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Cardano Surges Over 12% in Weekend Rally, Outpacing Major Cryptocurrencies
Cardano (ADA) experienced a significant price surge on Saturday, climbing 12.11% to trade at $0.1971 by 13:07 (17:07 GMT), according to data from the Investing.com Index. The move marked the cryptocurrency's largest single-day percentage gain since February 25.
Rally Details
The sharp upward movement pushed Cardano's market capitalization to $7.0692 billion, accounting for 0.32% of the total cryptocurrency market value. The asset traded in a range of $0.1750 to $0.1984 in the 24 hours leading up to the report.
This rally extends a period of positive momentum for the digital asset. Over the past seven days, Cardano has gained 30.81%, with trading volume in the last 24-hour period reaching $852.54 million, or 1.55% of the total volume across all cryptocurrencies.
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Cardano's performance significantly outpaced the market's largest assets on the day. For comparison, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.17% to $62,908.8, while Ethereum (ETH) gained 2.55% to trade at $1,782.25 during the same period.
Despite the recent gains, the token remains substantially below its peak valuation. At its current price, Cardano is still down 93.64% from its all-time high of $3.10, set on September 2, 2021. At its highest, Cardano's market cap reached $94.8 billion, according to the source data.