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Everything is in the dumps so ADA is not the only one. It's been slow and painful I agree. I have been here since 2018and bought ADA at 2 cents back in 2020 but I still feel the pain. All tokens except top 3-4 VC babies have crossed 2021 highs. I'm ready to HODL for another 8-10 years, are you? :-)

A couple more years? Tokenization is already happening. If it takes a couple of years ADA will continue to fade into irrelevance.

And fact that most new ‘cryptos’ are effectively smart-contract tokens on Ethereum. That’ll keep it up and booming for as long as crypto is around. They’ve entrained themselves into the ecosystem in a permanent way, which I had assumed early on ADA would be prioritizing taking a piece of that pie, but looks like everyone is sitting on the toilet with their phone at ADA HQ.

Cardano (ADA) & Grinding Forward | Cardano Rumor Rundown #787 - Army of Spies

Hey community, I’ve been a longtime holder of ADA, promoted it to all my friends and family 7 years ago when it first hit the scene. Told everyone I believe this is going to be a game changing project if you are patient. But as you can see by this sub and the abysmal performance relative to all other top 20 projects, there’s absolutely 0 excitement or really any reason for excitement with this project.
It seems to be fading into irrelevancy in the slowest most excruciating way. Not trying to be negative - I been positive for 7 years, but it’s really getting hard. I keep telling people just wait, it’ll pay off, but they look at me like I am a nutcase as I been saying this for half a decade.
Then I see news that Charles is getting off of X and that in my mind was the nail in the coffin. It suggests to me that not only is he getting a lot of negativity from an unhappy community, but that he likely predicts things are going to get worse from here so he’s going to stick his head in the sand ostrich style. I guess there’s no negativity about the project if you plug your ears and close your eyes, right?
Can anyone give me anything to look forward to with this project in the near future? Anything that can turn this horrific downhill momentum around?

Some people never learn... how many of the "real & amazing tech" L1 from 2021 is practically a zombie now?
People used to say the exact same thing to DOT, ATOM, XTZ, ADA, CRO, NEAR, FTM, ONE, etc

It feels like I'm holding the bag even before ADA was listed!

I’ve been trying to develop code to algo trade crypto small coins - XRP, SOL, LINK, ADA. I’ve tested 4 strategies - Turtle Trend, Donchian Channel Breakout, 4H Candle range breakout scalper and Consolidation pop - against 2024 and 2025 data. with a starting cash in test of 10k, the bots keep losing 4-5k each. Im not really sure where to go from here. Any advice?

P.S I’m very new to this and have started this journey only in the first week of Jan 2026.

Cardano (ADA) & New Crypto Power | Cardano Rumor Rundown #786 - Army of Spies

lol why did you choose ADA?

Oof. Felt that regarding ADA. What a shame that was. Lost a prettyyyyy penny

Don't hurt me like that. If I wish hard enough, the thousands I lost on DOT & XTZ & IOTA & ADA will come back.

If it’s acting like ADA 2021, then yeah… enjoy the long slow bleed

Recently, [NBX ](https://www.nbx.com)(Norwegian Block Exchange) launched two new native tokens: **fGLD** (backed by 1 gram of gold) and **fSLVR** (backed by 100 grams of silver) in collaboration with [Finest](https://www.finest.investments/).
While "tokenized gold" isn't a new concept in crypto, there are a few reasons why this specific implementation is significant for the Cardano community and our shared goal of blockchain utility:
**1. Verified Physical Redemption (The "Exit-to-Physical" Bridge)** A common concern with RWAs is whether the "digital-to-physical" bridge actually works. To verify this transparency, the CEO of NBX recently traveled to Germany to personally perform a physical redemption of 1 gram of gold. You can see the the physical asset he redeemed [here](https://x.com/KjosMathisen/status/2016068689498357988).
**2. Institutional-Grade Backing on Cardano** The tokens are backed 1:1 by LBMA-certified physical assets (from manufacturers like Valcambi and Heraeus) and are stored in high-security vaults at pro aurum GmbH in Germany. This brings a high level of regulatory compliance and institutional security to the Cardano chain.
**3. Utility for the Community**
* **Inflation Hedge:** Allows ADA holders to diversify into stable, physical commodities without leaving the Cardano ecosystem.
* **Mobility:** These are Cardano Native Tokens (CNTs), meaning they benefit from Cardano's deterministic fees and can be sent peer-to-peer instantly.
* **Redemption:** Any holder within the EU can request insured shipping of the physical asset or pick it up personally at various locations in Germany (Munich, Berlin, etc.).
For those interested in the technical details or the whitepaper, you can find more information on the official landing pages: [nbx.com/en/fgld](https://nbx.com/en/fgld) and [nbx.com/en/fslvr](https://nbx.com/en/fslvr).