CoinDesk Indices

Crypto for Advisors: Crypto custody’s evolution
Beyond simple storage, the next era of institutional crypto will be defined by the real-time connectivity and mobility of digital assets across a fragmented market.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index falls 4.5% as all constituents trade lower
Uniswap (UNI) declined 7.7% and Solana (SOL) dropped 6.9%, leading the index lower.

Crypto Long & Short: Governance is the real Layer 1
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Nilmini Rubin writes on the challenge facing crypto and traditional markets to create a hybrid, shared governance structure. Then, Meredith Fitzpatrick covers how financial institutions must fundamentally rethink AML risk as crypto and TradFi converge.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Avalanche (AVAX) gains 4% as index moves higher
Hedera (HBAR), up 3.6% from Tuesday, was also among the top performers.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) gains 1.5% as index trades flat
NEAR Protocol (NEAR), up 1.9% from Monday, joined Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as a top performer.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Ethereum (ETH) price rises 4.2% over weekend
Chainlink (LINK) joined Ethereum (ETH) as a top performer, up 4.1% since Friday.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE drops 3.2% as nearly all constituents decline
Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 0.8% from Thursday, was the only gainer.

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.

