In the past 24 hours, 96,472 traders have been liquidated in the market, with Cardano (ADA) being one of the assets caught in a liquidation imbalance.
The total liquidations from the different crypto exchanges totaled $283.62 million, with the largest coming from Bybit.
The trading platform experienced a single liquidation order worth approximately $2.7 million.
Cardano Liquidation Outlook
Of the $283.62 million, ADA recorded over $11.51 million worth of liquidations, a significant percentage of which were from long traders.
Over $8.04 million was liquidated from long traders and the rest from short traders. That formed a 78% liquidation imbalance.
The traders who suffered the most losses had so much confidence in ADA’s capacity to secure massive gains. Unfortunately, their plans did not go as expected.
Judging by recent events, Cardano’s current outlook is surprising. Only a few days ago, ADA’s price became the top performer among cryptocurrencies, especially altcoins.
The growth came while added to President Trump’s proposed U.S. Strategic Crypto Reserve.
In fact, it recorded the strongest capital inflows since the announcement.
According to Kaiko data, its futures open interest climbed to $554 million, a 10% increase year-to-date.
That indicated a substantial institutional interest in ADA. At that time, the coin displayed some volatility, as its trading price ranged between $0.7693 and $0.9816.
ADA Price and Crypto Reserve Backlash
The recent liquidation incident coincides with a noticeable drop in the coin’s price.
When writing, ADA price traded at $0.8188, following an 7.38% drawdown within the last 24 hours.
It is still a significant drop from the $1.01 price level the asset attained after the announcement that it might make Trump’s crypto strategic reserve.
Its trading volume is equally bleeding, at $2.58 billion, with a 7.38% decline over 24 hours, following a much more dismal 38.19% decline the previous day.
That suggests reduced traders’ interaction with the digital currency. Traders engaging with the Cardano ecosystem are likely busy withdrawing their assets.
It is not surprising considering the backlash the ecosystem has received since Trump decided that the US will adopt a multi-crypto strategic reserve.
Although the backslashes were not peculiar to ADA, anti-crypto advocate Peter Schiff spoke against XRP as a reserve asset.
He said he does not understand the rationale for XRP’s inclusion in the reserve.
The Winklevoss brothers are also not enthusiastic about Trump’s plans to add altcoins like Cardano.
Will Cardano Break to $1 in the Short Term?
The current outlook for ADA does not look encouraging, but it does not suggest that the drawdown will continue.
Per insight from market experts, ADA has the potential to hit $1 again and even breach a new All-Time High (ATH).
Mile Novogratz once highlighted digital currency as one that would hold a strong position in the crypto market.
He pointed to the solid communities it has managed to build, citing this as sustaining its relevance.
In addition, the potential launch of a spot ADA Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) could serve as a catalyst for a price surge.
Investment asset management firm Grayscale is among those awaiting the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) response to Cardano’s fund filing.
Should this product hit the market, experts believe ADA might finally flip the $1 mark as support.
Source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/03/08/cardano-price-impact-of-78-liquidation-imbalance/