CoinDesk 20 performance update: index slides 1.9% as all assets trade lower

CoinDesk Indices Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email CoinDesk 20 performance update: index slides 1.9% as all assets trade lower Cronos (CRO) fell 4.2% and Aave (AAVE) dropped 3.7%, leading the index lower. By CoinDesk Indices Jan 30, 2026, 2:26 p.m. Make us preferred on Google 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 2510.59, down 1.9% (-47.75) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Long & Short Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy . None of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: POL (-0.5%) and BCH (-1.0%). Laggards: CRO (-4.2%) and AAVE (-3.7%) The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally. CoinDesk Indices CoinDesk 20 charts Prices More For You Pudgy Penguins: A New Blueprint for Tokenized Culture By CoinDesk Research Dec 30, 2025 Commissioned by Pudgy Penguins Pudgy Penguins is building a multi-vertical consumer IP platform — combining phygital products, games, NFTs and PENGU to monetize culture at scale. What to know : Pudgy Penguins is emerging as one of the strongest NFT-native brands of this cycle, shifting from speculative “digital luxury goods” into a multi-vertical consumer IP platform. Its strategy is to acquire users through mainstream channels first; toys, retail partnerships and viral media, then onboard them into Web3 through games, NFTs and the PENGU token. The ecosystem now spans phygital products (> $13M retail sales and >1M units sold), games and experiences (Pudgy Party surpassed 500k downloads in two weeks), and a widely distributed token (airdropped to 6M+ wallets). While the market is currently pricing Pudgy at a premium relative to traditional IP peers, sustained success depends on execution across retail expansion, gaming adoption and deeper token utility. View Full Report More For You Crypto for Advisors: banks and digital money By Sam Boboev | Edited by Sarah Morton 22 hours ago Banks are embracing stablecoins and tokenized deposits as a means to upgrade their financial infrastructure, but they are approaching the two technologies differently. What to know : You’re reading Crypto for Advisors , CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that unpacks digital assets for financial advisors. Subscribe here to get it every Thursday. Read full story Latest Crypto News Lido’s new stVaults will let L2s create their own rules for Ethereum staking 26 minutes ago XRP-linked Ripple rolls out treasury platform after $1 billion GTreasury deal 1 hour ago Crypto's rough day sets giants into 'plunge protection' mode 2 hours ago President Donald Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair 2 hours ago Latin America’s biggest digital bank just won a key battle to offer crypto custody in U.S. 2 hours ago Bitcoin, ether extend declines as leverage unwind accelerates: Crypto Markets Today 2 hours ago Top Stories Plunge in gold, silver, and copper sparks $120 million rout in blockchain metal clones 8 hours ago Here's why Fed contender Kevin Warsh is seen as bearish for bitcoin 8 hours ago Binance to shift $1 billion user protection fund into bitcoin amid market rout 7 hours ago Vitalik Buterin to spend $43 million on Ethereum development 4 hours ago Bitcoin is going nuts with biggest volatility spike since November 9 hours ago Gold's six-month rally versus bitcoin shows similarities to the 2019 cycle 3 hours ago