Cardano staking remained at 58.5% of circulating ADA as the token traded at $0.185 early Friday, November 6, 2026, CryptoTicker reported. Citing CoinGecko, the outlet said ADA had fallen 6.3% over 24 hours and reached a daily low of $0.178.

The delegated share has slipped from 61.0% in early November 2025, even as ADA has fallen from its November 2025 annual high of $0.59, according to CryptoTicker. The share does not mean those tokens are locked away: the outlet said delegated ADA can be sold or transferred at any time.

ADA price and market conditions

A separate report from Blockchain News put ADA at $0.20 on Binance spot, up 3.89% over 24 hours, with a daily range of $0.19 to $0.20. That differs from CryptoTicker's early Friday price and reported decline; the time of the Binance snapshot was not specified in the figures.

CryptoTicker reported $351 million in 24-hour ADA trading volume and ranked Cardano 18th by market capitalization. The outlet said ADA traded at $0.53 in November 2025 before reaching the year's high of $0.59 on November 11.

CryptoTicker attributed the latest decline to a broader sell-off in equity and crypto markets rather than a Cardano-specific trigger. Citing ETHNews and CoinGlass, it also reported that $1.03 billion in leveraged positions across the market had been liquidated over 24 hours, with 89.4% of them bets on rising prices.

On OKX, the value of open ADA perpetual contracts fell from $32.8 million on November 4 to $24.5 million at the time of CryptoTicker's report. The outlet put the exchange's ADA funding rate at minus 0.012%; funding is a payment between buyers and sellers of the contracts, due every eight hours.

Cardano staking over 12 months

CryptoTicker's Cardano staking figures show 21.88 billion ADA delegated in epoch 593 in early November 2025, representing 61.0% of supply. By epoch 630 in early May 2026, the amount was 21.73 billion ADA, or 60.0%, the outlet reported.

In late October 2026, epoch 663 had 21.50 billion ADA delegated, equivalent to 58.4% of supply, according to CryptoTicker. In the current epoch 665, the amount was 21.54 billion ADA out of 36.82 billion in circulation, or 58.5%.

The Cardano staking figures represent a decline of 2.5 percentage points and around 340 million delegated ADA over a year, CryptoTicker reported. The outlet said circulating supply grew by almost one billion ADA over that period as rewards were paid from the reserve, which it put at about 6.03 billion ADA.

For epoch 664, 6.15 million ADA was paid in rewards, according to CryptoTicker. The outlet calculated a gross annual yield of about 2.1% by extrapolating that payout over 73 epochs against an active stake of 21.5 billion ADA; pool fees would still be deducted from the gross figure.

How Cardano staking works

Cardano staking involves a holder delegating ADA to a stake pool, according to CryptoTicker. Ad Hoc News reported that Cardano's project website describes the arrangement as non-custodial and liquid, with delegation leaving the tokens in the holder's wallet.

CryptoTicker said holders can transfer or sell delegated ADA at any time, with delegation ending automatically for the amount moved. The outlet contrasted that flexibility with blockchains where staked coins are tied up for a period.

On some other networks, validator mistakes can lead to slashing, in which part of the staked coins is destroyed, CryptoTicker reported. It said a poorly run Cardano pool can cost delegators rewards but not their stake.

Separately, Ad Hoc News reported that Intersect issued a request on October 30 for stake pool operators to inspect their relays and block producers, apply kernel fixes where they were available and then restart their systems. Citing CryptoTicker, Ad Hoc News identified the issue as CVE-2026-98432 and said it had a critical severity score of 9.8 out of 10.

Ad Hoc News said no attack on Cardano pool infrastructure had been reported in its account. It reported that a compromised pool could not directly spend delegated ADA, although a pool taken offline could miss blocks and reduce rewards for an epoch.

DeFi activity and price levels

Alongside the Cardano staking data, CryptoTicker cited DefiLlama figures showing $51.2 million in decentralized finance applications on Cardano, down from $54.3 million on November 1 and $73.9 million on October 7. The outlet attributed most of the decline to the price of ADA, in which it said most deposits are held and whose value is measured in dollars.

CryptoTicker identified the August price floor as a level below the market: ADA closed between $0.174 and $0.176 on each day from August 16 to 19 before recovering above $0.25 in October. On the upside, the outlet said ADA would first have to regain Thursday's close of $0.197.

CryptoTicker put the 200-day moving average at $0.208 and the 50-day average at $0.228, saying conventional chart analysis indicates a downward trend while ADA remains below both. Blockchain News reported rounded averages of $0.21 and $0.23 respectively and said momentum indicators did not yet confirm a strong continuation.

Blockchain News said that, if ADA regained and held $0.21, the next area to watch would be $0.23; a loss of $0.19 would open the way toward $0.18. The outlet also reported that Changelly's November 3 forecast estimated an average ADA price of $0.176 for November, within a projected range of $0.161 to $0.191.

Conclusion

CryptoTicker's figures show that 58.5% of circulating ADA remained delegated in the current epoch, although that proportion was lower than the 61.0% recorded in early November 2025. The outlet reported an early Friday price of $0.185, while Blockchain News gave a different Binance spot snapshot of $0.20. For pool operators, a concrete step already requested by Intersect is to check their infrastructure, install fixed kernels where available and reboot systems, according to Ad Hoc News. The outlet reported that a compromised pool could not directly spend delegated ADA, though an offline pool could miss blocks and reduce rewards.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much ADA is staked in November 2026?

CryptoTicker reported that 21.54 billion ADA was actively delegated in the current epoch, out of 36.82 billion ADA in circulation. That represented 58.5% of supply. In early November 2025, the outlet's figures showed 21.88 billion ADA delegated, or 61.0% of supply.

What was Cardano's price on November 6, 2026?

CryptoTicker reported that ADA traded at $0.185 early Friday, November 6, 2026. Citing CoinGecko, it said the token had fallen 6.3% over 24 hours and reached a daily low of $0.178. Blockchain News separately reported a Binance spot price of $0.20 and a 3.89% daily gain.

Can delegated ADA be sold or transferred?

Yes. CryptoTicker reported that holders can sell or transfer delegated ADA at any time, and that delegation ends automatically for the amount moved. Ad Hoc News said Cardano's project website describes delegation as non-custodial, meaning the tokens remain in the holder's wallet rather than moving to the stake pool.

What is the estimated Cardano staking yield for epoch 664?

CryptoTicker reported that 6.15 million ADA was paid in rewards for epoch 664. Using an active stake of 21.5 billion ADA and 73 epochs a year, the outlet extrapolated a gross annual yield of about 2.1%. It said pool fees, which vary by operator, would still be deducted from gross returns.

What did Intersect ask Cardano pool operators to do on October 30?

Ad Hoc News reported that Intersect urged operators to inspect their relays and block producers, apply available kernel fixes and restart their systems. A compromised pool could not directly spend delegated ADA, the outlet said. An offline pool, however, could miss blocks and reduce rewards for an epoch.