ADA Surges 2.35% as Nasdaq Listing and Cardinal Protocol Spark Major Cross-Chain Momentum

Cardano (ADA) experienced a 2.35% price increase over the past 24 hours, rising from 0.7035 to 0.7200, primarily driven by two major developments: its inclusion in Nasdaq’s expanded crypto benchmark index, which significantly boosted trading volume and investor visibility, and the announcement of the Cardinal protocol, a new Bitcoin DeFi integration enabling cross-chain lending and staking on Cardano. Additional positive sentiment was generated by upcoming multi-chain support for XRP in the Lace wallet and broader interoperability plans with networks like Ethereum and Solana. ADA is currently trading at 0.7200 on Binance, with high trading activity and strong market capitalization, consolidating above key support levels while facing resistance near 0.72.