Aptos Plummets Like a Wizard’s Spell Gone Wrong-CoinDesk 20 Weeps

Ah, the CoinDesk Indices, where numbers dance like drunken dwarves at a midwinter feast. Today’s update brings tidings of woe, for the CoinDesk 20 has taken a tumble, landing squarely on its digital derrière at 1962.18-down 0.9% since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. That’s right, folks, it’s been a rough night for the index, and someone’s clearly forgotten to feed the magic money goose.

In the grand circus of crypto, only one asset is juggling profits today, while the rest are tripping over their own digital feet. Aptos (APT), the once-proud performer, has decided to take a nosedive, plummeting 3% like a wizard who’s accidentally cast a levitation spell on himself. Oops.

The leaders? Well, CRO is clinging to a measly +0.1%, while UNI is sulking at -0.3%. Meanwhile, SOL has joined APT in the pit of despair, dropping 2.5%. It’s like a bad omens party, and everyone’s invited.

The CoinDesk 20, that broad-based index traded on more platforms than a traveling minstrel has songs, continues its global adventure. But today, it’s less of a heroic quest and more of a comedy of errors. Still, as Nanny Ogg would say, “It’s not the fall that kills you, it’s the sudden stop at the bottom.”

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2026-02-18 17:26