Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-08: Buying power building (+1.5M)

Cardano Daily Brief

Buying power building (+1.5M)

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1983 (-1.54% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.11B (-0.26% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳2.84M (-13.42%). Token sentiment read 28 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: +$1.49M. iBTC led the gainers (+5.38%); LIFI was the biggest loser (-39.42%). DeFi TVL: $70.61M (+0.12%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1983-1.54%
Token mkt cap₳4.11B-0.26%
DEX volume 24h₳2.84M-13.42%
Stablecoin supply$59.91M+2.49%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-0.25%
Token sentiment (USD)28 · Fear· 50 vs ADA6 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 32
Token RSI (14)35.8 · Slightly Oversold

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳88.36K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$1.49M
USDCx minted+$450.0K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳88.36K
Stablecoin+₳80.52K
RWA+₳17.90K
Other+₳12.03K
Memecoin+₳10.24K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gaineriBTC+5.38%
Top loserLIFI-39.42%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT256 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,560
Holder-growth leaderKARMA· 147 holders+5.00%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.91M
Smart money (net)+₳1.48K
Smart money → SONG+₳4.80K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$70.61M+0.12%
Epoch 647 tx93.7K-4.90%
Active stake₳21.37B