Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 2.5% from Thursday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.
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Hedera (HBAR), down 2.9% from Wednesday, was also an underperformer.
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Uniswap (UNI) declined 4.9% and Aave (AAVE) dropped 4.4%, leading the index lower.
Sui (SUI) joined Uniswap (UNI) as an underperformer, declining 4% from Monday.
Polkadot (DOT), up 8.5% from Friday, joined Ethereum (ETH) as a top performer.
Sui (SUI) gained 6.7% and Cardano (ADA) rose 5.8%, leading the index higher.
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Aptos (APT), down 2.3% from Wednesday, was also among the underperformers.