Cardano Breaks 14-Month Drought with Daily Golden Cross

Cardano (ADA) has completed its first daily golden cross of 2026, a signal that the altcoin's price may be turning upwards after a 14-month wait. In a daily chart, the moving average (MA) 50 crossed above the MA 200, marking the golden cross. This pattern has appeared on the hourly timeframes multiple times, but not on the daily chart since August 2025, when Cardano's price reached $0.92. The altcoin's failure to maintain its bullish momentum and subsequent death cross signal in November 2025 led to months of downward price action.

The latest golden cross comes as Cardano is experiencing significant positive fundamental developments. The altcoin was chosen as a public blockchain to guarantee the verifiability of sustainability related to aviation fuel and renewable diesel, as revealed in two new Petrobras initiatives. Cardano is also deepening its enterprise presence in Japan, announcing a partnership with Pacific Meta to combine Cardano infrastructure with local market expertise and enterprise integration.

The Dijkstra upgrade progresses, with the release of Cardano node 11.1.3 this week. This update fixes the IPv4 decoding behavior introduced in 11.1.2 and is a step towards the 11.2 full release, expected in about 2-3 weeks. The 11.2 release will bring most of the Dijkstra scope, including the new block format and Plutus V4 context, but without Leios. A public testnet, DijkstraNet, is expected to launch with 11.2 for ecosystem-wide testing and integration work to begin at scale.