Solana (SOL) was also among the underperformers, declining 2.4% from Thursday.
Nov 7, 2025, 2:19 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 3151.03, down 1.1% (-35.27) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.
Ten of 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: NEAR (+12.9%) and ICP (+12.8%).
Laggards: AAVE (-3.5%) and SOL (-2.4%).
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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