Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain created for scalability and research-driven development, while ADA is the native token and is primarily used for staking, participation in governance, and engaging in DeFi activities on the Cardano ecosystem. At press time, the coin is trading at $0.2756 with a decrease of 3.77% over the past 24 hours.

Cardano Builds Base Near $0.26

According to the daily Chart provided by TradingView, ADA/USDT trades below the 50 and 200 daily moving averages (0.31 and 0.55, respectively), which are used to identify long-term trends.

On an extended downtrend, the price is hovering around support of approximately 0.26 and will need to break the critical resistance level at 0.36 in order to show a shift in momentum in the short term; therefore, ADA is still in a base-building phase as opposed to having created a confirmed reversal.

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Liquidity Narrative Boosted by USDCx Mint

Based on the recent update on X by the user named Cardanians, says that, thus far, 13.8 million USDCx have been minted on Cardano, and that further liquidity deployment will occur in the near future.

This liquidity deployment will occur on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) with the anticipation of USDCx expanding the trading pairs available across DEXs on Cardano.

Additionally, an increase in the supply of stablecoin will reduce the exposure to slippage, increase the capital efficiency of the capital used, and potentially expand the total value locked in DeFi protocols.

Although ADA has an overall downward trend from a technical standpoint, this new USDCx mint offers a very real liquidity catalyst. A strong move above the $0.36 level should help confirm structural stability.

However, early stages of the ecosystem’s return to a growth phase could potentially take place if stablecoins flow into

Also Read: Cardano (ADA) Returns to Top 10 Crypto, Targets $0.3586 Resistance

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Filed under: Bitcoin - @ February 28, 2026 10:17 am