Green Candles for All: XLM Takes the Crown in a Rare CoinDesk 20 Sweep

The CoinDesk 20 decided to stage a full-scale, coordinated rally, a feat so rare it's like spotting a unicorn paying gas fees on Ethereum. Every single asset on the list was bathing in the green glow, with the index itself closing at 2063.87—a tidy 2.9% gain, or +58.76 points for the degens who live for the numbers.

Commanding the front of this bullish parade was Stellar (XLM), flexing a robust 6.0% gain and proving that sometimes, sending money across borders can be more exciting than watching paint dry. Not far behind, Aave (AAVE) was up 5.8%, perhaps because lenders finally found some borrowers who aren't completely tapped out. Bringing up the dignified, plodding rear were Polkadot (DOT) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH), managing gains of 0.6% and 0.8% respectively. Even the slowpokes caught a green wave today.

For the uninitiated, the index is a broad-based benchmark traded globally, and today it delivered a true participation trophy event. It seems in this particular session, not a single bag was left un-pumped.