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CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE falls 3.3%, leading index lower

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), down 2.1% from Thursday, was also among the underperformers.

Feb 20, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2026-02-20: 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 1924.88, down 0.3% (-6.12) since yesterday's close.

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Nine of the 20 assets are trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2026-02-20: vertical

Leaders: NEAR (+1.4%) and AVAX (+1.2%).

Laggards: AAVE (-3.3%) and BCH (-2.1%).

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

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