$ADA ADA is the native cryptocurrency of the Cardano blockchain, used for:

• Sending/receiving value

• Staking (to earn rewards and help secure the network)

• Paying transaction fees

• Governance (in future updates, holders will vote on protocol changes)

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🧠 Why the Name “ADA”?

Named after Ada Lovelace, a 19th-century mathematician often called the first computer programmer.