CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.
The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2510.59, down 1.9% (-47.75) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.
None of the 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: POL (-0.5%) and BCH (-1.0%).
Laggards: CRO (-4.2%) and AAVE (-3.7%)
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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