Hedera (HBAR), down 1.3% from Wednesday, joined Internet Computer (ICP) as an underperformer. May 21, 2026, 1:16 p.m. 1 min readMake preferred on 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 2062.9, down 0.5% (-9.64) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.Five of the 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: NEAR (+4.1%) and TAO (+1.6%).Laggards: ICP (-1.6%) and HBAR (-1.3%).The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.More For YouIn this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Alec Beckman on why BTC-backed lending is not a crypto story, but a capital efficiency story. Then, Serena Sebastiani on how stablecoins aren’t a crypto product; they’re becoming the settlement infrastructure global finance forgot.What to know: You're reading Crypto Long & Short, our weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Wednesday.Read full story
Crypto & Web3·May 21, 2026
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Internet Computer drops 1.6%, leading index lower
Hedera (HBAR), down 1.3% from Wednesday, joined Internet Computer (ICP) as an underperformer. May 21, 2026, 1:16 p.m. 1 min readMake preferred on CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and
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3-point summary · 1 minHedera (HBAR), down 1.3% from Wednesday, joined Internet Computer (ICP) as an underperformer. May 21, 2026, 1:16 p.m. 1 min readMake preferred on CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and
- Hedera (HBAR), down 1.3% from Wednesday, joined Internet Computer (ICP) as an underperformer.
- 1 min readMake preferred on 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 2062.9, down 0.5% (-9.64) since 4 p.m.
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