Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-09: Capital rotating into Memecoin

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Memecoin

Risk-off day

ADA closed at $0.1958 (-1.16% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.73B (-0.97% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳2.28M (-20.13%). Token sentiment read 35 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: +$488.2K. BODEGA led the gainers (+11.42%); PULSE was the biggest loser (-6.57%). DeFi TVL: $70.22M (-0.48%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1958-1.16%
Token mkt cap₳3.73B-0.97%
DEX volume 24h₳2.28M-20.13%
Stablecoin supply$60.40M+0.81%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-1.07%
Token sentiment (USD)35 · Fear· 51 vs ADA1 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 35
Token RSI (14)36.7 · Slightly Oversold

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowMemecoin+₳49.92K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$488.2K
USDCx minted+$450.5K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Stablecoin+₳119.8K
Memecoin+₳49.92K
DeFi+₳35.81K
RWA+₳5.20K
AI+₳4.95K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerBODEGA+11.42%
Top loserPULSE-6.57%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT240 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,676
Holder-growth leaderiSOL· 84 holders+2.44%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.90M
Smart money (net)+₳9.37K
Smart money → SURF+₳5.69K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$70.22M-0.48%
Epoch 647 tx93.7K-4.90%
Active stake₳21.37B