Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-09-22: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Range-bound day

ADA closed at $0.2598 (+4.82% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.15B (-4.40% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳6.81M (-7.35%). Token sentiment read 72 — Greed. Net stablecoin flow: +$239.9K. NTX led the gainers (+31.81%); PALM was the biggest loser (-22.88%). DeFi TVL: $67.88M (+3.32%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2598+4.82%
Token mkt cap₳4.15B-4.40%
DEX volume 24h₳6.81M-7.35%
Stablecoin supply$63.13M+0.38%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-5.09%
Token sentiment (USD)72 · Greed· 43 vs ADA3 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 35
Token RSI (14)39.5 · Slightly Oversold

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳404.0K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$239.9K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Memecoin+₳15.91K
NFT+₳4.00K
RWA+₳58.36
AI−₳6.97K
GameFi−₳11.56K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerNTX+31.81%
Top loserPALM-22.88%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT841 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,353
Holder-growth leaderUSDM· 6,263 holders+3.01%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳23.20M
Smart money (net)−₳2.09K
Smart money → NIGHT+₳10.81K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$67.88M+3.32%
Epoch 655 tx89.4K-17.60%
Active stake₳21.37B