Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-21: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2448 (+16.77% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.13B (-4.17% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳9.98M (+46.63%). Token sentiment read 99 — Extreme Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$332.4K. DOG led the gainers (+23.03%); ATLAS was the biggest loser (-20.28%). DeFi TVL: $63.12M (+9.42%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2448+16.77%
Token mkt cap₳4.13B-4.17%
DEX volume 24h₳9.98M+46.63%
Stablecoin supply$60.85M+0.55%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-4.21%
Token sentiment (USD)99 · Extreme Greed· 46 vs ADA+2 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 41
Token RSI (14)42.3 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳191.8K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$332.4K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
NFT+₳2.15K
Memecoin+₳1.54K
Other−₳8.43K
AI−₳8.72K
RWA−₳12.50K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerDOG+23.03%
Top loserATLAS-20.28%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT975 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)5,134
Holder-growth leaderPUFFLE· 58 holders+5.46%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.70M
Smart money (net)+₳2.22K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳1.71K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$63.12M+9.42%
Epoch 649 tx73.6K-4.80%
Active stake₳21.43B