Cardano Price Prediction: Can the Van Rossem Upgrade Help the ADA Price Recover?
Key highlights:The ADA price is holding above $0.169 support, with $0.1765 and $0.2089 as key resistance levelsCardanos market cap has climbed to $6.2B-$6.33B even as ADA remains over 94% below its all-time highCardanos Van Rossem hard fork cuts smart contract costs and introduces protocol version 11 through on-chain governance Cardano looks set to finally stabilize itself after months of heavy selling. The ADA price has rallied back above $0.17 after slumping by close to 87% from its late 2025 highs, and some analysts see the current recovery potentially having further upside should buyers continue to defend their current support levels. It seems there may be a fundamental catalyst worth noting here too. Cardano has activated the Van Rossem hard fork which upgrades the platform to protocol version 11. The new protocol brings down the costs of executing Plutus smart contracts, adds some built-in capabilities and constitutes the first major Cardano update that was completely approved via on-chain governance. The ADA price may be starting a relief rally Crypto analyst More Crypto Online believes Cardano has finally reached the downside target of its current Elliott Wave structure. In his view, the next move could be a corrective Wave 4 bounce, with the ADA price having