October 27 Amaru beta: What it means for the Cardano price

Published on 10/20/2026 at 18:53 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Cardano logged 1.78 million transactions by October 11, 2026. Cardano price is 0.2213 USD on October 20, 2026, up 0.66 percent.

Alternative node test on October 27, 2026

An alternative Cardano node client is scheduled for October 27, 2026.
The network logged 1.78 million transactions by October 11, 2026.
The Cardano price stands at 0.2213 USD as of October 20, 2026, 0.66 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.
Epoch 660 generated 337,720 ADA in fees through October 11, 2026.

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Cardano (ADA) has an Amaru beta scheduled for October 27, 2026, marking a dated test milestone for an alternative node client. Admirals reported that the Amaru beta is due on that date. The Cardano price is 0.2213 USD as of October 20, 2026, up 0.66 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

Amaru beta is scheduled for October 27, 2026

Amaru is an alternative node client, meaning separate software that can connect to and help operate the Cardano network. The October 27, 2026, beta date gives developers a specific testing milestone, while the cited roadmap also places the planned Dijkstra hard fork in a later window rather than on October 27, 2026, according to Admirals.

The distinction matters because a beta release is a software milestone, not a confirmed mainnet activation. The same source describes Dijkstra as a separate upgrade with a later timing window and identifies October 27, 2026, specifically for the Amaru beta, according to Admirals.

Epoch 660 generated 337,720 ADA in fees

Cardano recorded 1.78 million transactions during the five-day period ending October 11, 2026. The network also generated 337,720 ADA in transaction fees during epoch 660, a period used by Cardano to organize rewards and network activity, according to TechBullion.

TechBullion said the transaction count exceeded the previous record of 1,566,974 and that activity reached 542,532 transactions on October 8, 2026. The report also said fees are payments for Cardano block space and execution resources, while the record activity occurred without a protocol-level intervention, according to TechBullion.

Cardano price and market data on October 20, 2026

The Cardano price stands at 0.2213 USD as of October 20, 2026, 0.66 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, according to Investing.com. The daily high is 0.2213 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 0.2213 USD. Market capitalization is 8.11 billion USD, ranking Cardano 15th, while 24-hour volume is 244.38 million USD and circulating supply is 36.81 billion ADA.