Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-07-09: Capital leaving DeFi

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving DeFi

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1680 (+0.93% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.24B (-2.01% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳11.58M (-51.24%). Token sentiment read 59 — Neutral. Net stablecoin flow: +$706.9K. PAVIA led the gainers (+12.22%); SURF was the biggest loser (-21.47%). DeFi TVL: $73.61M (-6.69%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1680+0.93%
Token mkt cap₳4.24B-2.01%
DEX volume 24h₳11.58M-51.24%
Stablecoin supply$51.01M+1.39%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.80B-1.90%
Token sentiment (USD)59 · Neutral· 51 vs ADA+33 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 37
Token RSI (14)43.7 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowDeFi−₳143.3K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$706.9K
USDCx minted+$250.0K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Memecoin+₳72.77K
RWA+₳16.60K
GameFi+₳8.58K
NFT+₳1.68K
Other−₳3.95K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerPAVIA+12.22%
Top loserSURF-21.47%
Most active (DEX tx)SURF598 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,452
Holder-growth leaderSTRIKE· 3,170 holders+2.92%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳55.92M
Smart money (net)+₳32.77K
Smart money → BLUE+₳7.55K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$73.61M-6.69%
Epoch 641 tx117.5K-1.80%
Active stake₳21.65B