Cardano is in the top 10 of cryptocurrencies by market cap, and has been for some time now.
There was the long awaited Vasil hard fork in September 2022. It was a major upgrade for the Cardano ecosystem. It was expected that the Vasil upgrade was going to create a surge in the price of Cardano. Simply put, that did not happen. I wrote about, and still believe the price surge from the Vasil upgrade is going to be built into the next bull run. I mean, a business (cryptocurrency in this case) that upgrades in a bear market is a good sign of health.
Now, on to the update coming to the Cardano network on Valentine's day 2023. Here is an article discussing in further detail: https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/cardano-massive-upgrade-is-all-set-to-launch-on-14th-of-february-this-is-what-you-can-expect-for-ada-price/ Simply put, this will increase the security for developers on the Cardano network along with providing a better and more compatible blockchain.
I have written about my interest in Cardano a few times now. I am not writing this to suggest others invest. I am writing because I see so many good things coming from Cardano. I love this journey. Maybe I will lose all of my investment in Cardano. Or maybe I will be able to buy something nice with the profits in the years to come. All I know is that I am HODL'ing Cardano for the next few decades. As some of the kids say, Cardano is my "Ride or Die" cryptocurrency!