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Cardano Slides to $0.25 as Long Liquidations Hit Leveraged Traders

Derivatives data signal seller control that raises the chance $0.24 support fails.

Overview

  • Cardano (ADA) fell about 5.7% to roughly $0.25 during a broad crypto pullback tied to profit-taking on U.S.–Iran ceasefire news.
  • CoinGlass data show about $545,000 in ADA long positions were liquidated in 24 hours, far exceeding shorts and adding forced selling pressure.
  • Open interest in ADA futures dropped around 6% to $412.36 million as the funding rate slipped to -0.0045%, indicating traders leaned toward short positions.
  • Large holders kept buying dips, with wallets holding more than 10 million ADA rising to a four-month high of 424, according to Santiment.
  • Traders are watching $0.24 as a key floor, with resistance near the 50-day EMA around $0.267 and the range top near $0.30 flagged by analysts.