Cardano hit $3 before, but will it do it again soon? Two altcoins, Ondo Finance and Remittix, might get there first.

Cardano's hitting its stride again. May has been packed with news that shows the project is speeding up. For instance, Brave Wallet is adding native support for ADA

Cardano price predictions have been heating up as the project’s progress continues to generate buzz.

May has been jam-packed with news that shows the project is rolling. For instance, Brave Wallet is adding native support for ADA and Cardano-based tokens, meaning tens of millions of Brave users will soon be able to manage and stake ADA in their browsers.

Under the hood, things are changing fast, too. Cardano is rolling out Ouroboros Leios, a structural overhaul that could eventually handle tens of thousands of transactions per second. There’s also a pivot toward a more agile development model, a planned Bitcoin integration and possible privacy-focused features like a stablecoin built for untraceable payments.

However, the fabled $3 mark is a long way off. ADA is back up over $0.80 from lows of around $0.55 in April, and Cardano price predictions see its December 2024 $1.23 high within reach. $3 would be roughly equal to 2021’s all-time highs, not out of the question this year, especially with the developments mentioned, but requiring a significant 3.75x pump and a market cap over $100 billion.

But while we wait to see if Cardano can reach $3 this year, two other altcoins could get there first.

One is backed by some of the biggest names on Wall Street, while the other is rethinking how crypto moves across borders.

One is backed by Wall Street giants like BlackRock, Google Cloud and Franklin Templeton. The other is taking on a market that could be worth $250 trillion by 2027.

Both could be interesting additions to any bag in 2023.

Ondo Finance is building bridges between crypto and the $100 trillion+ world of traditional finance.

In early 2025, it launched Ondo Chain, a layer-1 network designed to host and trade tokenised real-world assets (RWAs) like US Treasuries, stocks, and ETFs. It’s purpose-built for compliance and scale, securing backing by names like BlackRock, Google Cloud and Franklin Templeton.

Through Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network, launched in March, businesses can now access Ondo’s tokenized Treasuries 24/7, without touching stablecoins or waiting on bank wires. TVL on the Ondo Chain is now rocketing higher, up to $1.18 billion, nearly doubling since the start of the year.

$3 seems much more achievable for ONDO. It’s at $1.01 right now, with a market cap of around $3.2 billion. In December, it touched $2.05; at the current rate of adoption, the ONDO token could easily spike to $3 in the coming months.

But Ondo might have some competition for that milestone.

Remittix is taking on the cross-border payment markets, one of the biggest global arenas. Projected to be worth $250 trillion by 2027, it’s no surprise that giants like Stripe, Coinbase and Wise are all vying for a slice.

Remittix makes crypto-to-fiat transfers fast, cheap and simple. It supports over 40 cryptocurrencies, converts them directly into local currencies and sends them to global bank accounts with zero hidden fees. What’s sent is what’s received, all without any FX fees or wire surcharges.

For businesses, it gets even better. The Remittix Pay API lets merchants accept crypto from customers and settle in fiat. It’s built to give full control and flexibility, with over 50 crypto pairs and 30+ fiat currencies available. That makes it as useful for freelancers in Lagos as it is for global startups.

Momentum behind Remittix’s vision is growing fast. It’s already raised around $15 million in presale funds, passed a full smart contract audit and has a $250k community.

At $0.0757 per RTX token, a move to $3 would mean a rough 40x pump: ambitious, but not unrealistic. Crypto isn’t going anywhere anytime soon and projects with real-world use cases are likely to only grow in popularity. Remittix, offering a service that even mainstream competitors don’t provide, is a strong candidate for that kind of bull run.

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