Cardano’s open interest surged to $1.13 billion, suggesting increased participation in derivatives markets
The Cardano news today features how the blockchain recently clinched a new milestone in community governance.
EMURGO, a co-founding entity of the Cardano blockchain, brought the market’s attention to the new development.
ADA prices have reacted positively, raising expectations of more rallies ahead.
EMURGO disclosed Cardano news in an X post, noting it has entered into a new era of onchain government.
Notably, 37 out of 39 treasury withdrawals have been approved, allocating ₳264 million for ecosystem funding.
Through this approval, Cardano governance can now fund ecosystem growth at scale, openly and democratically.
As a reminder, Intersect submitted the 39 on-chain treasury withdrawal governance actions in mid-July after months of collaboration across the Cardano community.
Each proposal represents a community-supported initiative that previously passed through a Budget Info Action submitted earlier this year.
The goal was to allow funds from the Cardano Treasury to be securely and transparently distributed, guided by community decisions and facilitated by smart contracts.
The 39 governance actions were voted for by the Delegate Representatives (DReps) and the interim Constitutional Committee (ICC).
Following the approval of the 37 actions, Intersect is responsible for ensuring the proposals are delivered transparently and accountably. Over 30 vendors have now signed contracts with Intersect as administrators.
Intersect, a member-based organization for the Cardano ecosystem, will support each vendor through onboarding.
The organization will ensure the necessary constitutional requirements are met. It will also create smart contracts governing fund disbursement and milestone tracking.
Meanwhile, the latest approval follows the launch of the Midnight Glacier Drop, allowing users access to free NIGHT and DUST tokens.
The approvals of the treasury withdrawals have impacted the ADA price positively. Within the past 24 hours, the ADA price has increased by 1.2% to $0.92.
In addition, ADA price rallied 16.3% over the past 7 days and 7.5% within the previous month.
Furthermore, technical analysis revealed ADA has formed a bullish price setup. Specifically, ADA traded inside an ascending parallel channel on the 4-hour chart. This formation favors higher highs and sustained upward momentum.
Also, the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) broke above the zero signal line, confirming that buying pressure has outpaced selling activity. Rather than exiting the market, traders are positioning for further gains.
Another important metric, the Supertrend indicator, also flipped bullish, with its green line now positioned below ADA’s price.
This position implies that the market could treat the Supertrend line as strong support in the short term.
ADA could easily reclaim the $1 psychological level should the bullish momentum continue. Already, ADA has formed support at $0.77, an important step in reclaiming $1.
Cardano recorded a historic milestone in Interest (OI) amid this bullish structure. According to Glassnode data, Cardano open interest surged to $1.13 billion.
This is the highest level seen since January, implying that Cardano has set a new seven-month peak in OI.
An increase in OI is usually associated with higher expectations of volatility and increased participation in derivatives markets.
The surge in ADA OI to $1.13 billion highlights the market’s increased expectation for the asset’s next move.
Thus, ADA price could break above $1 again for the first time since March, especially if the OI continues to climb.
However, it is important to note that the OI also raises the stakes. If sentiment flips bearish, long liquidations could accelerate a pullback in ADA price.
For now, the rising price action and overall OI of Cardano point to a change in market dynamics. It positions the altcoin to outperform other cryptocurrencies soon.
