Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-13: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1823 (-0.70% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.68B (-0.46% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳1.97M (-55.14%). Token sentiment read 37 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: +$27.32K. SURGE led the gainers (+7.23%); COCK was the biggest loser (-11.09%). DeFi TVL: $66.70M (-0.01%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1823-0.70%
Token mkt cap₳3.68B-0.46%
DEX volume 24h₳1.97M-55.14%
Stablecoin supply$60.01M+0.05%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-0.46%
Token sentiment (USD)37 · Fear· 45 vs ADA+5 pts
ADA vs tokensTokens Leaning · 63
Token RSI (14)41 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳54.59K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$27.32K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳54.59K
DeFi+₳7.74K
NFT+₳2.65K
Memecoin−₳301.32
RWA−₳474.95

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerSURGE+7.23%
Top loserCOCK-11.09%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT274 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,647
Holder-growth leaderDONG· 298 holders+0.34%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.80M
Smart money (net)+₳4.63K
Smart money → rsERG+₳5.00K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$66.70M-0.01%
Epoch 648 tx77.4K-17.40%
Active stake₳21.40B