ADA

GeoSystemsDeveloper

The main ones (ETH, SOL, ADA, AVAX) and the privacy ones (ZEC, XMR)

Odd_Pen_1041

I would say ADA is a decent one, maybe even $NIGHT which is a privacy coin based on Cardano, it has been getting some motion lately it could be good.

Repulsive-Seesaw3053

Can someone say if ADA is a good buy or not? Planning to buy for long term

Nossa30

So many coins have never come back from the dead. Remember IOTA, NANO, DASH? Yeah....don't be like them. You really think your coins are that special over BTC? Only a handful of coins keep coming back (and dying again). Think DOGE, ADA and other long standing coins.

johan183

People still buying shitcoins and hoping for the best? Man its not 2021 anymore, what the hell are people thinking.. we had taken a beating on “legit” altcoins since then, your DOT, ADA, LINK, let alone some nonene crap coins… Some people never learn

Bitcoin-ModTeam

You would be in the green if you would have bought bitcoin at the absolute peak of 2021. Unfortunately you invested in premined and centralized altcoins that were only created to enrich their founders and venture capitalist insiders. Look at the ETH to BTC price chart from 2021 until now: https://i.redd.it/zf4ao9aweiug1.png Look at the ADA to BTC price chart from 2021 until now: https://i.redd.it/m5mxw4jak4wg1.png ETH reached its all time high against bitcoin on June 11, 2017. ADA reached its all time high against bitcoin on January 3, 2018. It's unlikely that either of them will ever reach their all time high against bitcoin ever again.

AVoidling

ADA

ZucchiniDelicious789

I do not believe I have to power to outperform trading algorithms developed by institutions that cost millions even billions of dollars. I do not see my edge in leveraged trading as those who could control the market can see my long/short orders. Thus, I just stay with the strategy DCA, no matter what the prices are, just put fixed amount of money on the projects I believe in (ADA, BTC, ETH, NIGHT) every week. Quick money may looks fascinating but kills. DCA should be the baseline techniques, traders may use DCA calculators, comparing the yield of their strategy against that of DCA's using the same period from first trade till now and quit trading (leveraged) if underperform DCA.

FriendsMade_MeDoIt

yeah this is where everyone in my circle started going down the rabbit hole too lol usually people just check aggregators instead of hopping DEX to DEX manually. stuff that tracks pools across chains so you can actually see where volume/liquidity is instead of guessing. the problem is even when you find “good” liquidity, it’s often not on routes that start from ADA, which is kinda the core issue you’re hitting for ETH L2s vs SOL, what i’ve seen is L2s tend to have deeper liquidity overall, but more fragmented. SOL is simpler but you’re kinda locked into its ecosystem once you’re there. most of my friends ended up choosing based on where they already had stuff or where their group was active tbh also yeah, splitting into smaller chunks sucks but it’s basically what people do when they really want to avoid slippage. not fun, just less painful than nuking yourself on one bad swap 😅

ubermensch1001

Yeah, I did something similar. I was accumulating in late November through December when we were in the 80k range. In January when we went into the 90ks I just chilled but when we dipped into the 60k range in February I started loading up very aggressively. February through early April I was buying heavily, also was scooping up some ADA under 30 cents. Since we've crossed the 70k range, I've just been chilling and stacking a little extra cash to see what plays out from here. I've been in this for a while so there's no reason to chase the market, but when opportunities present themselves like that I take advantage of them. Spring of 2025 when we were in the 70k range I bought a lot, also made some big moves fall of 2024 leading up to the presidential election. Steady accumulation 2022 through 2023, etc.

Wanchain_Official

Similarly: \- 50,000 ADA (about $12,611,75) will net you about 12,652 USDC. \- 10,000 ADA (about $2,522) will net you about 0.03328635 BTC (about $2592), if you manually route through iBTC. \- 10,000 ADA (about $2,522) will net you about 1.00423945 ETH (about $2456), if you manually route through iETH.

Wanchain_Official

Of course, it depends on how much you are trying to Bridge. But if you swap manually (passing through i-assets) on Minswap, it isn't so bad (you can even profit). For example, for 10,000 ADA (about $2,522), if you swap manually twice on minswap (ADA --> iUSD --> USDC), you'll receive about $2,611 USDC. You only really get punished at these levels on slippage if you try to directly swap ADA --> USDC, because Minswap routing doesn't work.

