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Cardano Surges Over 12% in Weekend Rally, Outpacing Major Cryptocurrencies
Cardano (ADA) rallied sharply on Saturday, posting a double-digit gain that significantly outpaced the broader cryptocurrency market. The digital asset was trading at $0.1971 as of 1:07 PM ET (17:07 GMT), an increase of 12.11% for the day, according to data from the Investing.com Index.
Details of the Rally
The move marked Cardano's largest one-day percentage gain since February 25. The surge in price pushed its total market capitalization up to $7.0692 billion, representing approximately 0.32% of the entire cryptocurrency market.
Key metrics for Cardano during the rally include:
- 24-Hour Trading Range: $0.1750 to $0.1984
- 24-Hour Volume: $852.54 million, or 1.55% of the total crypto market volume
- 7-Day Gain: 30.81%
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Cardano's performance stood out against more modest gains from the market's two largest cryptocurrencies. On the same index, Bitcoin (BTC) was up 1.17% to trade at $62,908.8, while Ethereum (ETH) gained 2.55% to reach $1,782.25.
Despite the significant daily and weekly gains, Cardano remains substantially below its peak valuation. The current price is still down 93.64% from its all-time high of $3.10, which was set on September 2, 2021. At its highest, Cardano's market cap reached nearly $95 billion.