Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-20: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2096 (+14.62% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.14B (-5.70% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳6.75M (+17.81%). Token sentiment read 96 — Extreme Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$132.3K. SUGR led the gainers (+28.78%); BOS was the biggest loser (-13.31%). DeFi TVL: $58.13M (+6.30%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2096+14.62%
Token mkt cap₳4.14B-5.70%
DEX volume 24h₳6.75M+17.81%
Stablecoin supply$60.51M+0.22%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-5.87%
Token sentiment (USD)96 · Extreme Greed· 38 vs ADA+9 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 51
Token RSI (14)42.8 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳384.8K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$132.3K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
DeFi+₳20.60K
NFT+₳12.28K
RWA+₳3.41K
GameFi+₳115.82
AI−₳701.77

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerSUGR+28.78%
Top loserBOS-13.31%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT794 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,653
Holder-growth leaderATLAS· 363 holders+27.37%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.85M
Smart money (net)+₳6.13K
Smart money → SHEN+₳7.36K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$58.13M+6.30%
Epoch 649 tx73.6K-4.80%
Active stake₳21.43B