Cardano’s recent run of good fortune continued on Friday, as the multi-asset chain protocol emerged as one of the market’s top performers. The public blockchain project has been riding a wave of positive momentum thanks to an active developer community and optimism concerning the evolution of Internet 3.0.

ADA Approaches Two-Week High

The value of ADA rose 5.3% on Sunday to reach $0.0473, its highest since Christmas Eve. The coin that powers the decentralized platform has returned 9.3% over the past seven days, placing it among the top performers for the week. by comparison, bitcoin traded flat for the week while XRP lost nearly 3%.

At current values, the Cardano blockchain is worth $1.2 billion, placing it 11th among active projects. Six months ago, the cryptocurrency was worth nearly $5 billion and was ranked eighth by market cap. Over that stretch, ADA has dropped more than 70%.

The latest run of good fortune has been accompanied by a notable rise in trading volume. Since last Tuesday, ADA trades have increased by 200%, according to CoinMarketCap. Nearly $44 million worth of ADA was transacted on virtual currency exchanges in the last 24 hours. ZBG and Binance each…