Cardano posted a 33.5% weekly gain, its strongest run since Q1 2025, as traders positioned ahead of the Van Rossem hard fork. The rally placed ADA second among the week’s top performers, behind MemeCore and ahead of Lighter.
Cardano rallied 33.5% over the week, emerging as the second-biggest gainer in a crypto market that turned higher after an early-week selloff. AMBCrypto noted the move marked ADA’s strongest weekly performance since Q1 2025, suggesting more than short-term dip buying was at work.
The upgrade behind the move
The gain came ahead of the Van Rossem hard fork, Cardano’s upgrade to Protocol Version 11. The upgrade introduces more efficient smart contracts, improved security, and enhanced developer tools, while keeping the network running without disrupting existing applications.
Those improvements helped lift investor confidence and fed into ADA’s rally. On the charts, ADA was trading around $1.20 with momentum building on the daily timeframe. If buyers hold the pressure, clearing that resistance could open the door to another leg higher, according to AMBCrypto.
A market-wide rebound
Cardano’s run was part of a broader recovery. Bitcoin reclaimed key support after the early-week drop, lifting sentiment and triggering a rotation into altcoins that let several mid- and low-cap tokens post outsized gains. AMBCrypto argued that developer-led catalysts and protocol upgrades, rather than pure speculation, drove many of the week’s top performers.
MemeCore led the board with a 110% rally following a $10 million buyback program that trimmed its circulating supply. Lighter took third with a 31% gain as leveraged activity picked up in the derivatives market.
The other side of the ledger
Not every token joined the advance. Venice Token led the losers with a 14% correction, pressuring its $10 support level. Pi fell more than 8%, dropping below the $0.13 range where it had consolidated for three weeks. Canton slid nearly 6% in its fourth straight week of declines.
Source: AMBCrypto
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