CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Polkadot (DOT) Rises 6% Over Weekend

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Dec 29, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-12-29: leaders

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 2696.43, up 0.4% (+10.39) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday.

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Fifteen of 20 assets are trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2025-12-29: vertical

Leaders: DOT (+6.0%) and ADA (+4.2%).

Laggards: AAVE (-2.6%) and BTC (-0.3%).

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

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