CoinDesk Indices

Crypto for Advisors: The evolution of stablecoins
From niche trading instrument to global financial infrastructure: How stablecoins are extending the US dollar’s reach and what advisors need to know.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index falls 3.2% as all constituents trade lower
Aave (AAVE) declined 5.6% and Cardano (ADA) dropped 4.8%, leading the index lower from Wednesday.

Crypto Long & Short: Prediction Markets Don’t Just Forecast Power - They Reshape It
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ryan Kirkley writes on how crypto prediction markets can risk incentivizing manipulation and amplify misinformation at scale.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) gains 6% as all constituents rise
Aave (AAVE), up 5.8% from Tuesday, joined Stellar (XLM) as a top performer.

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin’s price discovery
Bitcoin’s price discovery is increasingly driven by derivatives positioning and institutional synthetics rather than spot demand, signaling a structural shift in how crypto markets move.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) drops 4.1%, leading index lower
Sui (SUI) joined Uniswap (UNI) as an underperformer, declining 4% from Monday.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Ethereum (ETH) price jumps 8.8%, leading index higher
Polkadot (DOT), up 8.5% from Friday, joined Ethereum (ETH) as a top performer.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index jumps 3.7% as all constituents climb higher
Sui (SUI) gained 6.7% and Cardano (ADA) rose 5.8%, leading the index higher.

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto accounting; comparing the US and Europe
Crypto assets defy traditional accounting rules, posing huge risks for auditors and fund managers. Ganna Vitko breaks down U.S. vs EU trends.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Polkadot (DOT) drops 2.3% as index trades lower
Aptos (APT), down 2.3% from Wednesday, was also among the underperformers.

