Twelve assets in the CoinDesk 20 Index gained, with ADA joining UNI among the largest advancers.

<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 1860.56, up 1.0% (+18.69) since yesterday's close.</p></div></div><div></div><div><div><p>Twelve of 20 assets are trading higher.</p></div></div><div><div><p>Leaders: UNI (+3.8%) and ADA (+2.5%).</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/p78sH90s4FUq_FGaicymuXSTXn4=/560x420/filters:quality(80):format(jpg)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/MUE2XCUVH5G73MY2EBBSZPFKNQ.jpg" alt="9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-16: leaders"></picture><figcaption><span></span></figcaption></figure></div></div><div><div><p>Laggards: APT (-3.5%) and RNDR (-2.1%).</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/XDanfiWfBIcAR-QU4Vq4g0lJ6hs=/560x420/filters:quality(80):format(jpg)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/R27O3RYUA5BWLLP2ZY4SYKSJHE.jpg" alt="9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-16: 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>

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