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Wednesday, 5 August 2026

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CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE jumps 8.9%, leading index higher

· CoinDesk

Solana (SOL) gained 4.5%, joining 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 1595.41, up 0.4% (+5.99) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.

Leaders: AAVE (+8.9%) and SOL (+4.5%).
Laggards: NEAR (-2.5%) and ETH (-1.1%).

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

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