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.
By CoinDesk Indices Mar 12, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
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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 2012.94, down 0.2% (-4.89) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Four of 20 assets are trading higher.

Leaders: NEAR (+2.3%) and BNB (+0.3%).
Laggards: DOT (-2.3%) and APT (-2.3%).
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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