Cardano Daily Brief — 2026-10-29: Capital leaving DeFi

Cardano Daily Brief

Capital leaving DeFi

Risk-off day

ADA closed at $0.1921 (-2.43% in 24h). The Cardano native-token market cap stood at ₳3.69B (-1.06% vs ADA). DEX volume was ₳4.16M (+3.33%). Token sentiment read 17 — Extreme Fear. Net stablecoin flow: −$475.9K. ASCEND led the gainers (+18.45%); BOS was the biggest loser (-12.62%). DeFi TVL: $54.33M (-6.27%).

Pulse

MetricValue24h change
ADA / USD$0.1921-2.43%
Token mkt cap₳3.69B-1.06%
DEX volume 24h₳4.16M+3.33%
Stablecoin supply$57.44M-0.83%
Top-20 tokens value₳3.62B-1.09%
Token sentiment (USD)17 · Extreme Fear· 49 vs ADA−1 pts
ADA vs tokensBalanced · 54
Token RSI (14)39.6 · Slightly Oversold

Capital Flows

MetricValue24h change
Top sector flowDeFi−₳73.46K
Stablecoin flow (net)−$475.9K
USDCx burned−$450.0K

Net DEX flow by sector (24h)

SectorNet flow
Stablecoin+₳198.9K
Other+₳12.21K
GameFi+₳1.28K
AI+₳1.06K
RWA−₳1.06K

Movers

MetricValue24h change
Top gainerASCEND+18.45%
Top loserBOS-12.62%
Most active (DEX tx)NIGHT707 tx
DEX transactions (tracked)3,616
Holder-growth leaderSURI· 56 holders+9.80%

Smart Money & Whales

MetricValue24h change
Biggest whale move₳119.17M
Smart money (net)−₳12
Smart money → ASCEND−₳12.19

Network & TVL

MetricValue24h change
DeFi TVL$54.33M-6.27%
Epoch 663 tx126.7K-18.80%
Active stake₳21.26B
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