Although there was some intra-week volatility for BTC and other larger-cap altcoins, most are closing in on another rather sluggish trading period, with little to no movements on a weekly (and even monthly) scale. Cardano’s native token, though, has defied this trend.

It has risen by 18% over the past seven days and briefly pushed above the psychologically important $0.20 level for the first time in over two months – or, just after Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said he was going to take a break from the project.

Where to Next?

Given that ADA slumped to a multi-year low of $0.14 in June and has recovered more than 40% since then while the rest of the market mostly sleeps, the logical question is where the asset is going next. Popular market commentator Alex Marell outlined the token’s latest breakout and said it’s currently showing one of its strongest structures in months. He believes the recovery could continue toward the next major resistance zones if buyers successfully defend the recent breakout.

Crypto Tony also turned his attention to the popular altcoin following the surge, identifying the area around $0.21-$0.22, which was tested yesterday evening, as an important hurdle. However, he also noted that ADA could slump to $0.18 if it faces a major rejection at this range.

CryptoPotato recently reported that ADA broke above its 20-week moving average against BTC for the first time since October 2025. Similar technical setups have historically been followed by rallies of up to 200%.

Another analyst identified $0.2305 as perhaps the most important resistance ahead, arguing that a decisive break above it could finally end ADA’s prolonged downtrend and send it toward $0.30.

What’s Behind the Surge?

Cardano whales recently went on an accumulation spree, purchasing more than 240 million tokens in five days as the price recovery began. This suggests that large market participants took advantage of the depressed prices while retail investors remained largely on the sidelines.

Network development could also be linked to the broader revival catalysts. Cardano recently entered its Dijkstra development era following the van Rossem upgrade, with Nested Transactions and Linear Leios among the improvements targeted for Mainnet this year. The project partnered with Injective to establish their first connection through IBC on the testnet, potentially allowing their respective native tokens to move between the two ecosystems in the future.

Cardano’s total value locked posted an 11% increase on a weekly scale recently, which also shows that DeFi activity has improved in tandem with the rest of the internal operations.

Source: CryptoPotato