Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-09-17: Buying power deploying (−4.9M)

Cardano Daily Brief

Buying power deploying (−4.9M)

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2156 (+10.05% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.15B (+2.77% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳4.71M (-7.61%). Token sentiment read 95 — Extreme Greed. Net stablecoin flow: −$4.92M. ATLAS led the gainers (+13.91%); PALM was the biggest loser (-22.88%). DeFi TVL: $55.96M (+6.58%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2156+10.05%
Token mkt cap₳4.15B+2.77%
DEX volume 24h₳4.71M-7.61%
Stablecoin supply$60.61M-8.11%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+3.06%
Token sentiment (USD)95 · Extreme Greed· 52 vs ADA+22 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 44
Token RSI (14)44 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowDeFi−₳45.53K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$4.92M
USDCx burned−$5.00M

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Other+₳12.96K
GameFi−₳1.92K
NFT−₳8.84K
RWA−₳12.76K
Infrastructure−₳19.92K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerATLAS+13.91%
Top loserPALM-22.88%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT408 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)2,670
Holder-growth leadercBTC· 346 holders+1.47%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳161.11M
Smart money (net)+₳24.02K
Smart money → ASCEND+₳31.81K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$55.96M+6.58%
Epoch 655 tx89.4K-17.60%
Active stake₳21.37B