Litecoin gained 2.1% while Internet Computer rose 1.9% in overnight trading.

<div><div><div><p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/indices/" rel="nofollow">CoinDesk Indices</a> presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/indices/cd20/" rel="nofollow">CoinDesk 20 Index</a>.</p></div></div><div><div><p>The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1907.51, up 0.1% (+1.47) since yesterday's close.</p></div></div><div></div><div><div><p>Thirteen of 20 assets are trading higher.</p></div></div><div><div><p>Leaders: LTC (+2.1%) and ICP (+1.9%).</p></div></div><div><div><figure><picture><source></source><source></source><source></source><source></source><source></source><source></source><img src="https://www.coindesk.com/resizer/AyDv7IkqfM57qptOuRjP-hkuBbY=/560x420/filters:quality(80):format(jpg)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/L4GYOG4OZJEEJHARMOUMAZXSV4.jpg" alt="9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-15: leaders"></picture><figcaption><span></span></figcaption></figure></div></div><div><div><p>Laggards: APT (-2.2%) and AVAX (-0.5%) lag.</p></div></div><div><div><figure><picture><source></source><source></source><source></source><source></source><source></source><source></source><img src="https://www.coindesk.com/resizer/Jccav3SxIeg2DKN2QaYq7lD_wLs=/560x420/filters:quality(80):format(jpg)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/I5PM2F7CGNGQ5C4SNVEYFMIO4E.jpg" alt="9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-15: laggards"></picture><figcaption><span></span></figcaption></figure></div></div><div><div><p>The <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/indices/cd20/" rel="nofollow">CoinDesk 20</a> is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.</p></div></div><div><p>Edited by Stephen Alpher.</p></div></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div></div></div></div>

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC and ICP Take the Lead as Index Inches Higher

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