Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-07-18: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1667 (-0.32% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.71B (+0.23% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳4.48M (-35.38%). Token sentiment read 41 — Neutral. Net stablecoin flow: +$12.80K. iSOL led the gainers (+19.73%); METERA was the biggest loser (-73.24%). DeFi TVL: $71.86M (-0.77%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1667-0.32%
Token mkt cap₳3.71B+0.23%
DEX volume 24h₳4.48M-35.38%
Stablecoin supply$55.41M+0.02%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+0.30%
Token sentiment (USD)41 · Neutral· 48 vs ADA38 pts
ADA vs tokensTokens Leaning · 60
Token RSI (14)44.8 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳161.1K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$12.80K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳161.1K
DeFi+₳44.96K
GameFi+₳4.13K
AI−₳3.21K
NFT−₳4.54K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gaineriSOL+19.73%
Top loserMETERA-73.24%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT387 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,813
Holder-growth leaderUSDM· 5,722 holders+23.03%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳54.00M
Smart money (net)−₳4.17K
Smart money → SURF+₳4.03K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$71.86M-0.77%
Epoch 643 tx101.6K-1.90%
Active stake₳21.39B