Cardano

2024

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The <a href="https://u.today/cardano-network-skyrockets-with-72-billion-on-chain-volume" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cardano network</a> saw a notable increase in its "power users" in Q2, 2024, Messari's recent <a href="https://messari.io/report/state-of-cardano-q2-2024" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">report</a>, "State of Cardano Q2 2024," indicated.&nbsp;
The ratio of transactions to active addresses (txs/DAAs) climbed 8.4% QoQ to 1.62, indicating an increase in "power users" of Cardano.
However, most financial, network and ecosystem indicators for Cardano fell in the second quarter of 2024. Cardano's average daily transactions (txs) plummeted 27.5% from the previous quarter to 51,400, while average daily active addresses (DAAs) fell 33.2% to 31,800.
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 State of Cardano (Q2 2024) ​​🔵• ADA Price ⬇️ 39.7% to $0.39• TVL (USD) ⬇️ 41.2% to $219M• Revenue (USD) ⬇️ 44.3% to $0.74MWhat's going on with <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@Cardano</a>? Check the metrics 🧵 <a href="https://t.co/NVTYLTLcFK" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/NVTYLTLcFK</a>— Pat_Kras (@Solofunk30) <a href="https://twitter.com/Solofunk30/status/1828074588506394892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">August 26, 2024</a>
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However, Cardano's average transaction fee in USD fell 23.1% QoQ, from $0.21 to $0.16, while the average transaction fee (ADA) fell only 0.6% QoQ, to 0.34.
Despite these declines, Cardano's ecosystem expanded and matured in Q2. The USDM and MyUSD stablecoins emerged with market capitalization growth of 2,557.6% and 694.8%, respectively.
USDM's market capitalization climbed 2,557.6% QoQ to $3.2 million since its inception on March 16, while MyUSD's market capitalization increased 694.8% QoQ to $2.1 million.
Many protocols introduced V2 versions, including SundaeSwap, which outperformed with 16.3% QoQ growth in TVL (USD) to $12.7 million.
<h2 id="chang-network-upgrade-approaching">Chang network upgrade approaching</h2>
Cardano announced the <a href="https://u.today/cardanos-chang-update-major-node-upgrade-call" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Chang</a> hard fork in April, a two-part network upgrade that will enable on-chain governance and achieve the fundamental goal of Cardano's final roadmap phase (Voltaire).
Voltaire takes the remaining steps toward Cardano's self-sustainability through on-chain voting, off-chain mechanisms and institutions like Intersect, a member-driven organization.
In the next quarters, the Cardano community may expect the Chang hard fork, which will introduce on-chain governance. After completion of the Chang hard fork, DReps, SPOs and the Constitutional Committee will govern all areas of the network via an on-chain voting and treasury system based on CIP-1694. This would transfer responsibility from the IOG, Cardano Foundation and EMURGO, which originally held all seven governance (genesis) keys.

Cardano (ADA) 'Power Users' Grew Significantly in Q2, Report Finds

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