Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-07-12: Capital leaving DeFi

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving DeFi

Risk-off day

ADA closed at $0.1585 (-4.51% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.92B (+0.93% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳3.69M (-6.23%). Token sentiment read 23 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: −$37.10K. CHAD led the gainers (+22.00%); LUMP was the biggest loser (-22.26%). DeFi TVL: $71.13M (-1.91%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1585-4.51%
Token mkt cap₳3.92B+0.93%
DEX volume 24h₳3.69M-6.23%
Stablecoin supply$52.55M-0.07%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.83B+1.02%
Token sentiment (USD)23 · Fear· 59 vs ADA3 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 47
Token RSI (14)47.6 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowDeFi−₳32.70K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$37.10K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Stablecoin+₳225.6K
Infrastructure+₳23.44K
Other+₳14.14K
RWA+₳8.07K
GameFi+₳6.59K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerCHAD+22.00%
Top loserLUMP-22.26%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT289 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,848
Holder-growth leaderBLUE· 161 holders+21.05%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳30.77M
Smart money (net)−₳14.11K
Smart money → SONG+₳1.88K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$71.13M-1.91%
Epoch 641 tx117.5K-1.80%
Active stake₳21.65B