Present-Ad-9703

Direct bridges from Cardano are limited, that’s the main issue. Most just swap ADA to a major asset then move chains. Tip, watch liquidity and fees. Risk is slippage or getting stuck mid-transfer.

Wanchain_Official

There are several ways, but they each require multiple steps. In no particular order: \- Swap ADA to USDC/USDT/BTC/ETH on Minswap, but manually route it through iusd/ibtc/ieth. This has to be done manually (i.e., 2 transactions) because Minswap can't seamlessly route between its regular dex and stableswap. Then, bridge out via Wanchain Bridge ([https://bridge.wanchain.org/](https://bridge.wanchain.org/)). \- Swap ADA to USDCx. Then, bridge out via USDCX bridge ([https://usdcx.iog.io/bridge](https://usdcx.iog.io/bridge)). \- Bridge ADA to Wanchain blockchain. Then swap to USDC/USDT/BTC/ETH on XFlows ([https://xflows.wanchain.org/](https://xflows.wanchain.org/)). Then bridge out via Wanchain Bridge.

Overall_Safety6846

There's more liquidity on Dano (formally Danogo) - swapping 100k ADA gets you 25291 USDCx compared with 24768 on Minswap or 25117 using their aggregator.

New-Set-5225

>in my circle the non-KYC route usually ends up being some kind of on-chain swap inside Cardano first (like swapping ADA into a more widely supported token if liquidity allows), then bridging that out through whatever DEX route still has decent pools. but honestly most people hit the same wall you did with liquidity I already tried that with USDT and WAN Bridge, but there's not enough liquidity to try with bigger amounts (I was just testing) >or pivot to whichever network has the most active DEX liquidity at the moment (it changes a lot, but ETH L2s or SOL usually end up being the “default hangout”) Do you know where can I search for active DEX liquidities? I think the ETH L2 option would the best, but tbh I don't care if it's SOL or other. Thanks

FriendsMade_MeDoIt

yeah I get you, the KYC part makes it way trickier in my circle the non-KYC route usually ends up being some kind of on-chain swap inside Cardano first (like swapping ADA into a more widely supported token if liquidity allows), then bridging that out through whatever DEX route still has decent pools. but honestly most people hit the same wall you did with liquidity when exchange options are off the table, people either: * just accept smaller swaps over time instead of one big move * or pivot to whichever network has the most active DEX liquidity at the moment (it changes a lot, but ETH L2s or SOL usually end up being the “default hangout”) also not gonna lie, a few in my group tried to force low-liquidity bridges and ended up paying way more in slippage than they expected, so now everyone treats “check liquidity first” as rule number one before doing anything if you do find a clean DEX-only route that actually works for ADA specifically, would be curious what it is, because most people I know just stopped trying to do it directly

FriendsMade_MeDoIt

Honestly when my friends were stuck with ADA, most of them just gave up on “bridging” directly and treated it more like a swap + move instead. Liquidity on those routes is just kinda rough like you noticed. What they usually do is send ADA to an exchange, swap to something like ETH or SOL there, then withdraw on the target network. Not the most “DeFi pure” way, but way less headache and everyone in our group chat ended up doing that after trying bridges for a while. As for network, depends what your friends are using tbh. Mine mostly ended up on ETH for safety or SOL just because it’s cheaper and faster to mess around with.

Hannahshear

bro who tf uses cardano now I'm not even sure they have bridges on ADA. Better check a high limit now kyc oversees exchange like HTX to swap ADA to any other crypto and withdraw

flash-kicks

I’ve never bought ADA I just don’t think it’s a good coin

Odd_Pen_1041

ADA, trust me bro.

WorldlyCaramel3793

Not expecting a 100x or 1000x return but I'm pretty bullish for $SOL and $ADA

GreenStretch

I kept wondering about four years ago the last few days and finally checked. [https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20220410/](https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20220410/) BTC, BNB, and XRP are up from then. ETH, SOL, ADA, AVAX, DOGE, and DOT are down. Tether and USDC were in the top 12. And Terra was #9 at $92.58.

