Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-10-02: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2477 (-0.79% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.14B (+18.28% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳11.93M (-43.01%). Token sentiment read 53 — Neutral. Net stablecoin flow: −$391.3K. GALAXY led the gainers (+36.68%); COCK was the biggest loser (-14.98%). DeFi TVL: $65.69M (+0.55%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2477-0.79%
Token mkt cap₳4.14B+18.28%
DEX volume 24h₳11.93M-43.01%
Stablecoin supply$65.63M-0.60%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+20.91%
Token sentiment (USD)53 · Neutral· 57 vs ADA−27 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 45
Token RSI (14)47.2 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳584.1K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$391.3K
USDCx burned−$448.7K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Infrastructure+₳584.1K
Stablecoin+₳56.44K
DeFi+₳18.79K
GameFi+₳18.04K
Other+₳15.79K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerGALAXY+36.68%
Top loserCOCK-14.98%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT3,511 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)6,455
Holder-growth leaderUSDCx· 1,435 holders+2.21%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳23.01M
Smart money (net)+₳12.60K
Smart money → NIGHT+₳7.58K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$65.69M+0.55%
Epoch 658 tx159.9K+22.60%
Active stake₳21.37B
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