Xlm's significant drop of 8.4% is leading the coindesk 20 index lower, indicating a strong negative sentiment for the asset and potentially the broader market influenced by it.
The article explicitly states xlm is down 8.4% and is the laggard in the coindesk 20 index, pointing to a clear bearish short-term trend.
The update is a daily performance review, focusing on recent price movements (since monday 4 p.m. et), making the effect short-term.
CoinDesk Indices Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) falls 8.4%, leading index lower Aave (AAVE), down 3.9% from Monday, was also an underperformer. By CoinDesk Indices Jun 2, 2026, 1:09 p.m. 1 min read Make preferred on oinDesk 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 1941.81, down 2.6% (-51.57) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Two of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: NEAR (+3.2%) and ICP (+0.7%). Laggards: XLM (-8.4%) and AAVE (-3.9%). 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 CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) surges 14.1% over weekend By CoinDesk Indices Jun 1, 2026 Binance Coin (BNB), up 7.9%, was also a top performer. Read full story Latest Crypto News Movement pivots to stablecoin payments as the layer-2 boom loses momentum 10 minutes ago Live markets: bitcoin's plunge continues, putting February $60,000 low back in play 32 minutes ago Stellar CEO says Clarity Act would help, but tokenization isn't dependent on it 34 minutes ago Strive adds 2,500 bitcoin last week to reach 19,000 BTC as Strategy sold 46 minutes ago Bitcoin ETF outflows are noise as Wall Street doubles down on crypto, says analyst 55 minutes ago Bitcoin derivatives markets flashing warning signs as price plunges below $70,000 58 minutes ago Top Stories Tom Lee calls Strategy's bitcoin sale classic 'bottom behavior' 1 hour ago Strategy sold bitcoin in late May, and told the market in June. Here's how Polymarket bettors are fighting over when it counts. 8 hours ago Mt. Gox moves 10,422 bitcoin worth $739 million to a new wallet as deadline nears 6 hours ago Bitcoin drops below $70,000 as stocks pause and Strategy's BTC sale weighs on crypto 8 hours ago Bitcoin's biggest ETF selloff yet hits $3.4 billion as AI stocks keep climbing 6 hours ago MoneyGram launches stablecoin on Stellar, joining rush toward digital dollar payments 4 hours ago