TentacleHockey

Hbar is thriving, ADA still has its moments when the CEO isn't a complete dickhead. But ya holding only does so good if the coin dies out. You can always wait for when people try to short it and a mini boom happens.

Consistent_Many_1858

I've got some true shitcoins and when you zoom out, they look dead. DOT Ergo Hbar ADA I'm going to get rid of all these.

oopssomething

Ok sold most of my RAVE, bought at $8 when everyone here said it was too late. Feeling a bit stupid with only + 60% profit, most of you see double or triple that on ur ETH and ADA. But for me 60% in a day is still a lot.

ZucchiniDelicious789

Your protocol risks are solid, but there's a layer underneath: opportunity cost. Chasing 5-8% yield on stablecoins while taking smart contract and regulatory exposure often doesn't pencil out when you could buy the underlying asset during a bear market. Anyone holding stablecoins for months has already placed a bet that the asset won't appreciate faster than your fees and yield combined. In a bull year where ADA or ETH runs 3-5x, that 8% yield is noise. You're forfeiting 200%+ upside to pocket 8%. Cycling through protocols to scout entry points is different from parking capital for yield. Don't pretend it's passive income. You're making an active directional bet on price staying flat or declining. Own that bet.

breakboyzz

ADA - Cardano

Decentralization-God

This is very logical. The crypto industry got stuck in “casino gamble” phase. I am hoping and kind of even predicting Midnight launch will be different. It also is down a lot now, but that is more result of Trump brilliance, than the project value. Anyway as with ADA this is going to require some patiency!

AVoidling

i mean it really depends on when you buy, and ADA has way more price volatility than bitcoin does at this point, of course, it swings wildly in multiples but that can play out both ways... just happens to be down right now... but *everything* is down right now. so i dont think its current price really says much. it could be the case that if hold for another year or two or four, that you'll hit a huge return if thats what you want... but who knows, time will tell

_-_Polaris_-_

Solana simply cause i think it has a big growth potential and won't disappear. If I adopted a crypto currency for an application I would want that to be something serious, established, reliable, fast with notably low transaction fees. So absolutely not ETH. Bitcoin probably will see growth but is in itself not very suitable for much more than savings. On a technical level SOLs struggles will probably become less significant. I heard it takes very beefy hardware to run a validator node. Tech is evolving. Fair there is alternates that have the same traits or are better at it but I feel like they yet have to establish themselves as big players. As an alternate I'm looking at ADA.

King_0f_Diamonds

TY for posting this, I've been watching my ADA holdings plummet (my poor stuff.io library 😭) so it is nice to see at least one other person is still keeping the faith lol

AVoidling

The price has fallen to its 2023 average. ETH is also at its 2023 average. ADA is still 10x its last cycle average. The price action is no worse than any other coin...

AVoidling

ADA. The whole vision from the devs is long term, and they have been doing some cool things lately

AVoidling

I will say that is a bad entry point. But it's not dead... It hit $2 before it even had smart contracts, and now there's way more things to be hyped about the network: Midnight partner chain already has real banks lined up as clients and it just launched, Leios will improve TPS, USDCx as a vehicle for liquidity, ADA CME futures are here, they are applying for spot ETFs, Hydra for L2 scaling, still has the best Staking in crypto, Charms just sent Bitcoin straight to the Cardano network proving that Cardano can act as a smart contract layer for Bitcoin... There's a lot happening on the developer side... Yes you're not wrong that the liquidity still isn't there, but if it can hit $3 before even having smart contracts the potential is there for it to perform very well again, given there is another alt season at some point If you look at the price action, it still performs better than most alts including Solana. Even at recent lows it's still 10x its last cycle average of $0.02. The last few days it moved from #13 to #11 market cap, which demonstrates to me that there's still potential for good price movement. Just gotta wait and see I guess

Odd_Pen_1041

I think about it this way. The way you have all sort of currencies it will be the same for crypto. For example, BTC will be the new "dollar", ETH the new "euro", ADA the new "japanese yen". So you will have the biggest and most known currency and then you will have the smaller ones not so "important"

NonVideBunt

Ooof that’s a painful entry point for ADA.. I have a large bag of ADA and I’m always hoping it comes back but yea not getting hopes up

defensorlucis

I think 95% will, clearing out the dead wood that probably should of happened already TBH. The one's with utility, roots, partnerships and connections are the one's will survive and then thrive in my opinion. I think BTC, Eth, Sol, XRP, HBAR, XLM etc are all most likey safe. I put ADA in that category too IF they do the things Charles claims will happen this year and next (upgrades, partnerships etc). But it's just my opinion, DYOR. 

