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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Avalanche (AVAX) Gains 3.4% as Index Trades Higher

Cardano (ADA) was also a top performer, rising 3.4% from Thursday.

Aug 15, 2025, 1:17 p.m.
9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-08-15: leaders

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 4261.62, up 1.0% (+40.35) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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Twelve of 20 assets are trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-08-15: vertical

Leaders: AVAX (+3.4%) and ADA (+3.4%).

Laggards: ICP (-1.0%) and LINK (-0.7%).

The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

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