Cardano’s Hydra Upgrade Boosts Optimism for ADA Price Rally

Cardano's native token, ADA, is trading around $0.8121 with little movement recently. Investors are optimistic due to a significant scalability upgrade.

  • Analyst Ali Martinez highlights ADA's consolidation in a symmetrical triangle pattern since last November, predicting a potential breakout soon.
  • A key support level is identified at $0.69, with potential for a rally towards $2 if this level holds.

Hydra Upgrade Impact

  • The Hydra Node version 1.0.0 has been launched, enhancing Cardano's transaction throughput and reducing costs.
  • During testing, the protocol achieved a sustained throughput of 650,000 transactions per second (TPS), with peaks exceeding 1 million TPS.

ADA Price Dynamics

  • ADA is consolidating near the middle Bollinger Band, indicating reduced momentum.
  • Key resistance is noted at $0.90; a break above could drive the price toward $1.10.
  • Support levels to watch are $0.76 and $0.69 in case of a price drop.

ADA price chart with RSI and MACD | Source: Trading View

Traders are monitoring broader ETF influences on altcoin risk appetite, which could affect ADA's movement towards $1, a historically significant level.