Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-10-03: Capital leaving Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving Infrastructure

Risk-on day

ADA closed at $0.2432 (-1.79% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳4.14B (+17.57% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳11.63M (-2.56%). Token sentiment read 43 — Neutral. Net stablecoin flow: +$328.00. NIGHT led the gainers (+25.16%); COCK was the biggest loser (-14.98%). DeFi TVL: $64.98M (-0.17%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2432-1.79%
Token mkt cap₳4.14B+17.57%
DEX volume 24h₳11.63M-2.56%
Stablecoin supply$65.63M0.00%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B+20.07%
Token sentiment (USD)43 · Neutral· 55 vs ADA+13 pts
ADA vs tokensADA Leaning · 41
Token RSI (14)48.2 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure−₳236.5K
Stablecoin flow (net)+$328.00

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Other+₳56.11K
Memecoin+₳47.81K
DeFi+₳21.61K
AI+₳6.37K
Stablecoin+₳4.72K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerNIGHT+25.16%
Top loserCOCK-14.98%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT1,935 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,458
Holder-growth leaderUSDCx· 1,442 holders+2.56%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳22.80M
Smart money (net)+₳11.02K
Smart money → NIGHT+₳11.02K

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$64.98M-0.17%
Epoch 658 tx159.9K+22.60%
Active stake₳21.37B
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