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Cardano (ADA) price dips despite confirmation of imminent Shelley hard fork
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Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 3:48 am UTC
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Cardano (ADA) saw its price dive today alongside most other altcoins. This movement came close on the heels of a sharp rally seen earlier this week.
The cryptocurrency’s bullish price action has largely come about as a result of positive developments surrounding the highly anticipated Shelley hard fork.
In a tweet from yesterday, Charles Hoskinson – the CEO of Cardano parent company IOHK – explained that the stress tests for the Shelley hard fork have been completed and that the update endorsement has been signed.
This means that the fork will take place in the coming two days. Shelley is expected to decentralize the Cardano network while also providing increased scalability.
Despite this positive development, ADA’s price has not been immune from the market-wide altcoin sell-off seen throughout the past day, which has come about as a result of Bitcoin’s immense strength.
Highly anticipated Cardano “Shelley” hard fork coming July 29th
Late last week, the IOHK team set in motion the Cardano hard fork process, although there was a period in which it could be aborted if they encountered any flaws.
This period has since passed, and the team has signed off on the update endorsement. This means that the Shelley hard fork will take place on July 29th.
Charles Hoskinson spoke about this in a recent tweet, announcing that it’s now “all systems go” for the imminent fork.
“Stress tests done. All systems go. Update endorsement signed. Rocket is in the air. Hardfork coming July 29th. Will post logs tomorrow.”
In a later tweet, Hoskinson further went on to offer an optimistic outlook for the years ahead, explaining that he predicts “hundreds of assets” running on Cardano, as well as “thousands of DApps.”
“This time next year I predict there will be hundreds of assets running on Cardano, thousands of DApps, tons of interesting projects and lots of unique use and utility…”
ADA price plunges despite Shelley news
The Shelley hard fork is undeniably a positive development for Cardano. However, there are still widespread debates regarding whether or not it will truly help the blockchain garner widespread adoption, despite Hoskinson’s optimism.
Currently, ADA is trading down over six percent at its current price of $0.139. This marks a notable dip from its recent highs of $0.155 that were set around the time that the hard fork proceedings kicked off late last week.
Because Cardano’s price has been profoundly sensitive to news surrounding this fundamental development, there’s a good chance that it will see heightened volatility once the hard fork is completed.
The addition of ADA staking capabilities to Coinbase Custody, which is expected to take place later this year, could also have a positive influence on its price action.
Cardano Market Data
At the time of press 3:48 am UTC on Jul. 28, 2020, Cardano is ranked #7 by market cap and the price is down 3.23% over the past 24 hours. Cardano has a market capitalization of $3.64 billion with a 24-hour trading volume of $737.74 million. Learn more about Cardano ›
Crypto Market Summary
At the time of press 3:48 am UTC on Jul. 28, 2020, the total crypto market is valued at at $324.34 billion with a 24-hour volume of $122.15 billion. Bitcoin dominance is currently at 63.06%. Learn more about the crypto market ›
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