Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-10-08: Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital rotating into Infrastructure

Risk-off day

ADA closed at $0.2355 (-7.42% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.75B (-3.80% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳5.94M (+8.14%). Token sentiment read 4 — Extreme Fear. Net stablecoin flow: −$294.9K. BANK led the gainers (+14.06%); BOS was the biggest loser (-22.02%). DeFi TVL: $64.24M (-7.52%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.2355-7.42%
Token mkt cap₳3.75B-3.80%
DEX volume 24h₳5.94M+8.14%
Stablecoin supply$65.11M-0.45%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-4.09%
Token sentiment (USD)4 · Extreme Fear· 40 vs ADA−26 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 43
Token RSI (14)45.5 · Neutral

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowInfrastructure+₳102.3K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$294.9K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Stablecoin+₳238.7K
Infrastructure+₳102.3K
DeFi+₳39.40K
Other+₳37.45K
Memecoin+₳16.75K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerBANK+14.06%
Top loserBOS-22.02%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT867 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,865
Holder-growth leaderPULSE· 206 holders+1.48%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳4.27M
Smart money (net)+₳291
Smart money → NIGHT+₳290.5

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$64.24M-7.52%
Epoch 659 tx158K-1.20%
Active stake₳21.36B
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