Cardano ADA sees increased whale transactions, DeFi TVL doubles
Cardano’s ADA whale transactions have seen a big enhance this yr, in keeping with Santiment knowledge.
On Feb. 3, Santiment knowledge showed that the Cardano community had 105 transactions of over $100,000 — the best quantity since FTX collapsed in November 2022.
Santiment highlighted that elevated whale motion was normally a precursor to “upcoming value shifts.” The agency added that the final time the community noticed these transactions in Could 2022, ADA’s worth jumped by 36% — traditionally repeating this yr with ADA rising by 59%.
Cardano’s ADA is up 3.1% within the final 24 hours to $0.39 as of press time. The asset has risen by 35% within the earlier 30 days.
Cardano DeFi TVL doubles
The overall worth of property locked (TVL) within the Cardano ecosystem has doubled thus far this yr — rising to $108.63 million from $48.95 million on Jan. 1, in keeping with DeFillama data.
The TVL’s rise coincided with the launch of Cardano’s overcollateralized stablecoin Djed. The stablecoin’s TVL surged to over $10 million inside the first 24 hours of its launch.
70 million ADA tokens have been added to the community within the final seven days, with Djed accounting for round 30 million of them, in keeping with DeFillama knowledge.
Decentralized trade (DEX) Minswap is the dominant DeFI protocol within the ecosystem with a TVL of $35.93 million.
