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State of Cardano Q4 2025

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State of Cardano Q4 2025
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Cardano achieved significant institutional milestones in Q4 2025 with the formation of the Pentad coalition and a ₳70 million budget for critical integrations, while the Midnight network token launch exceeded $1 billion market cap. Despite a 14-hour chain partition from a legacy bug, the network demonstrated resilience with DEX volume rising 17.3% though daily active addresses declined 30%.

Key Takeaways
  • Cardano formed the Pentad coalition with ₳70 million budget for tier-one stablecoins, oracles, and institutional custody.
  • Midnight network token (NIGHT) launched with over $1 billion market cap after TGE.
  • A legacy deserialization bug caused 14-hour chain partition but network recovered without data loss.
  • DEX volume increased 17.3% to $4.44 million daily average with Minswap capturing 72.4% market share.
  • Daily active addresses and transactions fell 30% and 27.4% respectively despite institutional progress.
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