Odd_Pen_1041

ADA wont

Scarecrow4980

I swapped all my ADA for $NIGHT. more upside potential. also put a bunch into $ATLAS.

AVoidling

ADA

oopssomething

Spend whole Easter doing DYOR and came to the conclusion ADA isn't going back to $3 this month.

AVoidling

ADA

J5966358

Thought: Cardone = ADA at 92% under ATH.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson demanded an apology from stake pool operator Dave after criticism of Midnight, Cardano’s newly launched privacy-focused partner chain. Debate centers on the current one-way bridge, which lets assets move from Cardano to Midnight but not back yet, raising ADA liquidity concerns. Supporters say Midnight complements Cardano with privacy and scalability, while full bidirectional transfers are expected later. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Big-Finding2976

"Midnight’s bridge currently allows tokens to move from Cardano to Midnight but not the other way around, raising concerns about ADA liquidity."

Volgrand

Well, i still gold ADA. Hugs?

Scarecrow4980

I am a big cardano guy, and I swapped all my ADA for $NIGHT. a new side chain, privacy chain on cardano. there is a lot more upside potential with $NIGHT. also check out $ATLAS on cardano/midnight.

Scarecrow4980

I swapped all my ADA for $NIGHT on minswap. there's much more upside potential there right now. I also keep buying more $NIGHT from exchange.

Aquinoxia

Been in the crypto game since 2020. Invested in VET, ADA, XRP. I have never actually put money in BTC however. Thinking about doing it. Do we think it'll dip further or should I just go for it now? Any other suggestions for more secure coins? SOL?

Vegetable-Advance982

Lmao, the Algo in this sub shilling has begun again. To start soon: xrp, ADA, other projects that are down 90%+ and will not be leading coins of the next bull market. Break the cycle kids, focus on upcoming projects that aren't full of bagholders that will dump into you at a loss.

anymonero

But the reason why they don't want to be paid in ADA is probably the same reason why this sub would have a meltdown if.

MakePandasMateAgain

Would be hilarious just to watch this sub meltdown if they wanted to be paid in ADA

AVoidling

Midnight partner chain is live, specifically with Monument Bank tokenizing £250M in retail deposits on the network. While Ouroboros Leios is still the upcoming "final boss" for scaling, the ecosystem already proved its capacity by successfully processing tens of millions of transactions during the recent "Midnight City" simulation. Between native USDCx liquidity and CME ADA Futures going live, Cardano has officially transitioned from academic research to a functional institutional powerhouse https://midnight.network/blog/midnight-city-simulation-live https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/why-banks-exploring-cardano-midnight-114955127.html Also to mention, the Cardano network can now be used as a smart contract layer for Bitcoin: https://blog.bitcoinos.build/blog/bos-unveils-charms-the-universal-token-standard-for-bitcoin-and-utxo-blockchains

KalozKapitany

Why? What did I miss. Not following ADA for months.

KalozKapitany

ADA is a ghost chain

NonVideBunt

Here’s to hoping ADA eventually comes back 🤞

AVoidling

Buy ADA, hold

AVoidling

Sell all, buy ADA, hold

Aquinoxia

Been in the crypto game since 2020. Invested in VET, ADA, XRP. I have never actually put money in BTC however. Thinking about doing it. Do we think it'll dip further or should I just go for it now?

Scarecrow4980

swap your ADA for NIGHT on minswap. NIGHT is gonna easily 10-20x from here

Street-Brush8415

Can we at least get one more decent pump so I can dump my ADA and PEPE bags? I've learned my lesson this time, honest, and will only hold BTC/ETH going foward.

wraithoffaith

My bet is on BCH, DOT and ADA. BCH is the safest bet tho and the other two are more risk more reward.

tooheavybroo

So as an ADA longtime holder did Charles just rugpull me?

whisperedstate

If they bought in 2017, they've at least 10x their money. This is better than 99% of all altcoin holders here. If you bought ADA in mid December 2017, you'd be down -50% percent.

