Driven by a renewed interest in network security, the Cardano cryptocurrency price recorded a 3% bounce over the last 24 hours. This bullish movement, which placed the asset at $0.36, coincides with a 4.13 million dollar hack on the Makina Finance protocol of Ethereum, highlighting the structural advantages of the ADA network compared to its direct competitors.
According to community analyst Dori, the vulnerability exploited in Ethereum was exacerbated by MEV bots that maliciously intercepted transactions. However, Cardano utilizes an Extended Unspent Transaction Output (eUTXO) accounting model, which technically prevents this type of transaction order manipulation, offering a much more predictable environment for decentralized finance operations.
Furthermore, the total crypto market capitalization has regained the level of 3.115 trillion dollars, favoring the momentum of high-cap assets. Therefore, technical indicators suggest that ADA is emerging from an oversold zone, positioning itself for a significant advance toward key resistance levels that investors have closely monitored during the start of 2026.
Advantages of the eUTXO model over execution vulnerabilities in Ethereum
The recent incident on Vitalik Buterin’s network has served for institutional investors to re-evaluate the architecture of their investment portfolios. While Ethereum processes transactions sequentially and dependent on the global state, Cardano’s design allows each operation to be independent, drastically minimizing the risk of front-running attacks that plague much of the conventional DeFi ecosystem today.
On the other hand, market sentiment has improved thanks to the record performance of the S&P 500 index in traditional financial markets. Thus, the positive correlation with risk assets could catapult the network’s valuation, allowing Cardano’s academic research-based architecture to finally receive market recognition for its priority focus on security and operational resilience.
Will Cardano be able to maintain its upward momentum and surpass the 0.50 dollar barrier soon?
However, for the Cardano cryptocurrency price to reach the ambitious targets of 1 dollar by the second quarter, the network must consolidate its growth in transactional volume. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) analysis shows that the asset is surpassing the neutral mark of 50, which has historically preceded major bullish breakouts in previous market cycles.
Looking ahead, the combination of a superior security infrastructure and the launch of sidechains like Midnight positions this asset as a robust alternative. Ultimately, the maturity of the Cardano protocol will attract those seeking refuge following the constant failures in account-based networks, projecting a year-end potentially close to its all-time highs if the trend holds.
