Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-01: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1795 (+5.21% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.12B (-3.95% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳4.12M (-19.75%). Token sentiment read 72 — Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$33.33K. ASCEND led the gainers (+14.51%); CD was the biggest loser (-32.34%). DeFi TVL: $66.21M (+4.38%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1795+5.21%
Token mkt cap₳4.12B-3.95%
DEX volume 24h₳4.12M-19.75%
Stablecoin supply$56.39M+0.06%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-3.62%
Token sentiment (USD)72 · Greed· 32 vs ADA+1 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 35
Token RSI (14)40.9 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳224.0K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$33.33K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
DeFi+₳20.42K
NFT+₳2.05K
Other−₳5.73K
GameFi−₳9.87K
AI−₳10.05K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerASCEND+14.51%
Top loserCD-32.34%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT490 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)2,282
Holder-growth leaderBLUE· 117 holders+3.54%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.84M
Smart money (net)−₳7.09K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳6.85K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$66.21M+4.38%
Epoch 645 tx90.4K-44.50%
Active stake₳21.41B