BTC vs ADA
Bitcoin and Cardano compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, BTC against ADA. Measurements only: this page does not rank BTC above ADA or the other way round.
A data comparison of Bitcoin against Cardano. The rule that paired BTC with ADA is measured against a market anchor; the numbers come from the same daily collection as the rest of the site.
Counting the table, 7 measures favour BTC and 6 favour ADA. Read the BTC and ADA rows separately: being ahead on turnover and being ahead on momentum mean different things.
Hype risk side by side
BTC against ADA, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 19, 2026
| Measure | BTC | ADA | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $1.63T | $8.53B | BTC |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #1 | #18 | BTC |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $81,208 | $0.2275 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $45.06B | $738.2M | BTC |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.028 | 0.087 | ADA |
| 24-hour change | +6.3% | +12.6% | ADA |
| 7-day change | +4.9% | +9.7% | ADA |
| 30-day change | +16.9% | +19.2% | ADA |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +25.8% | +37.4% | ADA |
| Trending position Today's global order | #1 | #21 | BTC |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 13 | 0 | BTC |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 3 | 3 | level |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 70% | 70% | level |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 64 | 61 | BTC |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -35.1% | -74.9% | BTC |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 8/100 | 5/100 | ADA |
What the numbers say
19 facts from today's collection
Bitcoin carries 191x the market value of Cardano today — $1.63T against $8.53B.
BTC holds market-cap rank 1 and ADA rank 18, 17 places apart.
At $81,208 per coin, BTC is 357,008x the unit price of ADA at $0.2275; market value is the comparable figure.
Volume over 24 hours reads $45.06B for BTC and $738.2M for ADA, a 61.0x difference in traded value.
Turnover tells a different story: ADA trades 8.7% of its market value each day, the other 2.8%.
+6.3% for BTC over 24 hours, +12.6% for ADA — ADA ahead on this window by 6.2 points.
Across seven days, Cardano (+9.7%) outpaced Bitcoin (+4.9%).
Across thirty days, Cardano (+19.2%) outpaced Bitcoin (+16.9%).
Stretch the window to 90 days and ADA leads with +37.4% against +25.8%.
The pair appears together on the trending map, BTC at 1 (3 consecutive days) and ADA at 21 (3).
Geographic spread: 13 countries for BTC and 0 for ADA.
Today the checklist reads Buy for BTC (70%) and Buy for ADA (70%).
The RSI readings are 64 and 61 respectively, putting BTC higher up the momentum scale.
Measured against their own 52-week peaks, Bitcoin sits -35.1% below and Cardano -74.9% below.
BTC and ADA both trade above their own 200-day moving average, the simplest long-term filter in the model.
Low hype risk for BTC (8) sits next to Low for ADA (5).
BTC and ADA share 1 CoinGecko category: Layer 1 chains.
Today's volume is 1.65 times normal for Bitcoin and 1.61 times normal for Cardano.
The signal for BTC is built on 400 daily closes and the one for ADA on 400.
Last 90 daily closes
Each chart is scaled to its own range
Bitcoin
Cardano
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of BTC and ADA is trending today?
Both are on the trending list: BTC at position 1 and ADA at position 21. Trending on this site measures search and page-view interest in BTC and ADA, not price direction.
Is BTC bigger than ADA?
Bitcoin is larger, at $1.63T of market value against $8.53B — 191x the size.
What does the daily signal say about BTC and ADA?
The checklist reads Buy for BTC (70% of checks passed) and Buy for ADA (70%). The checklist is a mechanical count of trend and momentum conditions on BTC and ADA, not advice.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Bitcoin scores 8/100 against 5 for Cardano. The score behind both the BTC and ADA figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy BTC or ADA?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about BTC and ADA — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about BTC, ADA or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.