Cardano price faces a delayed Leios roadmap as Node 11.3 moves toward December
Published on 11/14/2026 at 07:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSCardano Upgrade Timeline Takes Shape
- Cardano's Node 11.3, which is expected to include Linear Leios, is targeted for December.
- The Dijkstra upgrade has reached protocol version 12 on the DijkstraNet testnet, but mainnet activation still requires further preparation and an on-chain vote.
- Cardano Foundation updates say Ouroboros Peras has completed nine of twelve mainnet roadmap milestones.
- CryptoTicker reported ADA at 0.1699 USD on November 13, while the project roadmap remains the central investor focus.
Cardano's development roadmap is moving toward a December release of Node 11.3, a milestone that is expected to include the full Dijkstra feature set and Linear Leios. For investors, the key point is that this remains a staged technical rollout rather than a confirmed mainnet activation.
The Cardano Foundation's Community Digest, published on November 11, said Node 11.3 is expected in December and will include Linear Leios capability. The update also described a gradual testing and tuning process, with performance and operating costs to be monitored as capacity is increased.
Dijkstra remains in preparation
DijkstraNet, Cardano's public testing environment, moved to protocol version 12 on November 2. The change allows developers, wallet providers and infrastructure teams to test Dijkstra-era features. The Cardano Foundation's digest said Node 11.2 is intended for DijkstraNet testing, while Node 11.2.1 is expected to bring mainnet clearance and address a memory-usage regression. Node 11.3 is planned to contain the complete Dijkstra feature set, including Linear Leios.
That sequence matters because the testnet milestone does not itself activate the upgrade on Cardano's main network. The roadmap still includes additional testing, preparation of the relevant parameters and an on-chain governance process. A CryptoTicker analysis published November 13 reported that mainnet continues to run on Node 11.1.3 and that no mainnet activation date had been published.
Additional protocol work
The same Cardano Foundation update said Ouroboros Peras, a separate project focused on faster settlement, had completed nine of twelve mainnet roadmap milestones. The update also noted that 76 pull requests had been merged, with further work under review. Peras and Linear Leios are separate parts of Cardano's longer-term technical development, so progress in one area should not be treated as confirmation that the other is ready for mainnet.
CryptoTicker reported the Cardano price at 0.1699 USD on November 13. Its assessment linked the lack of a confirmed mainnet date to uncertainty around the upgrade timeline, while also noting that the roadmap itself does not establish a price floor. For investors, the Cardano price therefore remains tied to both the broader crypto market and the delivery of the network's technical milestones.
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