“Cronos (CRO) joined Solana (SOL) as a top performer, also rising 1.4%.”, — write: www.coindesk.com
Cronos (CRO) joined Solana (SOL) as a top performer, also rising 1.4%. Dec 31, 2025, 2:18 pm
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 2726.41, up 0.7% (+18.35) since 4 pm ET on Tuesday.
Ten of 20 assets are trading higher.
Leaders: SOL (+1.4%) and CRO (+1.4%).
Laggards: XLM (-1.3%) and APT (-1.0%).
The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.
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KuCoin captured a record share of centralized exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the broader crypto market.
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- KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per monthmarking its strongest year on record.
- This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralized exchange volumeas KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumeswhich slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
- Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly spliteach exceeding $500 billion for the year, signaling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
- Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activityreinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
- Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activityindicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.
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