Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-07-17: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1673 (+4.42% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.74B (-3.82% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳6.95M (+59.65%). Token sentiment read 79 — Greed. Net stablecoin flow: −$18.68K. SHARDS led the gainers (+31.89%); LUMP was the biggest loser (-11.08%). DeFi TVL: $72.66M (+2.37%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1673+4.42%
Token mkt cap₳3.74B-3.82%
DEX volume 24h₳6.95M+59.65%
Stablecoin supply$55.39M-0.03%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-4.35%
Token sentiment (USD)79 · Greed· 48 vs ADA+50 pts
ADA vs tokensTokens Leaning · 58
Token RSI (14)44.4 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳502.0K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$18.68K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
DeFi+₳55.89K
Memecoin+₳14.41K
RWA+₳10.94K
Other+₳7.70K
NFT−₳4.52K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerSHARDS+31.89%
Top loserLUMP-11.08%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT737 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,086
Holder-growth leaderUSDM· 5,720 holders+22.96%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳37.00M
Smart money (net)−₳743
Smart money → SONG+₳3.60K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$72.66M+2.37%
Epoch 642 tx103.5K-11.90%
Active stake₳21.43B