Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-12: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1837 (-1.99% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.68B (+1.74% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳4.44M (-14.66%). Token sentiment read 21 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: −$154.5K. NTX led the gainers (+3.37%); CTV was the biggest loser (-11.32%). DeFi TVL: $66.78M (-0.89%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1837-1.99%
Token mkt cap₳3.68B+1.74%
DEX volume 24h₳4.44M-14.66%
Stablecoin supply$59.99M-0.26%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+1.78%
Token sentiment (USD)21 · Fear· 39 vs ADA19 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 47
Token RSI (14)40.8 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳118.9K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$154.5K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Stablecoin+₳215.7K
Infrastructure+₳118.9K
RWA+₳29.95K
DeFi+₳17.51K
AI+₳8.47K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerNTX+3.37%
Top loserCTV-11.32%
Most active (DEX tx)USDM329 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,999
Holder-growth leaderGALAXY· 46 holders+2.22%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.86M
Smart money (net)−₳5.32K
Smart money → SURF+₳1.62K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$66.78M-0.89%
Epoch 648 tx77.4K-17.40%
Active stake₳21.43B