Cardano, the leading provider of crypto market intelligence, recently shared deep insights on the State of Cardano as of the year’s second quarter. The report provided valuable insights into the ecosystem, financial trends, and network performance.
Cardano’s DApp Landscape: Minswap Emerges as Dominant DeFi Force
Cardano’s ecosystem has witnessed an impressive surge in decentralized app (DApp) activities for the third consecutive quarter. The average daily DApp transactions experienced a remarkable 49.0% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) increase in Q2, reaching an average of 57,900 daily transactions.
A standout performer in the Cardano DApp landscape was the automated market maker Minswap. This app garnered significant attention by recording one million transactions in May and June, marking a staggering 167.5% QoQ increase. Notably, Minswap outpaced the NFT marketplace jpg.store regarding DApp transactions, aligning with the rising DeFi and declining NFT activities.
According to Messari’s report, Minswap solidified its position as the dominant force in Cardano’s DeFi realm, boasting a Total Value Locked (TVL) of $48.8 million. This impressive figure implies a 32.2% dominance by the end of Q2, showcasing Minswap’s growing significance in Cardano’s decentralized finance ecosystem.
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Cardano’s TVL Soars Despite ADA Price Decline: Stablecoins Fuel Growth
Messari’s findings revealed that despite ADA’s price decline, Cardano’s Total Value Locked (TVL) surged by 9.7% QoQ, reaching an impressive $151.7 million. This significant growth in TVL propelled Cardano’s ranking from thirty-fourth to twenty-first among all networks in terms of TVL in 2023.
Notably, stablecoins played a pivotal role in driving the surge in Cardano’s TVL, with the total stablecoin market share expanding by 34.9%, increasing from $10 million to over $13 million.
Furthermore, this substantial growth enabled Cardano to climb from the fifty-fourth position to the thirty-seventh position in terms of stablecoin market share among all networks in 2023. The importance of stablecoins was underscored as they facilitated various functionalities such as liquidity pool pairing, lending and borrowing, leverage creation, and providing rapid escapes from market volatility.
Cardano’s Financial Landscape: ADA’s Q2 Performance and Network Metrics
In the financial landscape, Cardano’s native asset, ADA, faced a pullback in both price and market share following its impressive 53.5% surge in Q1. During Q2, ADA’s performance lagged behind the broader crypto market, which experienced a modest 0.1% QoQ increase.
Throughout Q2, Cardano’s Treasury account saw growth of 8.5%, reaching 1.30 billion ADA. Despite this expansion, the Treasury’s dollar value encountered a significant 20.7% QoQ decrease due to ADA’s price depreciation.
Moving on to network performance, the average transaction fee experienced an 8.5% QoQ increase, rising from $0.117 to $0.126. However, this rise did not offset the 50.8% year-over-year (YoY) decrease in the average transaction fee, primarily attributed to ADA’s lower prices than the previous year.
