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Cardano Surges Over 12% in Weekend Trading, Outpacing Major Peers
Cardano (ADA) registered a significant price surge on Saturday, climbing 12.11% to trade at $0.1971 by 17:07 GMT, according to data from the Investing.com Index. The move marked the cryptocurrency's largest single-day percentage increase since February 25.
Rally Details
The sharp upward movement boosted Cardano's market capitalization to $7.0692 billion, representing approximately 0.32% of the total cryptocurrency market cap. During the preceding 24-hour period, the digital asset traded within a range of $0.1750 to $0.1984.
Trading volume for Cardano in the 24 hours leading up to the price check was $852.54 million, accounting for 1.55% of the total volume across all cryptocurrencies, as reported by Investing.com.
Broader Context
This daily rally extends a positive trend for the asset over the past week, during which it has gained 30.81%. Despite this recent momentum, Cardano remains significantly below its peak valuation.
AdAt its current price, ADA is still down 93.64% from its all-time high of $3.10, which was set on September 2, 2021. The token's highest-ever market capitalization was recorded at $94.8 billion.
Market Comparison
Cardano's performance on Saturday notably outpaced that of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. During the same period:
- Bitcoin (BTC) was up a modest 1.17% to $62,908.8.
- Ethereum (ETH) saw a gain of 2.55%, trading at $1,782.25.
Bitcoin's market cap stood at $1.26 trillion, commanding 57.73% of the market, while Ethereum's capitalization was $215.53 billion, or 9.87% of the total market value.