Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-08-31: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.2011 (+3.52% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.68B (-2.09% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳2.58M (-16.51%). Token sentiment read 68 — Greed. Net stablecoin flow: −$448.8K. BOS led the gainers (+9.90%); NTX was the biggest loser (-9.81%). DeFi TVL: $61.76M (+9.61%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2011+3.52%
Token mkt cap₳3.68B-2.09%
DEX volume 24h₳2.58M-16.51%
Stablecoin supply$58.46M-0.77%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-2.12%
Token sentiment (USD)68 · Greed· 35 vs ADA+43 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 42
Token RSI (14)44.4 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳206.6K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$448.8K
USDCx burned−$251.3K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
RWA+₳8.21K
NFT−₳1.75K
GameFi−₳4.48K
DeFi−₳6.25K
Other−₳6.36K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerBOS+9.90%
Top loserNTX-9.81%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT341 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)1,408
Holder-growth leaderALIENS· 67 holders+4.69%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳35.52M
Smart money (net)−₳1.48K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳489.6

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$61.76M+9.61%
Epoch 651 tx143.3K-5.40%
Active stake₳21.52B