Cardano Optimism Reverses After Founder Pushes Back on CLARITY Bill

• Cardano price correction could extend another 20% under the bearish influence of a falling channel pattern.
• ADA saw a brief rise in positive trader sentiment on January 19, 2026, before reversing sharply into losses
• A notable downtick in daily exponential moving averages (20, 50, 100, and 200) accentuate bearish sentiment in the market.

ADA, the native cryptocurrency of the Cardano ecosystem, witnesses heightened volatility during Monday’s trading session. Following the broader market pullback, the Cardano price plunged to an intraday low of $0.342, before reverting to $0.369 amid Federal Reserve announced plans to inject $55.3 billion in liquidity. The market FUD further intensified on ADA as a recent interview of Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson discussed the ongoing regulatory frustration.

Cardano Founder Sounds Alarm on Regulation and AI

Cardano (ADA) experienced a short-term increase in positive trader sentiment on January 19, 2026, before moving dramatically in the opposite direction, to losses. The movement was directly connected with a live-stream broadcast by the founder Charles Hoskinson, published the day before, which had quickly spread through the channels of the crypto world.

In the approximately half-hour discussion, Hoskinson expressed serious opposition to the current version of the proposed Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (commonly called the CLARITY Act). He expressed that it is too favorable to established players and is likely to lock unfavorable rules for emerging decentralized projects by default, classifying most new tokens as securities under expanded SEC authority.

He singled out Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse for endorsing the bill despite its flaws, arguing that accepting imperfect legislation for the sake of any progress would result in regulators taking control back over the industry, which historically targeted the industry. The comments brought longstanding tensions between the Cardon and Ripple communities to a head, and some saw it as a principled action while others perceived it as unnecessary public friction.

Hoskinson additionally touched on larger future dangers such as artificial intelligence systems gaining overwhelming world dominance if not stopped.

The comments set off an immediate online activity. Supporters applauded the statements as needed warnings about regulatory pitfalls and technological dangers; critics called them over-the-top or a distraction from Cardon’s own problems with development.

Social sentiment trackers reflected the sudden increase in bullish mentions for ADA, which prompted short-term buying pressure and FOM. However, the enthusiasm did not last, as the first wave of enthusiasm washed out, selling took charge and the price dropped lower in classic contrarian fashion where so much crowd optimism will come before reverses. 

Cardano Price Faces 20% Within This Channel Formation

Since last week, the Cardano price had witnessed a brief downtrend swing from $0.40 to $0.36, registering a 14.81% loss. This falling price aligns with broader market pullback amid the recent US and EU tariff tension. 

Interestingly, the bearish reversal in Cardano price is positioned at the resistance trendline of a falling channel pattern in the daily timeframe chart. Since mid-November 2025, the coin price has strictly resonated between two parallel trendlines which act as dynamic resistance and support. The price rebounded multiple times from within the channel, accentuating how the strong influence the pattern holds on traders’ behavior.

With sustained selling, the Cardano price faces a risk of 20% drop to retest the bottom trendline of the pattern at $0.28. The momentum indicator RSI at 41% accentuates the broader bearish sentiment among traders, reinforcing the potential downfall ahead.

On the contrary, you know the coin price must breach the pattern’s overhead trendline to support bullish growth.

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