Stellar (XLM) Tumbles 4.3%—Dragging CoinDesk 20 Into the Red

Another day, another crypto casualty. Stellar (XLM) bled out 4.3% today—leading the CoinDesk 20 index lower while traders scrambled for exits.

Blood in the water? Not for long. History says these dips get bought faster than a Wall Street 'correction' gets spun into a 'healthy consolidation.'

XLM’s nosedive outpaced the broader market slump—proof that even altcoins with 'institutional-grade' narratives aren’t immune to crypto’s mood swings. Meanwhile, Bitcoin maximalists are probably drafting 'I told you so' tweets as we speak.

Funny how a 4% drop feels apocalyptic in crypto but would be a rounding error in traditional markets. Then again, where’s the fun in rational volatility?

Leaders: LINK (+16.3%) and POL (+8.2%).

Laggards: XLM (-4.3%) and BCH (-4.2%).

The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.