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title: "Why did Cardano drop 5.8% on October 22, 2026?"
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canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/cardano/2026-10-22"
date: 2026-10-22
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# Why did Cardano drop 5.8% on October 22, 2026?

On October 22, 2026 (UTC), ADA went from about $0.2254 to $0.2123 (-5.77%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $0.2095 and $0.2269. For the closed-hour 24h window: ADA largely moved with the market. ADA fell further than this on 3 of the past 29 days. No ADA report was published here that day; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $0.2254 → $0.2123 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $0.2095 – $0.2269
- Versus Bitcoin: -5.77% / BTC -3.19%; +0.6 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 1.98
- Versus the past month: 3 of the past 29 days fell further; Closed-hour 24h move -5.77%, 2.2× its prior 30-day median of 2.6%.
- 30-day range: 24.8% below the high · 1.3% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 15 of 16 moved the same way; 1 moved the other way
- 24h volume: 0.5×; of its prior 30-day daily average
- Perpetual swap: funding negative · open interest flat; OKX perpetual swap ADA-USDT-SWAP

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 23/10/2026, 00:00 UTC.

Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move.

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