Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-14: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1804 (-1.09% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.07B (+0.07% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳2.11M (+7.88%). Token sentiment read 37 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: +$317.7K. EMP led the gainers (+7.21%); PULSE was the biggest loser (-10.49%). DeFi TVL: $66.43M (-0.37%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1804-1.09%
Token mkt cap₳4.07B+0.07%
DEX volume 24h₳2.11M+7.88%
Stablecoin supply$60.33M+0.53%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-0.05%
Token sentiment (USD)37 · Fear· 45 vs ADA+6 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 55
Token RSI (14)42.5 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳52.34K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$317.7K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳52.34K
Stablecoin+₳48.48K
DeFi+₳37.33K
AI+₳6.19K
Other+₳4.28K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerEMP+7.21%
Top loserPULSE-10.49%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT235 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,579
Holder-growth leaderQSNEK· 184 holders+3.96%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.80M
Smart money (net)+₳16.60K
Smart money → NIGHT+₳14.47K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$66.43M-0.37%
Epoch 648 tx77.4K-17.40%
Active stake₳21.40B