Cardano price stays below 0.20 US dollars as Dijkstra testing advances
Published on 11/06/2026 at 13:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSADA faces pressure as upgrades advance
- Cardano was reported at 0.185 US dollars on November 6, down 6.3 percent in 24 hours, with a daily low of 0.178 US dollars.
- CryptoTicker reported that 58.5 percent of circulating ADA remained delegated to stake pools, indicating no sharp withdrawal by stakers.
- Cardano's Dijkstra testing has advanced with the Node 11.2 pre-release, but the upgrade remains on test networks rather than mainnet.
Cardano price remains below the 0.20 US dollar mark after a broad decline across crypto markets. CryptoTicker reported ADA at 0.185 US dollars in the early hours of Friday, November 6, 2026, down 6.3 percent over 24 hours. The token reached a daily low of 0.178 US dollars, according to the report.
The same report said ADA had closed Thursday at 0.197 US dollars. That figure is the relevant prior-day reference cited by the source, but the article does not establish a separate 00:00 UTC benchmark. The market snapshot put Cardano's market capitalisation at about 6.9 billion US dollars and 24-hour trading volume at 351 million US dollars. These figures should be treated as a dated market snapshot rather than a fixed valuation.
Staking remains comparatively stable
CryptoTicker's analysis of Cardano blockchain data found that 21.54 billion ADA were actively delegated to stake pools out of 36.82 billion ADA in circulation. That represents 58.5 percent of circulating supply. The reported share was 61.0 percent in early November 2025 and 60.0 percent in early May 2026, suggesting a gradual decline rather than a sudden exit by stakers.
Delegated ADA remains in the holder's wallet and can be transferred or sold under Cardano's staking model. The high delegation rate therefore does not create a guaranteed price floor. It does, however, provide a measurable indicator of holder participation while the Cardano price is weak.
Dijkstra testing moves closer
Cardano's development roadmap provides a separate network catalyst. In its October 30 update, Intersect said Node 11.2 had arrived as a pre-release. The build contains the Dijkstra hard-fork feature set apart from Leios and is intended to move DijkstraNet into the Dijkstra era for downstream integration testing.
Intersect also said stake pool operators on DijkstraNet need to upgrade before the testnet hard fork. Node 11.3 is expected to include Leios, while the current work remains testing infrastructure. There is no indication in the cited update that Dijkstra has activated on Cardano mainnet.
Proposals are not live upgrades
A separate Coinranking report described November 1 proposals for a regulated stablecoin standard based on CIP-0113 and quantum-resistant signature verification functions for Plutus. Both items remain proposals under review and do not change existing wallet signatures or activate a mainnet feature.
For investors, the near-term picture combines weak market momentum with identifiable development milestones. The 0.178 to 0.185 US dollar area is the latest reported trading range, while Dijkstra testing and the proposal process are longer-term developments rather than immediate evidence of a price reversal.
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