Cardano Faces Critical Test As $20 Million ADA Exploit Meets Bull Trap Warning

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Cardano is showing mixed signals after falling to multi-year lows, with a TD Sequential buy signal hinting at a possible short-term rebound. At the same time, rising on-chain activity and the Cardano Foundation’s new partnership in Brazil highlight continued ecosystem development despite bearish market sentiment.

Cardano is showing conflicting signals after a sharp decline pushed ADA to its lowest trading range in years. While analyst Ali Charts reported that the TD Sequential indicator has flashed a buy signal on the daily chart, the broader technical picture continues to favor sellers.

The chart reflects that the ADA coin is trapped in an established downtrend pattern where there are declining higher levels and declining lower levels over a series of trading periods.

It has moved down and is currently trading at $0.1503 after falling from the $0.180-$0.185 region. There are still large bearish candles prevailing with little buying interest.

Cardano price prediction

Source: X

According to Ali Charts, the latest hacking attack, where close to 129 million ADA, amounting to $20 million, was lost, was capable of only delivering a temporary bounce rather than a trend reversal. It could climb to a level of $0.160-$0.176 before the selling pressure resumes.

A failure to break through the resistance at $0.176 may push the price down once again. The level of $0.144-$0.145 remains the critical support level, given that buyers defended it amid the previous pullback.

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On-Chain Activity Climbs Despite Negative Sentiment

Blockchain analytics firm Santiment said that despite ADA approaching its lowest level since December 2020, the number of Cardano’s active addresses and social dominance had surged.

This marks the second time this month that there has been a sudden surge in Cardano’s network activity amid volatile market conditions.

Cardano onchain activity

Source: Santiment

The sentiment has been affected by fears regarding the Cardano ecosystem. Charles Hoskinson noted that other projects might face difficulties too, while the reduced public presence and disputes over treasury funding created doubts.

Nevertheless, Santiment noted that past increases in network activity during previous cycles typically resulted in temporary recovery rallies.

Cardano Expands Enterprise Education in Brazil

While market conditions remain difficult, the Cardano Foundation continues to expand the ecosystem into the future.

They have established a multi-year partnership with SENAI São Paulo, which is one of the largest industrial education and technology networks in Brazil.

The partnership involves blockchain education, executive education, certifications, industrial traceability initiatives, and enterprise-focused technical modules.

Director of the Cyber and AI Unit at SENAI-SP, Emerson Costa:

“By connecting talent development with real-world industrial challenges, we help ensure that technological transformation translates into greater competitiveness for Brazil.”

The first phase will take two weeks and involve technical workshops on concepts like blockchain fundamentals, smart contracts, metadata standards, and applications in industry.

It is estimated that 130 educational and research professionals will complete the first phase of onboarding. The partnership will then scale up over the following two years.

This article contains market analysis and price predictions. These are not guarantees. Crypto markets are volatile. Always DYOR. Not financial advice.

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Sajjal Ali

Sajjal Ali

Sajjal Ali is a Market Analyst and Crypto Reporter at Tronweekly with over three years of experience covering cryptocurrency markets and digital asset ecosystems. Her work focuses on Bitcoin, Ethereum, altcoins, DeFi, blockchain developments, crypto regulation and policy, and Layer 2 scaling solutions.

She tracks major DeFi platforms, leading Layer 2 networks, and evolving regulatory frameworks, explaining how policy, technology, and adoption trends influence crypto markets. Her previous work has been featured on BTCRead. Sajjal verifies information through official filings, regulator statements, court records, and on-chain data, ensuring accurate, responsible reporting for a global audience.

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