Cardano (ADA) is bucking the trend of the cryptocurrency market, boasting a 5% surge in the past 24 hours. As a result of this growth, the altcoin has returned to the top 10 largest-cap assets in the blockchain sector.

At the time of writing, ADA is battling both Tron (TRX) to avoid being removed from the top 10, and Toncoin (TON) for ninth place, with a $400 million gap between the two cryptocurrencies.

Among the new features in the Cardano ecosystem is the interoperability between the altcoin and the Bitcoin network. Through a smart contract on Plutus V3, ADA developers were able to establish a direct route for transactions between the two blockchains.

Regarding price predictions for the cryptocurrency, Dan Gambardello pointed out that technical signs indicate a possible appreciation of Cardano, which could make the ADA token reach US$ 31.