Cardano (ADA) has officially activated its long-awaited Plomin upgrade. This marks a significant shift towards full decentralized governance for Charles Hoskinson’s Layer-1 blockchain.
This upgrade is designed to put ADA holders in direct control over key network decisions. These range from treasury withdrawals to future hard forks. While the upgrade has been met with some negativity, the core Cardano community seems fully in favor of Plomin.
Tonight, Cardano evolves.
The Plomin hard fork takes effect, marking the transition to full decentralized governance. $Ada holders gain real voting power—on parameter changes, treasury withdrawals, hard forks, and the blockchain’s future.
A milestone in blockchain governance.
— Cardano Foundation (@Cardano_CF) January 29, 2025
Cardano Community Voted In Favor Of The Hard Fork, Over 24 Countries Represented in Voting Process
The voting process exhibited a robust decentralized mechanism, with 50 governance sessions in 24 countries offering widespread community contribution. There was an overwhelming vote in favor of the hard fork, with 13.7 billion ADA represented through SPOs and all seven representatives of the network’s Constitution Committee voting in its approval.
Prominent Cardano staking pool operator, @ItsDave_ADA, wrote a lengthy X post on the Plomin upgrade. He noted that “All 7 entities of the Cardano’s Constitutional Committee voted in favor with a pass rate of 100%.”
With a $1.6 billion treasury at its disposal, the Cardano ecosystem is well-positioned for a new era of innovation and expandability. Dave went on to add that this move represents “A true example of freedom, where every voice is heard.”
Shortly, the Cardano Plomin hard fork takes effect, achieving full decentralized governance. All ADA holders can now participate in governance, deciding on parameter changes, treasury withdrawals, hard forks, and the blockchain's future.
This is a milestone in governance,…
— Dave (@ItsDave_ADA) January 29, 2025
What Now For ADA Price? Here Are Two Potential Moves
On one hand, we can see ADA is completing a sizeable cup and handle Formation. The handle part of the pattern is currently supported at the trendline and key zone, which could be setting up for a massive breakout.
If the trendline holds, this level will act as re-accumulation before attempting to break through the major resistance zone at $1. The $1 zone has previously been a point of resistance for ADA, as far back as 2021, when it briefly tapped its all-time high level of $3.
If Cardano breaks through the resistance, then two price levels to target are $1.30 and $1.79. Be mindful that if ADA hits those targets, it will likely experience some healthy profit-taking and at least one rejection on any push toward $2.
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If we look at the bearish scenario for ADA, we assume that it is once again rejected at the $1 resistance zone. Based on this, we will expect the support level at around $0.9 to hold.
Depending on overall market sentiment in this case, that $0.9 level could be a good buy opportunity. However, if the market is still in the red and ADA loses support, a tumble to $0.85 and possibly below could well be on the cards.
Currently, the Plomin hard fork seems to have attracted some bearish sentiment across crypto Twitter. If this noise continues and the market doesn’t pick up, ADA could be in for some rough short-term price action.
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