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The biggest challenge Cardano currently faces is the cracks in governance within the ecosystem and the resulting decline in trust. With the Cardano Summit being canceled and major projects suspending operations one after another, the community is experiencing a double whammy of lack of leadership and loss of direction. Doubts about founder Charles Hoskinson's actions are also growing, and suspicions that he sold large quantities during the 2021 bull market and conflicts over budget execution have further frozen investor sentiment. This breakdown in internal solidarity is behind the growing number of critics who assert that the narrative of Cardano, which brought great profits in the past, is now over.

From a technical perspective, the possibility of a short-term rebound is constantly being raised as extreme oversold signals are detected. The fact that the relative strength index (RSI) on the weekly chart has fallen to an all-time low suggests that selling pressure has reached its limit, and the past case of Cardano recording an explosive rise in a similar trend serves as a basis for hope. Additionally, the fact that Cardano is included in the cryptocurrency index futures launched by CME and Nasdaq is evidence that the institutional financial market still recognizes the potential value of this project. As attempts to lay the foundation for a counterattack continue after the support around $0.15 collapsed, the market is paying attention to whether or not it breaks through $0.2 as a key turning point for a bullish turn.

On-chain data provides a visual representation of the massive capital reallocation currently occurring within the Cardano ecosystem. So-called ‘dormant wallets’ that had not moved for a long time have recently begun to move coins on a large scale, which means that beyond simple selling, long-term holders are revising their strategies. These changes are sometimes interpreted by analytical firms such as Santiment as a precursor to a major trend reversal. In particular, the attempt to introduce FXRP, a Ripple-based asset, into the Cardano ecosystem through a technical alliance with the Flare Network is interpreted as a desperate breakthrough to break down barriers between networks and maximize fund flow.

Cardano’s future survival will depend on how dramatically scalability solutions such as the Leios upgrade improve real-world network throughput. It will not be easy to regain market confidence unless supported by actual expansion of transaction throughput and recovery of total deposited assets (TVL) in the DeFi ecosystem, rather than simply relying on a technical rebound in price. The ‘nuclear option’ mentioned by Hoskinson and the possibility of building a new chain are factors that add to uncertainty, but paradoxically, they also suggest that the ecosystem is seeking change at the edge of a cliff. Ultimately, it is time for investors to avoid short-term emotional responses and cool-headedly observe the essential technological evolution of blockchain infrastructure and the normalization process of governance.