Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-09-05: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2229 (+5.87% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.12B (-0.23% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳4.91M (-55.84%). Token sentiment read 83 — Extreme Greed. Net stablecoin flow: −$335.9K. NTX led the gainers (+10.74%); XER was the biggest loser (-10.46%). DeFi TVL: $65.40M (+3.37%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2229+5.87%
Token mkt cap₳4.12B-0.23%
DEX volume 24h₳4.91M-55.84%
Stablecoin supply$56.94M-0.59%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-0.12%
Token sentiment (USD)83 · Extreme Greed· 38 vs ADA+48 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 41
Token RSI (14)44.3 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳97.17K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$335.9K
USDM burned−$400.0K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Other+₳2.57K
AI+₳830.85
Memecoin−₳1.32K
RWA−₳2.58K
NFT−₳3.51K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerNTX+10.74%
Top loserXER-10.46%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT428 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)2,100
Holder-growth leaderQSNEK· 199 holders+4.19%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳35.64M
Smart money (net)+₳3.76K
Smart money → SNEK+₳2.28K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$65.40M+3.37%
Epoch 652 tx106.2K-25.90%
Active stake₳21.51B