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Cardano activated the Van Rossem hard fork (Protocol Version 11) on July 20, 2026, to reduce smart contract execution costs. This upgrade marks the first to be ratified through on-chain governance voting. Leading up to the activation, whale accumulation hit record highs and open interest rose to $421M, even as the long-to-short ratio indicated that many traders were shorting the asset.