Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-19: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.1830 (+4.56% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.70B (+5.19% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳5.71M (+100.81%). Token sentiment read 83 — Extreme Greed. Net stablecoin flow: −$8.42K. CRAWJU led the gainers (+14.54%); BOO was the biggest loser (-20.55%). DeFi TVL: $54.64M (-15.74%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1830+4.56%
Token mkt cap₳3.70B+5.19%
DEX volume 24h₳5.71M+100.81%
Stablecoin supply$60.39M-0.01%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+5.29%
Token sentiment (USD)83 · Extreme Greed· 55 vs ADA+23 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 55
Token RSI (14)45 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳122.7K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$8.42K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳122.7K
Other+₳14.36K
GameFi+₳6.86K
AI+₳3.22K
NFT+₳3.12K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerCRAWJU+14.54%
Top loserBOO-20.55%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT551 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)2,692
Holder-growth leaderATLAS· 368 holders+28.67%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳120.00M
Smart money (net)−₳3.23K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳758

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$54.64M-15.74%
Epoch 649 tx73.6K-4.80%
Active stake₳21.43B