Author: Adam Novak
Adam Novak is the editor of iCoin Market. He has followed and invested in crypto markets for over 10 years and oversees the site's daily coverage of Bitcoin, Ethereum, altcoins and market trends. Based in Europe.
Strive closed its upsized $630 million Series A Perpetual SATS preferred stock offering, and the shares began trading on Nasdaq on October 20. SATS carries a fixed 15% annual dividend on a $100 stated value,…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard spokesman has publicly named seven major undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz as potential targets. Researchers have identified FALCON and Gulf Bridge International as cables running through the strait or Iranian…
BNB Chain’s 37th quarterly burn permanently removed 1.64 million BNB, worth roughly $1.197 billion. BNB rose from $721 to $732 before easing to $729 at press time, while exchange outflows reached their largest level since…
Solana is scheduled to activate its Alpenglow consensus upgrade on October 21, targeting transaction finality of about 150 milliseconds. SOL slipped 1.44% over 24 hours to $103.96 as the broader crypto market declined 1.77% to…
SharpLink (Nasdaq: SBET) has confirmed two $200 million onchain positions, one with Ether.fi and one with Lido Finance, totaling $400 million. Anchorage Digital is serving as custodian for both deployments, which the company says moves…
The IMF estimates tokenized real-world assets reached about $65.1 billion by July 31, 2026. IMF researchers warn that automated liquidations and instant settlement could amplify financial shocks. The fund names legal clarity, regulation, interoperability and…
J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s 2027 Long-Term Capital Markets Assumptions (LTCMA), released October 19, projects a 10% compound annual return for bitcoin over its 10-to-15-year horizon. The bank assigns bitcoin 55% annualized volatility, compared with 17.2%…
President Donald Trump’s October 16 order waives new Russia-linked duties before the October 18 date that would have triggered them. The proposed duties were set at 500% on Russian goods and 100% on goods from…
Collector Crypt’s DeFiLlama dashboard showed $15.15 million in 30-day fees and revenue as of June 24, alongside $142.39 million in 30-day DEX volume. The platform blends randomized card packs, USDC sellbacks, and physical redemption, a…
Charles Hoskinson is developing a new Cardano programming language with engineer Lucas Rosa, focused on intent-based transactions and proof-carrying data. Cardano’s DeFi applications hold about $63 million in assets, far below larger smart contract networks…
