Cardano Price

ADA#8

$0.2163USD

−$0.0039 (−1.75%)Past 24 hours

Periodic reference priceUpdated 09/08/2026, 14:30 UTC+8

Cardano to US Dollar Chart

24-hour volume (USD)

24-hour price rangeLow / High

$0.2168$0.2241

Price Performance

24 hours: −1.75%
7 days: +10.57%
30 days: +11.61%
90 days: +30.18%
1 year: −73.46%
YTD: −33.45%

Market Data

Market cap: $8.11B
24h volume: $355.22M
Volume / market cap: 4.38%
Fully diluted value: $9.97B
Circulating supply: 37,510.48M ADA
Total supply: 45,000.00M ADA
Maximum supply: 45,000.00M ADA
Market cap rank: #8

Circulating 83.36%

Cardano Historical Prices

All-time high$3.092021-09-02−93.01%

All-time low$0.13812026-06-25

52-week high / low$0.9542$0.1381

30-day annualized volatility17.11%Calculated from the reference-price series

Historical Market Data

	Open	High	Low	Close	Volume	Change
09/07/2026, 08:00	$0.2233	$0.2263	$0.2144	$0.2204	7,370,950.40 ADA	−1.33%
09/06/2026, 08:00	$0.2185	$0.2238	$0.2155	$0.2234	4,046,185.83 ADA	+2.26%
09/05/2026, 08:00	$0.2108	$0.2218	$0.2094	$0.2185	5,019,124.90 ADA	+3.40%
09/04/2026, 08:00	$0.2214	$0.2270	$0.2092	$0.2113	8,640,445.07 ADA	−4.46%
09/03/2026, 08:00	$0.2011	$0.2252	$0.1993	$0.2212	8,590,736.84 ADA	+10.01%
09/02/2026, 08:00	$0.1967	$0.2011	$0.1920	$0.2010	3,358,640.21 ADA	+2.31%
09/01/2026, 08:00	$0.1977	$0.2029	$0.1938	$0.1965	3,382,042.05 ADA	—

OHLCV comes from Bitstamp; non-USD prices use the nearest available ECB business-day rate.

Cardano Network and Basics

Network: Cardano
Consensus: Ouroboros Praos proof of stake
Network launch date: 2017-09-29

Cardano Consensus and staking docs Cardanoscan explorer

Issuance and Network Parameters

Consensus: Ouroboros Praos proof of stake
Slot length: 1 second
Epoch: 432,000 slots, about 5 days
Ledger model: Extended unspent transaction outputs (eUTXO)
Maximum supply: 45,000,000,000 ADA
Smallest unit: 1 lovelace = 0.000001 ADA

Cardano Issuance Timeline

2017-09-29
Cardano mainnet launches
The Cardano Byron-era mainnet and ADA launched on September 29, 2017.
2020-07-29
Shelley upgrade
Shelley introduced stake pools and delegation, broadening participation in network consensus.
2021-03-01
Mary upgrade
Mary introduced native-asset capabilities so the network could represent more than ADA.
2021-09-12
Alonzo upgrade
Alonzo brought Plutus smart-contract capabilities to Cardano.
2022-09-22
Vasil upgrade
Vasil improved scripts, transactions, and scaling capabilities for eUTXO applications.

Cardano Market Summary

Cardano's current aggregated reference price is 0.2163 USD and fell 1.75% over 24 hours. Volume is $355.22M, market cap is $8.11B, and market-cap rank is #8.

About Cardano

Cardano expresses state through eUTXO

Cardano uses an extended unspent transaction output model, placing scripts, data, and spending conditions in verifiable outputs. The model supports deterministic validation, but application developers must understand how state is consumed and created.

Ouroboros Praos uses stake pools for block production

Cardano uses Ouroboros Praos proof of stake. Holders can delegate stake to pools, and the protocol uses stake and randomness to schedule block production instead of having miners compete with hash power.

45 billion ADA is the protocol supply ceiling

ADA has a maximum supply of 45 billion and uses lovelace as its smallest unit. Reserve releases, staking rewards, and transaction fees shape the path of circulating supply, so maximum supply, circulating supply, and an account balance are different measures.

Cardano delegation is not the same as custody transfer

Cardano delegation assigns block-production weight to a stake pool, but users still need to separate wallet authorization, pool performance, reward rules, and protocol upgrades. eUTXO determinism does not remove resource or script risk from every application.

Cardano FAQ

What is Cardano?

Cardano is a blockchain using Ouroboros Praos proof of stake and an eUTXO transaction model. ADA is its native asset.

What does a Cardano stake pool do?

A stake pool participates in block production. Holders can delegate stake to a pool without transferring custody of their ADA to the pool operator.

How much ADA can exist?

The protocol maximum supply is 45 billion ADA. The circulating amount changes as reserves are released and rewards are distributed.

How long is a Cardano epoch?

An epoch contains 432,000 one-second slots and lasts about five days. A slot is a time position, so not every slot necessarily contains a block.

What is the smallest ADA unit?

The smallest ADA unit is a lovelace. One ADA equals 1,000,000 lovelace.

What is ADA used for?

ADA pays Cardano transaction fees, can be delegated to stake pools, and is used by applications that choose it as collateral or payment.

Do I lose ADA when delegating?

Delegation does not transfer ownership to a stake pool. Your ADA remains in your wallet, but wallet security and pool selection still matter.

What is a Cardano stake pool?

A stake pool operates infrastructure that participates in block production. Delegators can choose pools, and rewards depend on protocol rules and pool settings.

Why does Cardano use eUTXO?

Cardano extends the unspent-output model with data and scripts. It can make transaction inputs and outputs explicit, but applications must manage concurrency and script design.