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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Ethereum (ETH) Drops 2.1%, Leading Index Lower

Sui (SUI) was also an underperformer, down 1.6% from Tuesday.

Jan 21, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2026-01-21: 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 2719.81, down 0.8% (-21.6) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

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Seven of 20 assets are trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2026-01-21: vertical

Leaders: BCH (+2.8%) and POL (+1.6%).

Laggards: ETH (-2.1%) and SUI (-1.6%).

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