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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Chainlink (LINK) Drops 6.2%, Leading Index Lower
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) was also among the underperformers, declining 5.9% from Wednesday.
Jun 12, 2025, 1:15 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 3177.65, down 2.6% (-85.47) since 4 p.m ET on Wednesday.
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None of the 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: BCH (-1.5%) and BTC (-1.5%).
Laggards: LINK (-6.2%) and NEAR (-5.9%).
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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