Cardano Leios Upgrade Closer to Mainnet After Major CIP Vote, ADA Price Reacts

Key Insights:

• Cardano Improvement Proposal for Leios reaches 67% completion, moving the upgrade closer to mainnet.
• A ADA enthusiast emphasizes that Cardano is a global movement consisting of everyday people.
• ADA price stalls, but technical analysis reveals potential price breakouts ahead.

Cardano (ADA) price is in the spotlight as the Leios upgrade inches closer to the mainnet, with the Cardano Improvement Proposal (CIP) nearing completion. Alongside this, a Cardano community member has reaffirmed their commitment to the blockchain, creating more awareness.

Currently, the ADA price is experiencing a downtrend, but analysts are hopeful of future rallies, based on historical patterns.

Cardano Improvement Proposal Vote on Leios Near Completion

Cardano Ambassador Lucas Macchiavelli has highlighted recent progress on the Ouroboros Leios upgrade. This upcoming major upgrade to the Cardano consensus protocol promises security guarantees of PoS and various improvements to reshape the blockchain.

Lucas pointed out that the public Leios tracker launched by Input Output Global (IOG) shows the CIP is 67% complete. Also, active development is happening in areas such as detailed specifications, simulations, and code implementation.

Lucas went on to share details about the Cardano Leios upgrade. Leios is designed to improve scalability on the base Layer 1, without sacrificing security or decentralization.

The upgrade introduces specialized block types, allowing parallel processing. With Leois, different tasks happen simultaneously instead of sequentially, while maintaining a secure, ordered chain. Put simply, Leios reduces congestion, speeds up transactions, and builds a stronger foundation for growth on the Cardano blockchain.

Higher throughput means better conditions for decentralized finance (DeFi) apps, payments, and real-world use cases. Moreso, a stronger ADA ecosystem could attract more developers, institutions, and users.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson earlier explained that Leios offers both security and efficiency advantages. Also, the upgrade holds the potential to give ADA a competitive edge over its counterparts.

Community Member Reaffirms the Cardano Culture

While investors anticipate the Leois protocol upgrade, a ADA enthusiast on X recently celebrated the true essence of the community.

ADA enthusiast and community member Jure argued that Cardano is more than just a blockchain technology, its native token ADA, or its market price.

Instead, he emphasized that Cardano is a global movement consisting of everyday people. This includes the “quiet majority” who are not constantly posting, arguing, or hyping online.

According to Jure, these are the supporters who quietly stake their ADA, build projects, use the ecosystem, and encourage creators. He further paints an inclusive picture by listing ordinary people who could be Cardano holders or supporters, without anyone knowing.

The list includes a mailman, bank tellers, taxi drivers, waiters, lawyers, doctors, a humanitarian aid worker in Nigeria, and students. Essentially, Jure emphasizes Cardano’s real-world, grassroots adoption, beyond just speculators or vocal influencers.

ADA Price Analysis

Amid recent Cardano news, crypto analyst Quantum Ascend on X shared an analysis of the ADA price outlook.

The analyst accompanied his post with a short video breakdown of the ADA 1-week price chart. On the weekly timeframe, key momentum indicators, such as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and MACD, are showing signs of forming bullish patterns.

According to Quantum Ascend, the market is ending corrections and moving closer towards an imminent altcoin season. The analyst sees strong similarities between the current price correction and the deep correction in 2020.

After the 2020 correction, the ADA price jumped from a penny to about $3. Considering this rally, the analyst has predicted that ADA could jump 12X from its current price.

Overall, Quantum Ascend has a bullish conviction on ADA. He believes the technical setup is so favorable that a major rally is inevitable in the near future.

At press time, ADA price traded at $0.3896, down 5.9% over the previous day. While ADA is currently down, it recently bounced from lows around $0.33–$0.35, holding key multi-year support. Other broader catalysts to fuel future breakouts are the upcoming Leios upgrade, ecosystem growth, and potential ETF speculation.