Over the weekend, Cardano lost its position as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Solana gained more market cap and replaced it. Cardano’s market cap stands at $66.39 billion, and on Saturday, Solana reached a market cap of $70 billion and became the fourth largest cryptocurrency in the world. This news also added pressure on ADA/USD prices, but the coin did not experience massive variation as investors found it hard to break the $2.0 level. The prices have been consolidating throughout the week amid the indecisive behavior of market participants and the absence of any significant news surrounding the Cardano ecosystem.

On the other hand, the U.S. dollar was also low on Friday after touching its highest in more than a month as the data released on the day favored the currency. The NFP data suggested a job creation of 531K against the expected 455K and supported the U.S. dollar, which also weighed on ADA/USD as both share a negative correlation. The unemployment rate also fell to 4.6%, against the expected 4.7%, and supported the greenback, which ultimately capped gains in ADA/USD.

The DXY, which measures the greenback value against the basket of six major currencies, fell to 93.62 levels from 94.62 levels on Friday, which added gains in ADA/USD.