Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-26: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.2086 (-1.34% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.73B (+0.02% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳3.31M (-65.26%). Token sentiment read 33 — Fear. Net stablecoin flow: −$388.2K. C3 led the gainers (+6.99%); DOG was the biggest loser (-29.61%). DeFi TVL: $58.08M (+0.73%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2086-1.34%
Token mkt cap₳3.73B+0.02%
DEX volume 24h₳3.31M-65.26%
Stablecoin supply$59.68M-0.65%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+0.03%
Token sentiment (USD)33 · Fear· 51 vs ADA+20 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 47
Token RSI (14)45.5 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳56.44K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$388.2K
USDCx burned−$402.2K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
DeFi+₳18.65K
Memecoin+₳13.66K
AI+₳8.77K
Other+₳3.16K
GameFi−₳26.34

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerC3+6.99%
Top loserDOG-29.61%
Most active (DEX tx)USDM292 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,870
Holder-growth leaderHSKN· 335 holders+2.76%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳36.42M
Smart money (net)+₳4.15K
Smart money → STRIKE+₳4.60K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$58.08M+0.73%
Epoch 650 tx151.6K+105.80%
Active stake₳21.46B