Cardano price stays below USD 0.18 as Amaru milestone advances
Published on 11/09/2026 at 18:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSCardano upgrade and market context
- ADA was listed at USD 0.1779, below the USD 0.18 level, in the Investing.com market snapshot.
- Cardano's DijkstraNet testnet reached protocol version 12 on November 2 using Node 11.2.
- Amaru's November 5 release removed the test-network restriction on block forging, but its minimum viable block producer milestone remained open.
- Node 11.2 was not yet cleared for Mainnet in Intersect's November 6 update.
Cardano's latest technical milestones are progressing while the Cardano price remains below USD 0.18. The network's Dijkstra upgrade is active on a dedicated testnet, and a new Amaru release has expanded the software options available to stake pool operators. Neither development yet represents a completed Mainnet hard fork.
Investing.com listed ADA at USD 0.1779 in its market snapshot, with a 24-hour volume of USD 147.52 million and a market capitalization of USD 6.43 billion. The displayed daily range was USD 0.1721 to USD 0.1818. The same page showed a 52-week range of USD 0.1385 to USD 0.6065 and a circulating supply of 36.83 billion ADA. These figures place the token well below its 52-week high, although the range alone does not establish a trading signal.
Dijkstra remains in the test phase
According to Intersect's weekly update, DijkstraNet successfully hard-forked to protocol version 12 at 00:00 UTC on November 2, using Node 11.2. The testnet is being used for Dijkstra-era features including BLS key registration and other integration work. Intersect identified Node 11.1.3 as the recommended release for Preview, Preprod and Mainnet, while Node 11.2 remained a pre-release for DijkstraNet and was not yet cleared for Mainnet.
That distinction is important for ADA holders. A testnet protocol transition can provide evidence that components are being exercised, but it does not confirm when the same functionality will be activated on the production network. The current development path therefore offers a technical catalyst without establishing a near-term Mainnet event.
Amaru adds a second node option
Amaru delivered a separate infrastructure milestone on November 5. TokenPost reported that version 10.11.20261105 removed the restriction that had limited block forging to test networks. Amaru is a Rust implementation maintained by PRAGMA and is separate from Cardano's established Haskell node.
The release makes mainnet-capable block production available to stake pool operators, but it does not prove that a particular pool has already produced a Mainnet block with Amaru. TokenPost said the minimum viable block producer milestone was still open at 75% complete on November 6, with November 12 as the next stated target. For delegators, the report said no change to delegation is required. The potential benefit is greater client diversity if operators adopt the additional implementation.
For investors, the Cardano price currently reflects a market snapshot rather than a confirmed payoff from these upgrades. The relevant checkpoints are Mainnet clearance for the Dijkstra node line, completion of Amaru's production milestone and evidence of broader operator adoption. Further reporting is available on the Cardano topic page.
