Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-24: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.2255 (+3.34% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.76B (-1.61% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳7.25M (+23.19%). Token sentiment read 76 — Greed. Net stablecoin flow: −$450.4K. iSOL led the gainers (+17.61%); MINE was the biggest loser (-14.99%). DeFi TVL: $60.36M (-0.93%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2255+3.34%
Token mkt cap₳3.76B-1.61%
DEX volume 24h₳7.25M+23.19%
Stablecoin supply$60.43M-0.75%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-1.61%
Token sentiment (USD)76 · Greed· 49 vs ADA+11 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 44
Token RSI (14)44.2 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳56.72K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$450.4K
USDCx burned−$256.7K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Memecoin+₳38.69K
DeFi+₳33.66K
AI+₳18.08K
Other−₳1.70K
RWA−₳2.97K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gaineriSOL+17.61%
Top loserMINE-14.99%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT832 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,335
Holder-growth leaderPUFFLE· 58 holders+5.46%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.40M
Smart money (net)+₳1.94K
Smart money → STRIKE+₳1.70K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$60.36M-0.93%
Epoch 650 tx151.6K+105.80%
Active stake₳21.46B