Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-09-23: Buying power building (+2.5M)

Cardano Daily Brief

Buying power building (+2.5M)

Risk-off day

ADA closed at $0.2389 (-8.08% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.15B (-3.88% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳7.74M (+0.58%). Token sentiment read 8 — Extreme Fear. Net stablecoin flow: +$2.48M. ATLAS led the gainers (+13.91%); PALM was the biggest loser (-22.88%). DeFi TVL: $63.96M (-5.53%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2389-8.08%
Token mkt cap₳4.15B-3.88%
DEX volume 24h₳7.74M+0.58%
Stablecoin supply$65.61M+3.79%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-4.50%
Token sentiment (USD)8 · Extreme Fear· 47 vs ADA70 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 27
Token RSI (14)44.4 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowDeFi+₳95.51K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$2.48M
USDM minted+$2.82M

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Stablecoin+₳283.4K
DeFi+₳95.51K
AI+₳4.48K
Other+₳2.85K
GameFi−₳787.12

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerATLAS+13.91%
Top loserPALM-22.88%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT415 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)2,505
Holder-growth leaderUSDCx· 1,359 holders+1.34%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳119.04M
Smart money (net)+₳6.91K
Smart money → rsERG+₳22.82K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$63.96M-5.53%
Epoch 655 tx89.4K-17.60%
Active stake₳21.37B