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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Plunges 22.6% Amid Global Market Decline
NEAR and LINK were among the hardest hit as the CoinDesk 20 tumbled over the weekend.
Updated Aug 5, 2024, 1:44 p.m. Published Aug 5, 2024, 1:44 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 1584.54, down 22.6% (-462.38) since last Friday's close.
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None of the 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: HBAR (-18.9%) and ATOM (-19.2%).
Laggards: NEAR (-30.1%) and LINK (-28.9%).
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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