According to data from pool.pm, there are now 8.03 million native assets on Cardano deployed across over 70,900 policies. Minting policies, according to Cardano’s documentation, are a “set of rules that govern the minting and burning of assets scoped under that policy.”

Coinbase will pause staking and unstaking beginning on March 24 and will resume those capabilities on March 29. Users will continue to earn funds during that time.

On Thursday (March 23), EMURGO, the official commercial arm and founding member of the Cardano blockchain, announced a strategic partnership with Thailand’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bitkub Exchange, and the leading digital asset education hub, Bitkub Academy.

Xrp moved to its highest point since November, as markets reacted to news suggesting a verdict could be near in Ripple’s case with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Cardano was also higher on Wednesday, hitting a one-month high.

Xrp rose to a two-month high on March 21, despite crypto markets mostly consolidating in today’s session. The token surged by as much as 12% on Tuesday, whilst the global market cap is trading 0.51% higher as of writing. Cardano was also in the green today.

Astarter is a smart contract system on the Cardano blockchain that users can stake their ADA to earn more AA & ADA.

Amidst the looming economic uncertainties surrounding major economies worldwide, the crypto market is experiencing a renaissance. Signs of a bullish season are apparent, as evidenced by the upward trend in prices on the charts. Cardano, for example, has recently displayed more green candles than in the previous twelve months, while Solana is poised for a breakout that could trigger a significant uptrend.

Santiment’s data showed that Cardano (ADA) whale activity has increased dramatically since February. The number of transactions involving whales (those worth more than $100,000) has increased dramatically.

On Thursday (March 16), a popular pseudonymous $ADA whale commented on the growing importance and popularity of Cardano’s DeFi ecosystem.

Cardano blockchain released its new node version v.1.35.6, which comes with functionality called Dynamic peer-to-peer (P2P) networking.

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has addressed recent concerns about the network’s governance structure, reassuring ADA enthusiasts and users that development processes will be robust and transparent.

The market is trading in red today as Bitcoin, and Altcoins including Ethereum see a decline. As of writing, Bitcoin price has decreased by 0.96% in the last 24 hours. Ethereum price decreases by 2.88%. Crypto prices today for Cardano fell by 5.48%. XRP is down by 2.11%. Solana price dropped by 8.44%. Polygon is down by 6.95%. Polkadot price dips by 5.05%.

The total value of assets locked (TVL) on Cardano in terms of the ADA token reached a new all-time high of 341.42 million on March 7, according to DeFillama data.

The cryptocurrency bear market that saw the price of most leading digital assets lose most of their value over the past year has seen 80% of Cardano ($ADA) investors feel the sting of losses, with blockchain data showing they’re out-of-the money, or sitting on unrealized losses.

The Cardano network has achieved a significant milestone. AnetaBTC says it has successfully minted cBTC, a wrapped form of BTC, on the Cardano network, marking a major step forward for the ecosystem.

CBTC, an asset on Cardano representing BTC, functions similarly to wBTC on Ethereum but without relying on a central custodian.

Cardano’s overcollateralized dollar-pegged stablecoin Djed is now available for lending and borrowing on Liqwid.

Cardano fell to a multi-week low on March 2, as cryptocurrency prices were mostly lower in today’s session. The global market cap has mostly declined on Thursday, and is trading 1.71% lower as of writing. Cosmos was also in the red, with prices retreating to a key price floor.

Looking ahead to 2023, we'll take stock of the key milestones and potential trends along Cardano's development path, and explore the crucial year of ecosystem development for Cardano.