Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-09-18: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2311 (+6.97% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.15B (+0.60% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳4.98M (+9.48%). Token sentiment read 90 — Extreme Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$193.3K. ATLAS led the gainers (+13.91%); PALM was the biggest loser (-22.88%). DeFi TVL: $60.06M (+11.17%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2311+6.97%
Token mkt cap₳4.15B+0.60%
DEX volume 24h₳4.98M+9.48%
Stablecoin supply$60.81M+0.32%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+0.58%
Token sentiment (USD)90 · Extreme Greed· 50 vs ADA0 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 50
Token RSI (14)44 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳71.25K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$193.3K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳71.25K
GameFi+₳5.68K
NFT+₳4.79K
Other−₳16.42K
RWA−₳16.71K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerATLAS+13.91%
Top loserPALM-22.88%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT748 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,064
Holder-growth leaderATLAS· 358 holders+2.87%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳23.38M
Smart money (net)−₳11.83K
Smart money → USDA+₳4.39K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$60.06M+11.17%
Epoch 655 tx89.4K-17.60%
Active stake₳21.37B