Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-07-20: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Risk-off day

ADA closed at $0.1723 (+4.27% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.71B (-30.84% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳163.66M (+4070.98%). Token sentiment read 26 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: +$127.8K. WLK led the gainers (+18.11%); NIGHT was the biggest loser (-37.87%). DeFi TVL: $68.53M (-4.34%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1723+4.27%
Token mkt cap₳3.71B-30.84%
DEX volume 24h₳163.66M+4070.98%
Stablecoin supply$55.57M+0.23%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-31.41%
Token sentiment (USD)26 · Fear· 13 vs ADA+2 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Season · 18
Token RSI (14)38.4 · Slightly Oversold

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳9.50M
Stablecoin flow (net)+$127.8K
USDCx minted+$302.8K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Memecoin+₳176.6K
NFT+₳8.14K
DeFi−₳12.63K
RWA−₳16.45K
AI−₳18.99K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerWLK+18.11%
Top loserNIGHT-37.87%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT7,356 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)17,078
Holder-growth leaderUSDCx· 1,175 holders+2.44%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳35.33M
Smart money (net)+₳31.05K
Smart money → NIGHT+₳40.01K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$68.53M-4.34%
Epoch 643 tx101.6K-1.90%
Active stake₳21.36B