Cardano price Holds Near 0.21 USD as Dijkstra Testnet Advances
Published on 10/29/2026 at 18:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSCardano Upgrade Enters Testing
- Cardano's public Dijkstra testnet opened on October 21 and is currently running Conway rules on node version 11.1.3.
- Intersect says Leios is planned to begin at roughly three to five times the current throughput ceiling, with later parameter updates targeting 10 to 15 times.
- Investing.com displayed ADA at 0.2065 USD at 22:45:27 Berlin time on October 29, with a market capitalization of 7.57 billion USD.
The Cardano price was displayed at 0.2065 USD when Investing.com was read at 22:45:27 Berlin time on October 29, 2026. The page also showed a market capitalization of 7.57 billion USD, 24-hour volume of 267.40 million USD and a rank of 15. These are market data points from the displayed source and do not establish a UTC daily change against the previous day's close.
The more consequential development is technical rather than a confirmed price catalyst. According to Intersect's weekly update, a public Dijkstra testnet respin took place on October 21. It is currently running protocol version 11, based on Conway, with node version 11.1.3. The transition to protocol version 12, Dijkstra, requires the node 11.2 prerelease and a hard-fork initiation action.
Leios Scaling Remains Staged
Intersect describes Dijkstra as an enabling step for Leios rather than an immediate switch to maximum capacity. The update says Leios would initially operate at roughly three to five times the current Praos ceiling of 4.5 kilobytes of transaction data per second. At least two later parameter updates could target 10 to 15 times that level, subject to testing and governance decisions.
That sequencing matters for investors because the stated capacity figures are targets, not delivered mainnet performance. Stake-pool operators must prepare Dijkstra-ready nodes, register BLS keys after the upgrade and participate in testing. Intersect says the relevant Leios certificates require votes representing 75% of active stake, while key registration should cover roughly 90% to 95% of delegated stake before activation.
Governance Still Sets The Pace
CAP-12, the proposed constitutional amendment covering Dijkstra-era parameters, had reached a fourth draft in October, according to Intersect. Open issues included parameter ranges, pledge leverage settings and the treatment of the Leios off switch. Separate approvals will therefore shape both the hard fork and subsequent throughput increases.
The immediate implication is a mixed setup: Cardano has moved from planning toward public infrastructure testing, while the timetable for mainnet activation and higher capacity remains conditional. The Cardano price should therefore be assessed separately from the upgrade's engineering progress; the available data does not establish that either caused the other.
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