Cryptocurrency Turmoil: AAVE Plummets, NEAR Soars in Pasternak’s Tale

CoinDesk Indices

In the shadowed corridors of the CoinDesk 20 Index, where fortunes flicker like candlelight in a gale, the market’s daily update arrives not as news but as a requiem for the faint of heart.

The CoinDesk 20, that stoic sentinel of crypto chaos, now languishes at 1924.88-a mere 0.3% (-6.12) stumble from yesterday’s close. A stumble, mind you, that feels less like a stumble and more like a philosophical retreat.

Nine intrepid souls dared to rise today, while the rest clung to their seats like passengers in a runaway omnibus. Or perhaps a runaway metaphor. The line between the two grows thin.

Leaders: NEAR (+1.4%), a sprightly mite, and AVAX (+1.2%), whose ascent reads like a haiku of hope.

Laggards: AAVE (-3.3%), whose plunge could double as a metaphor for a love affair gone awry, and BCH (-2.1%), which seems to have forgotten it was ever invited to the party.

The CoinDesk 20, that “broad-based” marvel, struts across platforms like a peacock in a hurricane. Global? Yes. Traded? Naturally. Sensible? Well…

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2026-02-20 17:26