CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat while altcoins rise
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) gained 5.8% and Avalanche (AVAX) climbed 3.6%.
Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: NEAR (+5.8%) and AVAX (+3.6%).
Laggards: BTC (+0.0%) and XLM (+0.0%).
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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