Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-18: Capital rotating into DeFi

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into DeFi

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.1749 (+1.52% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.04B (+0.02% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳2.90M (+20.81%). Token sentiment read 62 — Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$23.09K. BOS led the gainers (+20.94%); BOO was the biggest loser (-19.36%). DeFi TVL: $64.78M (+0.05%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1749+1.52%
Token mkt cap₳4.04B+0.02%
DEX volume 24h₳2.90M+20.81%
Stablecoin supply$60.39M+0.04%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-0.11%
Token sentiment (USD)62 · Greed· 51 vs ADA+11 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 45
Token RSI (14)44 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowDeFi+₳36.75K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$23.09K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
DeFi+₳36.75K
GameFi+₳2.98K
Infrastructure+₳374.13
NFT−₳1.26K
RWA−₳2.67K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerBOS+20.94%
Top loserBOO-19.36%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT236 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,501
Holder-growth leaderPUFFLE· 58 holders+5.46%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.85M
Smart money (net)−₳17.13K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳1.18K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$64.78M+0.05%
Epoch 649 tx73.6K-4.80%
Active stake₳21.43B