Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-09-21: Buying power building (+2.1M)

Cardano Daily Brief

Buying power building (+2.1M)

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2466 (+6.33% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.15B (+0.72% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳7.34M (+30.50%). Token sentiment read 75 — Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$2.09M. ATLAS led the gainers (+13.91%); NTX was the biggest loser (-66.74%). DeFi TVL: $65.85M (+5.68%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2466+6.33%
Token mkt cap₳4.15B+0.72%
DEX volume 24h₳7.34M+30.50%
Stablecoin supply$62.89M+3.32%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+0.70%
Token sentiment (USD)75 · Greed· 47 vs ADA6 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 40
Token RSI (14)40.1 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳599.6K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$2.09M
USDM minted+$2.04M

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Memecoin+₳39.57K
DeFi+₳21.59K
AI+₳12.77K
NFT+₳5.56K
GameFi−₳9.58K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerATLAS+13.91%
Top loserNTX-66.74%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT979 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,795
Holder-growth leaderUSDM· 6,263 holders+3.04%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳23.25M
Smart money (net)+₳11.28K
Smart money → NIGHT+₳19.06K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$65.85M+5.68%
Epoch 655 tx89.4K-17.60%
Active stake₳21.37B