Cardano changed its own protocol by a vote, not by a decision from the company that built it. The van Rossem hard fork activated on July 18, 2026 at 21:44 UTC and moved the network to protocol version 11. The technical change matters less than who ordered it.
Cardano's proposed $19.2M PRIME initiative aims to increase DeFi liquidity & grow the TVL from roughly $90M to $200M.
The Midnight Foundation has released an official update on the response to the attack on Wanchain's Cardano-BNB cross-chain bridge. The developers quickly brought partner exchanges into the investigation: Binance, OKX, Kraken, KuCoin, Bybit, Gate, and MEXC introduced emergency measures to completely block the movement of the stolen funds.
Cardano price has surged 9.3% to an intraday high of $0.176 after the Van Rossem hard fork activated Protocol Version 11, while improving risk appetite and whale accumulation have supported bullish sentiment. According to data from crypto.
The Cardano blockchain successfully implemented the Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, transitioning the entire network to Protocol Version 11. The deployment occurred at 21:44 UTC, experiencing just a brief ten-minute interruption in block production with zero impact on end users.
# Cardano Van Rossem Hard Fork Moves Mainnet To Protocol Version 11
The Cardano blockchain has taken new steps toward all-round decentralization, a move that has spiked renewed interest in the token.
Cardanoscan shows Cardano's “van Rossem” hard fork governance action has been enacted, moving the network toward Protocol Version 11.0 in the Conway era. The action was enacted in Epoch 644 on July 18 after being submitted in Epoch 637, making the mainnet upgrade an on-chain governance outcome, not just a technical release.
Cardano price trades near $0.16 after van Rossem hard fork, while weak momentum and mixed derivatives data keep $0.19 resistance in focus.
The Van Rossem hard fork moved Cardano to version 11 on Saturday. And for the first time, Cardano's community voted in the upgrade, not the company that built it.
Cardano's Van Rossem hard fork activates Protocol Version 11, cutting smart contract costs and marking the first upgrade ratified through on-chain Cardano's Van Rossum hard fork goes live, reducing smart contract costs.
The evolution of blockchains now depends as much on their governance as on their technical advances. In this context, Cardano has just reached an important milestone with the activation of the Van Rossem update, presented as the first hard fork in its history wholly validated by an on-chain governance process.