Cardano’s Strength 10x Higher Than Last Cycle, Key Developments Set Stage for an ADA Bull Run

• Crypto analyst Dan Gambardello believes Cardano is ten times stronger than during its last market cycle.
• The recent Chang Upgrade enables Cardano to operate without a central authority.

Cryptocurrency analyst Dan Gambardello believes Cardano (ADA) is ten times stronger than its last market cycle performance. In a post on X, he notes that there has been a lot of technological improvement and growth in the last three years that makes the blockchain network ready for another bull run this season.

Gambardello also points out that Cardano has shifted to a completely decentralized model. He credits this to the Chang Upgrade that has been recently rolled out. The upgrade, which was initiated on September 1, is a technical achievement that means the network can function without the need for a central authority. This change represents a transition to a model that is fully based on community involvement.

One of the major events during the Cardano decentralization process was the burning of the network’s genesis keys. IOG, the company behind Cardano, has executed this key burn, which shows the dedication to decentralization and community ownership. Cardano’s founder announced the burning of these keys on social media just a few hours before the Chang Upgrade.

Besides decentralization, Gambardello also focuses on Hydra as the Layer-2 scaling solution of Cardano. Hydra aims to improve transaction throughput without compromising the security and decentralization of the blockchain; it solves the scalability problem efficiently. This is a marked improvement in the technical capacity of the network from the last cycle.

Cardano’s Enhanced Market Position

Gambardello also sees that Cardano has gained a much better position in the market. According to the data, as of October 2020, ADA holds the 12th position in the market with a valuation of $2.997 billion. At the moment, the market capitalization of the Cardano project is $12.53 billion, which means that the project has expanded its impact on the market considerably.

While the current market resembles the one from four years ago, Cardano is in a much better state than it was in the previous cycle. According to Gambardello, the platform has kept its position in the top 10 despite the bear market conditions of the years 2022 and 2023. Although ADA has recently left the top 10, Gambardello does not consider this as permanent and sees it as the network’s ability to cope during the hard times.

Potential Price Paths for ADA

Adding to the discourse, another crypto analyst known as Trend Rider laid out two potential paths for Cardano’s price action. At present, ADA is one of the worst-performing cryptocurrencies of the year, which has led to interest in possible ways of its recovery.

Trend Rider has outlined two possible scenarios for ADA to move to new highs. The first scenario, dubbed Path A, indicates that if Bitcoin holds above $60,000, Cardano may rise to $0.60 without experiencing any more decline. This scenario assumes stability in the Bitcoin market, which is known to affect the performance of other coins.

Path B takes a more conservative approach in forecasting a possible dip to the liquidation zone at $0.24 before ADA sets out on its uptrend. This scenario implies that a correction to this level can wash out the weak positions thus paving way for stronger positions before a major bull market.