Cardano Breaks Its 2021 Transaction Record: 1.78 Million in Five Days, Vote Lapsed

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Cardano processed 1,780,896 transactions between 6 and 11 October, more than in any epoch before it. The vote on the 75 ADA minimum fee has meanwhile lapsed, and the ADA price is giving up around 5.3 percent.Cardano processed exactly 1,780,896 transactions in the five days between 6 and 11 October 2026. The chain has never moved more in its history; the previous high, from November 2021, sits 13.7 percent below it. The Cardano price has not responded: ADA stands at around $0.2384, about 5.3 percent below where it was 24 hours earlier. Most reports name the Cardano governance votes as the cause, above all the proposal for a minimum fee of 75 ADA for stake pools. That explanation does not add up arithmetically. We counted the votes on that proposal one by one: there were 148. This article sets out what the chain data supports about the record, why the proposal has since lapsed, and what follows from it if you hold ADA in Germany. The figures in this article rest on the public bloc...