CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE gains 10.1% as index rises

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 5.8% from Wednesday, joined Aave (AAVE) as a top performer.

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 1646.0, up 2.7% (+42.96) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

Eighteen of 20 assets are trading higher.

Leaders: AAVE (+10.1%) and BCH (+5.8%).
Laggards: HBAR (-1.0%) and XLM (-0.6%).

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

In May, combined exchange volumes fell 3.45% to $4.41T; the lowest since September 2024. RWA perpetual futures volumes rose 10.4% against the trend, hitting a new all-time high.