The Cardano rise explanation is simple : it was undervalued and nobody saw it. There is no reason this coin is not worth as much as NEO. If you think about it for a bit you will see that I'm right.
Now, here is the extremely good news I have for you :
You are currently alive and present in the time where Cardano can be purchased for a mere 10 cents. DO IT. DO IT IN DECEMBER-MARCH. DO NOT WAIT A YEAR. This is THE coin that is going to change everything. Trust me on this.
How do I know this? A few reasons :
1) I hold a degree in engineering and a masters in physics.
2) I am fully employed as a Microsoft .net developer with 10 years experience.
3) I have reviewed their code on github.
4) I have read all their papers.
5) My cat (who gets visions of the future and communicates them to me)
This project is unlike ANYTHING I have seen. Unlike A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G by light years. There is no way that this doesn't change the space in profound ways. Cardano is what is going to bring everything together and will actually benefit all the other tokens because of its scalability, security, and interoperability.
You have been warned.