CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat as index declines

Aave (AAVE) dropped 3.6% and Stellar (XLM) fell 2.7%, leading the index lower.

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 1982.06, down 0.6% (-12.51) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

One of 20 assets is trading higher.

Leaders: ICP (+1.5%) and BTC (+0.0%).

Laggards: AAVE (-3.6%) and XLM (-2.7%).

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

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