Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-22: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Risk-off day

ADA closed at $0.2194 (-10.31% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.75B (-1.25% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳10.06M (-2.59%). Token sentiment read 6 — Extreme Fear. Net stablecoin flow: −$7.37K. NOCY led the gainers (+13.67%); LUMP was the biggest loser (-21.50%). DeFi TVL: $60.67M (-1.83%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2194-10.31%
Token mkt cap₳3.75B-1.25%
DEX volume 24h₳10.06M-2.59%
Stablecoin supply$60.84M-0.01%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-1.24%
Token sentiment (USD)6 · Extreme Fear· 41 vs ADA82 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 40
Token RSI (14)42.6 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳143.6K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$7.37K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Stablecoin+₳360.3K
Memecoin+₳41.19K
RWA+₳24.45K
GameFi−₳900.7
AI−₳2.88K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerNOCY+13.67%
Top loserLUMP-21.50%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT949 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)4,461
Holder-growth leaderPUFFLE· 58 holders+5.46%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.55M
Smart money (net)+₳6.65K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳28.33K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$60.67M-1.83%
Epoch 650 tx151.6K+105.80%
Active stake₳21.52B