1moreApe

Buy DOT man. Its mooning. Gud tek too. Trust me bro. And ADA, beri gud coins Both btc killers or something

ma6ic

i talked to the Midnight team and they are confused why ADA people keep thinking they are somehow a cardano chain.

AVoidling

ADA, I put *all* of my spare money into it. I think the next year or two it moves from ghost chain to institutional utility. The Monument Bank partnership with Midnight will demonstrate that a ZK proof blockchain is the only way to streamline on-chain banking while keeping things regulated and private. We're also finally getting the rails for big money with USDCx, CME futures, and the spot ETFs expected later this year. Plus Leiso could be the final answer to the speed critics, and Charms essentially turns Cardano into a smart contract layer for Bitcoin Fingies crossed.

RonRokker

What about ADA and other strong old alt contenders like it? What is the people's outlook on them?

TokenPulsar

the roadmap is real but the market already priced ADA optimism once before smart contracts even launched. execution this time is what matters, not the vision.

AVoidling

I mean I just think this cycle has been a disappointment especially for alts, I don't think there is anything uniquely terrible about ADA that couldn't also apply to other coins. There's also a lot to be hyped about with ADA now, has the highest developer activity, Leios, midnight, ETFs, USDCx, Charms directly linking Bitcoin to the Cardano network, Hydra... I mean ADA hit $3 just based on the hype of smart contracts last alt season, they weren't even rolled out yet

MysteryReligion

I was hoping for midnight to be a watershed moment but it left me cold. I'm keeping a small moonbag staked just in case but I don't know how much faith I have left in Cardano. I'm not expecting overnight millions from ADA or any other project for that matter, but I was curious what the other guy's conviction was based on. He gave a good answer but I'm not changing my strategy.

AVoidling

its one of the coins i think will still be around for the near future, mostly i think it has a pretty decent upside/multiple if there ever is another alt season. The only concerning thing is that while Ethereum got close to its ATH in 2025, Cardano did not, but they're both now sitting near their 2023 average so idk. maybe another coin like Solana will outperform it? possible. but it just feels like a safe bet (in terms of crypto) To name some things that have promise (maybe I'm getting over-hyped? idk): I know the Midnight mainnet isn't even fully rolled out yet but it does seem like it has potential, they've got some small UK bank already lined up to tokenize $250million pounds of deposits on the Midnight network, but we'll have to see on that later this year when they start turning on dapps and stuff how much activity it can bring in. There's also the potential for ETFs later this year, they are filing for them right now, ADA was included in the SECs recent limited list of digital commodities. The addition of USDCx could be a vehicle to drive more liquidity into the network. If the Leios upgrade solves the TPS issue that will help as well And another thing that seemed really interesting is that Charms was able to directly connect Bitcoin to Cardano this last week, the potential there being is that you can have Bitcoin powdered smart contracts running on the Cardano network I guess it's biggest issue is adoption and it seems to be riding on a few promises right now, but at least there's hope? haha. I think a combination of the things above if they meet expectations could help a lot with adoption, but I'm always open to hearing the other side of things

MysteryReligion

Why ADA? I've listened to Charles H talk a bit and I like his vision but especially with how little effect the midnight airdrop had I'm hesitant on extending my position.

AVoidling

It'll be back... It'll aaaalllll be back..... I'm going all in on ADA tho

TechCynical

yeah but who cares lol does this help adoption for either at all? Will this make millions of people suddenly interested in ADA? Or even better, does have the patience to wait 10 minutes for a transaction lmao.

Banker_dog

You can earn yield without swapping. You could swap to a stable coin USDM or USDCx No need to swap to ADA as a sole option

A_Commenter_

The crypto market will most likely consolidate around the top 10 cryptos as the top 10 fulfil the most important niches. 11-25 are speculative and have a higher likelihood of becoming irrelevant. Anything beyond 25 isn't worth it unless you have a good understanding of what your buying and see a truly unique niche being carved. For my cryto investing, BTC is my primary. ADA, SOL, & XRP are my speculatives.

