Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-07-16: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1603 (-2.69% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.85B (+1.45% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳4.39M (+6.66%). Token sentiment read 27 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: −$7.53K. GALAXY led the gainers (+47.86%); CRAWJU was the biggest loser (-7.70%). DeFi TVL: $70.96M (-1.96%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1603-2.69%
Token mkt cap₳3.85B+1.45%
DEX volume 24h₳4.39M+6.66%
Stablecoin supply$55.41M-0.01%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.78B+1.39%
Token sentiment (USD)27 · Fear· 60 vs ADA27 pts
ADA vs tokensTokens Leaning · 58
Token RSI (14)45.2 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳136.8K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$7.53K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳136.8K
Stablecoin+₳73.34K
Other+₳39.83K
Memecoin+₳28.33K
GameFi−₳160.05

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerGALAXY+47.86%
Top loserCRAWJU-7.70%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT365 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)2,110
Holder-growth leaderSTARS· 63 holders+1.61%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳31.84M
Smart money (net)+₳5.25K
Smart money → SONG+₳11.99K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$70.96M-1.96%
Epoch 642 tx103.5K-11.90%
Active stake₳21.43B