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Cardano timeline

7 dated events on a price chart. Toggle log scale, change the range and click any dot.

Cardano price, USD
launchrallycrashupgradelegalforkoutagemilestone

Source: Binance ADA/USDT daily closes 2018-04-17 to 2021-03-17; Coinbase Exchange ADA/USD daily closes 2021-03-18 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.

All events, in order

  1. Sep 29, 2017launch
    Cardano Byron launch
    Cardano's mainnet goes live.
  2. Apr 17, 2018milestone
    First daily close in our data $0.2426 (Binance ADA/USDT daily close, 2018-04-17)
    Our sourced ADA price history begins on this day.
  3. Jul 29, 2020upgrade
    Shelley hard fork $0.1397 (Binance ADA/USDT daily close, 2020-07-29)
    Staking and decentralized block production arrive.
  4. Sep 3, 2021rally
    Highest close in our data $2.97 (Coinbase Exchange ADA/USD daily close, 2021-09-03)
    The highest daily close for ADA in our price history.
  5. Sep 12, 2021upgrade
    Alonzo smart contracts $2.58 (Coinbase Exchange ADA/USD daily close, 2021-09-12)
    Cardano adds Plutus smart contracts.
  6. Sep 1, 2024upgrade
    Chang hard fork $0.3311 (Coinbase Exchange ADA/USD daily close, 2024-09-01)
    On chain governance begins under CIP-1694.
  7. Jun 25, 2026crash
    Lowest close after the peak $0.1435 (Coinbase Exchange ADA/USD daily close, 2026-06-25)
    The lowest ADA close in our data after its highest close.

Years

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