Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-09-16: Buying power building (+4.9M)

Cardano Daily Brief

Buying power building (+4.9M)

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.1959 (+0.68% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.16B (+2.63% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳5.06M (-0.99%). Token sentiment read 50 — Neutral. Net stablecoin flow: +$4.90M. ATLAS led the gainers (+13.91%); ASCEND was the biggest loser (-15.80%). DeFi TVL: $52.32M (+0.29%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1959+0.68%
Token mkt cap₳4.16B+2.63%
DEX volume 24h₳5.06M-0.99%
Stablecoin supply$65.53M+7.47%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+2.91%
Token sentiment (USD)50 · Neutral· 46 vs ADA+32 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 43
Token RSI (14)45 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳40.78K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$4.90M
USDCx minted+$4.90M

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Stablecoin+₳83.16K
Infrastructure+₳40.78K
RWA+₳39.10K
Other+₳10.96K
Memecoin+₳8.65K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerATLAS+13.91%
Top loserASCEND-15.80%
Most active (DEX tx)327 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)2,310
Holder-growth leaderSURGE· 642 holders+5.07%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳23.51M
Smart money (net)+₳44.72K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳42.97K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$52.32M+0.29%
Epoch 655 tx89.4K-17.60%
Active stake₳21.39B