Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-09-03: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2244 (+9.58% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.13B (-2.88% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳19.65M (+486.21%). Token sentiment read 87 — Extreme Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$73.95K. ASCEND led the gainers (+13.32%); WORK was the biggest loser (-86.25%). DeFi TVL: $66.40M (+4.38%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2244+9.58%
Token mkt cap₳4.13B-2.88%
DEX volume 24h₳19.65M+486.21%
Stablecoin supply$58.68M+0.13%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-2.83%
Token sentiment (USD)87 · Extreme Greed· 27 vs ADA+10 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 40
Token RSI (14)42.5 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳82.60K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$73.95K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Memecoin+₳23.16K
NFT−₳2.80K
Other−₳3.44K
GameFi−₳15.48K
RWA−₳18.77K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerASCEND+13.32%
Top loserWORK-86.25%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT1,192 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)4,534
Holder-growth leaderALIENS· 66 holders+4.69%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳35.57M
Smart money (net)+₳8.11K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳11.42K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$66.40M+4.38%
Epoch 652 tx106.2K-25.90%
Active stake₳21.51B