Cardano DEX Volume Surges 112% Amid Network Growth
Cardano (ADA)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Cardano’s decentralized exchange volume reached $37.14 million over the past seven days, marking a 112% increase. This spike in trading activity coincides with broader growth in network activity and stablecoin liquidity. DeFiLlama data confirms the sharp acceleration in DEX activity across the network. The figures highlight a significant week for on-chain engagement and capital deployment.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ADA, measured when this story was written up on 3 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data for ADA shows a price of $0.2444 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 53.5% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 56.3%. These short-term ratios indicate that buying pressure is currently building, as buyers are outpacing sellers in recent hours. However, the 24-hour buy ratio has dropped to 48.9%, suggesting that this buying interest is fading over the full day. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$44,260, while the 4-hour delta is +$414,192, indicating net inflows in the immediate term. Conversely, the 24-hour volume delta is -$1,317,867, showing that sellers have dominated the longer timeframe. CVD for the 24-hour close is -$1,704,700, confirming that net selling pressure has outweighed buying over the last day.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.6% sits at the 5th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ADA, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, ADA experienced a 5.6% price decline despite a volume delta of +$4,173,885. The 7-day average buy ratio was 50.7%, with the latest day showing a 1.8-point drop from that average. Volume was 1.42 times the average, indicating significantly higher trading activity than usual. There were 5 days of net buying out of 7 in the previous week. Compared to the 24-hour buy ratio of 48.9%, the weekly average of 50.7% suggests that recent trading has been slightly less bullish than the weekly norm, even as volume remains elevated.