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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Stellar (XLM) Drops 4.3%, Leading Index Lower

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also an underperformer, declining 4.2% from Friday.

Aug 18, 2025, 1:26 p.m.

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 4068.44, down 1.6% (-66.75) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday.

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Seven of 20 assets are trading higher.

Leaders: LINK (+16.3%) and POL (+8.2%).

Laggards: XLM (-4.3%) and BCH (-4.2%).

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