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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Gains 3.3% as All Constituents Trade Higher

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) rose 6.5% and Aave (AAVE) jumped 6.4%, leading the index higher over the weekend.

Dec 8, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-12-08: 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 2934.99, up 3.3% (+93.38) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday.

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All 20 assets are trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-12-08: vertical

Leaders: NEAR (+6.5%) and AAVE (+6.4%).

Laggards: DOT (+1.0%) and HBAR (+1.0%).

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

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