Cardano Price Surges as Dijkstra Upgrade Looms

Cardano's price rose by 5% over the past 24 hours to $0.2265, outperforming Bitcoin as the broader crypto market remained flat.

This increase comes despite renewed fears of Federal Reserve rate hikes due to improved United States employment statistics.

The Cardano team has released Node 11.1.1, a critical update that prepares the network for the upcoming Dijkstra hard fork.

With this upgrade, most Dijkstra features will be available for testing with Node 11.2, but Leios consensus components won't be enabled at first.

The effect of the Dijkstra hard fork is estimated to occur between December 5, 2026 and January 4, 2027, or between February 24 and March 26, 2027.