Cardano began testing a package that increases Plutus execution memory limits and updates the Plutus v2 cost model. Intersect's technical steering committee approved the changes on October 20. The goal is evident: enable higher smart contract workloads while maintaining predictable performance.
The rollout begins on public testnets. Developers can measure script behavior under the upper limits and confirm application paths. This staged process allows engineers to uncover regressions early before any mainnet motion.
Intersect's announcement describes the move as a part of a transparent, governance-led vote. The update is presented as incremental and non-dramatic, with an emphasis on validation and verification. The article incorporates links to background material and invites feedback.
Intersect elections: Deadline for applications is October twenty fourth
The governance calendar stays busy. Applications for Intersect's 2025 committee elections are open until October 24 and all committee seats shall be covered by member votes. The structure rotates membership while ensuring continuity between working groups.
Organizers prolonged the schedule at the beginning of the cycle and reaffirmed the deadline this week. Directs members on to candidate instructions and updated schedule. This makes the election window and milestones clear.
Cardano Intersect Committee Elections 2025. Source: Intersect on X
These committee votes follow September board results, which produced a majority elected by members for the primary time. This end result provides the context for the committee phase and signals a practical transition to community oversight.
Hydra-node reached the v1.0.0 day in early October, marking a stability baseline for head-based scaling. Public posts and digest summaries list the tag and invite developers to check out latency-sensitive flows in test environments. The focus stays on gradual, production-oriented introduction.
Cardano's October 10 weekly development report also logged Yoroi v6.0 with DEX integrations and community programs. These notes provide a snapshot of app-level activity consistent with today's parameter testing. Together they show that network, wallet and governance tracks run in parallel.
Finally, in the muse's Q3 summary published five days ago, the pillars of implementation, technology and governance were summarized again. It places the month's capability changes and elections into an extended roadmap for on-chain decision making and developer reading.
Cardano’s each day MACD lines are converging toward a “golden cross” below the zero line, a setup that traders often view as an early momentum shift. The same configuration preceded a rally of about sixty percent in late June, in response to the note on the chart. However, momentum crossings below zero are inclined to be weaker, so the signal normally requires price confirmation.
ADA MACD Golden Cross Setup. Source: Lark Davis on X
At the chart level, ADA must first clear a horizontal resistance zone near $0.74-$0.77. There were several attempts at recovery on this area in September and October and it now overlaps with the previous offer. Until the candles break this band, the market stays range-bound and reactive.
Additionally, a descending trend line from the August high remains to be weighing on the value. Each lower high along this line has resulted in profit-taking and corrected the structure. Therefore, a decisive break – ideally in volume expansion – would mean a regime change; Otherwise, rejection on the trendline could pull ADA back towards the mid-pivot area of $0.60, where the recent stabilization took place.
ADA breaks the trend line but still needs confirmation
Cardano has returned above a long-term descending trend line, a level that prevented several rallies in previous cycles. The reclaim signals an improvement in momentum and shifts the market's focus to the subsequent decision zone. However, the structure still needs further tracking before a serious move is confirmed on the chart.
ADA trendline breakout. Source: Altcoin Gordon on X
The setup shows a broad accumulation base, with buyers repeatedly defending support along the horizontal range. Any rebound from this floor strengthened the basics and allowed the value to push against the trend line before eventually breaking through. As a result, traders at the moment are listening to continuation signals moderately than further rejection wicks.
The bullish forecast on the chart suggests a possible measured move of around 84%, but historically Cardano has only confirmed these patterns after a retest or a powerful candlestick breakout with volume. Until then, price stays at an inflection point where either a continuation or a failed breakout test remains to be possible.
ADA is attempting to get well while resistance clusters limit the upside
Cardano is attempting to get well from its recent collapse, with price now pushing towards the $0.72-$0.75 resistance area. This zone coincides with the 20-day EMA, which acted as a ceiling through the current downtrend. As long as buyers don’t close above this band, the momentum stays corrective moderately than impulsive.
ADA recovery and resistance clusters. Source: Crypto Zayn on X
The chart also shows the 50-day SMA near $0.80 as the subsequent major hurdle. Previous rallies have failed near this level and the descending trend line continues to guide to lower highs. As a result, bulls must achieve consecutive closes above each barriers to shift the structure from recovery to trend reversal.
Meanwhile, the RSI is below the midline, indicating weak buying pressure despite the recovery. If ADA turns lower before clearing resistance and slips below $0.60, the chart leaves room for a retest of $0.50 support, where buyers previously defended a multi-month lower boundary.
