--- title: "Why did Cardano drop 1.9% on October 25, 2026?" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/cardano/2026-10-25" date: 2026-10-25 --- # Why did Cardano drop 1.9% on October 25, 2026? On October 25, 2026 (UTC), ADA went from about $0.2082 to $0.2043 (-1.87%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $0.2019 and $0.2094. For the closed-hour 24h window: ADA largely moved with the market. ADA fell further than this on 8 of the past 29 days. Cardano moved down largely in step with the market, and some other tracked coins moved the same way. The move was about the size of its usual day, with volume below usual. No recent report about Cardano explains the move, so the cause is unresolved. - Day open / close: $0.2082 → $0.2043 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT) - Day range: $0.2019 – $0.2094 - Versus Bitcoin: -1.87% / BTC -0.90%; -0.1 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 2.01 - Versus the past month: 8 of the past 29 days fell further; Closed-hour 24h move -1.87%, 0.8× its prior 30-day median of 2.5%. - 30-day range: 27.6% below the high · 1.9% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 12 of 23 moved the same way; 2 moved the other way - 24h volume: 0.3×; of its prior 30-day daily average Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 26/10/2026, 00:00 UTC. ## Still open - Whether any project announcement, filing or exchange notice concerning Cardano accompanied the move, which an official statement or exchange notice would settle. - Whether on-chain activity such as large holder transfers or exchange flows shifted alongside the price, which on-chain data would settle. Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. ## Same-day movers · 2026-10-25 (UTC) - [Quantus (QTC) +21.68%]() - [Quant (QNT) +6.11%]() - [Pepe (PEPE) -5.06%]() - [Pi Network (PI) -2.33%]() - [Stellar (XLM) -1.94%]() [Cardano (ADA) price and news]() [Methods and limitations]()