivered Plutus smart contracts and native multi-asset support.

Bashō (2022-2023)

Vasil upgrade, Hydra Layer-2, and Mithril signatures improved scale and sync.

Voltaire (2024-2025)

On-chain governance via CIP-1694 aims to hand protocol control to ADA holders.

Cardano Security & Audit Reports

Ouroboros is formally verified; core code uses Haskell and undergoes third-party audits. A HackerOne bounty program and rapid node updates have kept Cardano free of protocol-level exploits, with a 2023 node reboot incident resolving autonomously within minutes.

FAQ

How to stake ADA?

Choose a stake pool in Daedalus, Yoroi, or a hardware wallet, delegate, and earn yield every epoch.

How to set up a Cardano wallet?

Install a trusted wallet like Yoroi or Daedalus, back up the seed phrase, and fund the address with ADA.

What fees does Cardano charge?

A typical transfer costs around 0.17 ADA; fees are stable and formula-based, not auctioned.

Is Cardano eco-friendly?

Yes. Proof-of-stake uses a fraction of the energy required by proof-of-work chains.

Can I mint NFTs on Cardano?

Absolutely. Native tokens let you mint and trade NFTs cheaply without smart-contract complexity.

What powers Cardano’s security?

A mathematically proven PoS protocol and thousands of independent stake pools.

Does ADA have a fixed supply?

Yes—ADA is capped at 45 B coins; new coins only enter via declining staking rewards.

Top Crypto Exchanges to Trade Cardano (ADA)

#	Exchange	Pair	Price	24h Volume
1	Binance	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$395,714,807
2	WhiteBIT	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$136,226,731
3	Coinbase Exchange	ADA/USD	~$0.97	$96,832,240
4	Bybit	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$85,467,883
5	P2B	ADA/USDT	~$0.96	$76,206,671
6	Gate.io	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$52,857,166
7	Binance	ADA/USDC	~$0.96	$51,808,228
8	Bitget	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$42,837,193
9	LBank	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$30,442,150
10	Bitunix	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$28,351,536
11	DigiFinex	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$46,437,702
12	Bitvavo	ADA/EUR	~$0.93	$26,430,060
13	OKX	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$44,954,257
14	KuCoin	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$21,725,580
15	HTX	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$68,942,969
16	MEXC	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$35,627,051
17	Binance	ADA/FDUSD	~$0.97	$16,758,549
18	CoinW	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$32,248,532
19	BTSE	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$15,985,302
20	XT.COM	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$28,994,549
21	BYDFi	ADA/USDT	~$0.96	$7,022,202
22	WEEX	ADA/USDT	~$0.96	$39,959,636
23	WhiteBIT	ADA/BTC	~$0.0000094	$11,733,249
24	LATOKEN	ADA/USDT	~$0.96	$21,231,051
25	Azbit	ADA/USDC	~$0.97	$4,336,742
26	Kraken	ADA/USD	~$0.97	$28,001,715
27	Hotcoin	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$25,024,117
28	Coinbase Exchange	ADA/EUR	~$0.93	$10,979,204
29	WhiteBIT	ADA/EUR	~$0.93	$2,336,991
30	Phemex	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$8,991,820
31	Hibt	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$4,869,311
32	Kraken	ADA/EUR	~$0.94	$7,603,183
33	WhiteBIT	ADA/USDC	~$0.96	$8,278,690
34	Coinstore	ADA/USDT	~$0.96	$17,689,989
35	WhiteBIT	ADA/USD	~$0.97	$3,739,612
36	Kraken	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$4,411,074
37	Coinbase Exchange	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$7,588,595
38	BitMart	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$5,881,662
39	Binance	ADA/EUR	~$0.93	$3,074,866
40	Dex-Trade	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$8,760,187
41	Binance	ADA/TRY	~$34.43	$2,404,871
42	PointPay	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$6,225,179
43	EarnBIT	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$2,188,448
44	CoinEx	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$13,502,608
45	Coinbase Exchange	ADA/GBP	~$0.79	$3,320,069
46	WhiteBIT	ADA/TRY	~$34.5	$4,180,109
47	OKX	ADA/USDC	~$0.97	$1,353,090
48	Binance	ADA/ETH	~$0.0003	$2,038,998
49	Bitstamp	ADA/EUR	~$0.93	$2,401,763
50	BYDFi	ADA/USDC	~$0.97	$864,865
51	Bybit	ADA/USDC	~$0.97	$1,476,350
52	FMCPAY	ADA/USDT	~$0.96	$2,600,582
53	Bitstamp	ADA/USD	~$0.97	$1,600,776
54	Coinbase Exchange	ADA/BTC	~$0.0000094	$2,084,623
55	Bitkub	ADA/THB	~$32.86	$2,270,108
56	Tapbit	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$3,655,371
57	GMO Japan	ADA/JPY	~$150.68	$1,391,804
58	Bitbank	ADA/JPY	~$151.24	$1,868,969
59	Trubit	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$1,960,706
60	Bittime	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$440,534
61	EXMO	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$2,060,762
62	AscendEX (BitMax)	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$3,749,086
63	XT.COM	ADA/XT	~$0.18	$2,110,254
64	Kraken	ADA/GBP	~$0.79	$632,015
65	Binance	ADA/JPY	~$151.2	$1,269,007
66	Fastex	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$1,621,238
67	Binance	ADA/BNB	~$0.0014	$423,555
68	bitcastle	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$477,879
69	Bitexen	ADA/TRY	~$34.53	$1,220,718
70	Binance US	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$1,194,763
71	BitoPro	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$361,582
72	BitDelta	ADA/USDT	~$0.96	$387,933
73	LCX Exchange	ADA/EUR	~$0.93	$740,375
74	Tokpie	ADA/ETH	~$0.0003	$157,980
75	KuCoin	ADA/USDC	~$0.97	$276,649
76	Trubit	ADA/USDC	~$0.97	$841,755
77	Binance	ADA/BRL	~$5.84	$359,834
78	Oceanex	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$665,732
79	Nonkyc.io	ADA/USDT	~$0.97	$1,170,045
80	Kraken	ADA/AUD	~$1.54	$227,665
81	PointPay	ADA/USDC	~$0.96	$1,067,889
82	Bitso	ADA/USD	~$0.96	$418,724
83	XT.COM	ADA/ETH	~$0.0003	$163,056
84	Kraken	ADA/USDC	~$0.97	$745,363
85	Dex-Trade	ADA/BTC	~$0.0000094	$255,150
86	Minswap	E5A42A1A1D.../0X	~$0.34	$404,332
87	Mercado Bitcoin	ADA/BRL	~$5.86	$179,224
88	OKX	ADA/EUR	~$0.93	$163,807
89	XT.COM	ADA/BTC	~$0.0000094	$153,896
90	Minswap	8DB269C3EC.../0X	~$1.025	$272,807
91	Minswap	F66D78B4A3.../0X	~$1.017	$190,343
92	Minswap	DA8C308578.../0X	~$5.11	$144,831
93	Hotcoin	ADA/ETH	~$0.0003	$202,603
94	Trubit	ADA/BTC	~$0.0000094	$167,134
95	Minswap	0X/C48CBB3D5E...	~$0.99	$78,668
96	zondacrypto	ADA/USDC	~$0.97	$53,181
97	EXMO	ADA/BTC	~$0.0000094	$120,923
98	HTX	ADA/BTC	~$0.0000094	$35,630
99	Minswap	279C909F34.../0X	~$0.0058	$70,369
100	Binance US	ADA/BTC	~$0.0000094	$92,460