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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ethereum (ETH) Gains 1.8% as Index Moves Higher
Aptos (APT) was also a top performer, up 3.1% from Monday.
Dec 30, 2025, 2:13 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 2711.69, up 0.9% (+25.48) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday.
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Sixteen of 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: APT (+3.1%) and ETH (+1.8%).
Laggards: XLM (-1.0%) and ICP (-1.0%).
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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KuCoin captured a record share of centralised exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the wider crypto market.
What to know:
- KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025, equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per month, marking its strongest year on record.
- This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume, as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes, which slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
- Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split, each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
- Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity, reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
- Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity, indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.
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