Cardano price stays near 0.17 USD as Dijkstra upgrade moves toward December
Published on 11/13/2026 at 13:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSCardano faces a delayed upgrade path
- ADA was reported at 0.1699 USD on November 13, down 1.6 percent over 24 hours.
- Cardano node 11.3, which is expected to include Linear Leios, is now expected in December.
- DijkstraNet has reached protocol version 12, but the upgrade is not active on mainnet.
- Cardano DeFi deposits fell to 48.9 million USD while the amount of ADA locked remained broadly stable.
The Cardano price remained under pressure on November 13 as the network's planned Dijkstra upgrade moved closer to a December release window without a confirmed mainnet date. CryptoTicker reported ADA at 0.1699 USD on Friday morning, down 1.6 percent over 24 hours, 8.3 percent over seven days and 28.8 percent over 30 days. The same report put Cardano's market value at approximately 6.4 billion USD.
The price data and upgrade assessment were published by CryptoTicker on November 13. The figures describe a reported market snapshot rather than a verified UTC daily close.
Dijkstra remains in the testing phase
DijkstraNet, Cardano's public testnet for the upcoming upgrade, switched to protocol version 12 with node 11.2 on November 2. The change allows developers, wallet providers and infrastructure operators to test Dijkstra-era features. It does not mean that the upgrade is live on the Cardano mainnet.
According to the Cardano Foundation Community Digest, node 11.3 is expected in December and is planned to include Linear Leios. The release is still subject to testing and tuning. CryptoTicker also reported that node 11.2 remains intended for DijkstraNet, while node 11.2.1 is expected to address a memory-use regression and obtain mainnet clearance.
Leios has no mainnet date
Linear Leios is designed to increase throughput by allowing additional transaction-processing and confirmation work alongside Cardano's existing Praos consensus. The feature is being tested on the Musashi testnet, but it is not active on mainnet. After node 11.3 is released, the Dijkstra hard fork would still require further testing, infrastructure preparation and an on-chain vote involving Cardano's governance groups.
For investors, the distinction between a testnet milestone and a live network upgrade is material. Development progress may improve the project's longer-term capacity, but it does not by itself establish a launch date or guarantee additional demand for ADA. The Cardano price decline also cannot be attributed to the roadmap without direct evidence.
DeFi value falls with ADA
A separate CryptoTicker analysis published on November 9 reported Cardano DeFi deposits of 48.9 million USD, a 12-month low. The report said roughly 281 million ADA remained deployed in protocols, suggesting that much of the dollar decline reflected the token's lower price rather than a fresh withdrawal wave. It also cited Koios data showing 57.9 percent of circulating ADA delegated in epoch 666.
That combination gives investors two different signals: market valuation and DeFi dollar value have weakened, while the amount of ADA in DeFi and staking participation has been comparatively resilient. The next major market catalyst therefore remains dependent on both the technical rollout and broader crypto-market conditions.
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