Avalanche (AVAX) joined Sui (SUI) as a top performer, rising 9% from Tuesday.
Nov 5, 2025, 2:22 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 3241.28, up 4.3% (+133.71) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: SUI (+9.6%) and AVAX (+9.0%)
Laggards: ICP (-18.1%) and BTC (+2.4%).
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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