Cardano ADA spot flows drop 1917% as altcoin liquidity dries up

Cardano spot exchange flows dropped 1917% in four hours on July 24, with net outflows of $303,100 that point to a sudden contraction in on-exchange liquidity.

CoinGlass data shows inflows of $1.19 million against outflows of $1.49 million during the period, producing the negative net flow. The divergence suggests withdrawals from exchanges exceeded deposits, a pattern that can indicate accumulation or a reduction in active trading activity.

ADA traded at $0.1660, down 4.6% in the past 24 hours, as the broader crypto market posted losses across the top 100 tokens. Bitcoin fell in tandem, dragging altcoin valuations lower as a risk-off shift swept through digital assets. Cardano's 24-hour trading volume also declined, compounding the liquidity picture.

The liquidity squeeze comes two weeks after Cardano's van Rossem hard fork — the first governance upgrade enacted by all three voting bodies: DReps, SPOs, and the Constitutional Committee. The network is now preparing for the Dijkstra era hard fork, which will introduce Ouroboros Leios, a new consensus layer aimed at improving throughput. A sustained drop in spot flows could amplify price swings for ADA if order book depth continues to thin, raising the risk of higher slippage for traders executing larger orders.

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