Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-02: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1856 (+3.31% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.76B (-1.58% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳6.38M (+57.08%). Token sentiment read 73 — Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$497.3K. QSNEK led the gainers (+15.71%); GENS was the biggest loser (-18.13%). DeFi TVL: $67.81M (+4.67%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1856+3.31%
Token mkt cap₳3.76B-1.58%
DEX volume 24h₳6.38M+57.08%
Stablecoin supply$56.89M+0.87%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-1.55%
Token sentiment (USD)73 · Greed· 40 vs ADA8 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 27
Token RSI (14)39 · Slightly Oversold

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳130.9K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$497.3K
USDCx minted+$419.9K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳130.9K
NFT−₳1.59K
Memecoin−₳5.56K
AI−₳6.24K
GameFi−₳15.46K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerQSNEK+15.71%
Top loserGENS-18.13%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT851 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)2,890
Holder-growth leaderGALAXY· 47 holders+2.17%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.85M
Smart money (net)+₳14.75K
Smart money → WMTX+₳6.09K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$67.81M+4.67%
Epoch 646 tx98.6K+9.00%
Active stake₳21.37B