AVoidling

Throw it all into ADA today. Leave it alone

damiensandoval

Brother I been in Crypto since 2017. Lets be honest, Cardano had its days. Coins usually pump on momentum, ADA is a deflated old ball. Its not the new shiney bouncey one it once was. People arent stupid any more. The meme coin alt coin runs are long over.

ArsenalOfCards

Also for what it's worth I like ADA for an alt coin choice. But sticking with btc and eth is the way to go unless you're doing your own research into how all the different coins and ecosystems work.

ArsenalOfCards

Arguably ADA was one of the better performing coins this past season. Ecosystem has lots of active development and serious infrastructure written in high performance language. If there's any one coin that could see a quick doubling it's ADA.

AVoidling

ADA is in the right zone

damiensandoval

Brother ADA is cooked lol there’s no coming back

AVoidling

Just buy ADA and come back in 4 years

NoObjective6425

I've been using AtlasSwap (atlasswap.io) — it's a non-custodial aggregator that queries ChangeNOW, SimpleSwap and Swapzone simultaneously and routes to whichever gives the best rate. Zero registration, zero KYC, zero custody of your funds at any point. They support 95 coins now including all the privacy coins. I compared it against going direct to ChangeNOW on a SOL→ADA swap last week and got a better rate. Worth testing with a small amount first like any new platform.

AVoidling

ADA. Big things happening, most issues with the chain seem to be getting resolved. Look into the coming ETFs, Leios upgrade, Midnight sister chain launch, and what Charms just did with Bitcoin and Cardano

igoldring

No XMR or AAVE should be a crime. Drop ADA & COMP for sure. Add GNO if you want more ETH exposure and throw in ZBCN for some nice risk.

Ok_Winter8503

You’re thinking about this the right way long-term, but there’s one big issue with your setup: Right now you’re not really building a diversified portfolio — you’re building tiers of the same exposure. A lot of those coins (SOL, LINK, ADA, XRP, etc.) are still heavily correlated with BTC, so even if you hold 8–10 assets, your portfolio can still move like one position. The bigger thing I’d focus on isn’t adding more coins, it’s: • what % BTC ends up being • how concentrated your top 2–3 positions are • whether your allocation actually changes your risk or just adds complexity For example: If BTC is still 50–70% of your portfolio, everything else is basically satellite risk. Also — holding until 2028 is fine, but that makes structure way more important than coin count, because small allocation mistakes compound over time. If you want to tighten this up, I’d actually look at your % allocation first before adding more coins. I’ve been building something around this (portfolio health, allocation, concentration risk), because most people don’t realize how their portfolio is actually structured until they break it down. If you want to run yours through it: 👉 https://www.cryptoclarityai.com/

oopssomething

Here I am allowed to use my buys as a tax reduction ADA is considered a charity.

Hannahshear

Congrats to ADA holders, it's considered to be a non security per SEC 😂

ResolutionSmall3692

I'm not missing out on BTC, ADA and NEXO

ResolutionSmall3692

I suggest starting off with BTC, ADA, NEXO

1hty

Please make ADA 20k

Joy_Boy_12

1.6B coins the community decides what to do with them, makes sense. but what about 2.46 billion ADA of IOHK, 2.07 billion ADA of emurgo and 0.648 billion ADA of cardano foundation?! aren't they funds for development? if yes they should be by the community hands

Excellent_Bird1964

Yeah that’s the trade off. A lot of people stake things like ETH or ADA just to earn a bit of yield while holding anyway. Platforms like coinbase, kraken, and even some multi asset brokers like etoro offer staking now, but the reward rates and lockup rules can vary quite a bit.

watch-nerd

You didn't answer what metric you prefer. And, like I said, the market seems to agree the ADA is a declining product compared to ETH and SOL as it slides lower and lower on the cap table.

watch-nerd

Yes Charles is part of the problem. ADA is a ghost chain, no meaningful developer traction or usage. He’s a grifter.

Rhinoseri0us

ADA would be cool if you built out interop. The math-centric coding language is hostile.

ShittingOutPosts

Ever heard of Bitcoin? You would have been far better off holding an S&P 500 index than ADA. Dump it and move on.