Author: Adam Novak
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.
S&P Dow Jones Indices, Kaiko, and Derivnex completed what is described as Canton’s first over-the-counter (OTC) swap, with DRW and Marex handling the trade. The deal indicates that traditional derivatives can run on blockchain infrastructure…
Price check: XRP trades near $1.29, with buyers defending $1.27 and sellers capping rallies in the $1.31 to $1.35 range. Derivatives cooling: Futures open interest stands at $2.77 billion after a 1.32% decline over 24…
France’s gambling regulator has ordered internet service providers to block the Polymarket website, going beyond an earlier restriction on transactions from French territory. The regulator cited Similarweb data showing 578,751 visits and 205,057 unique visitors…
Fairshake’s latest House spending plans cover 32 candidates, 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Six candidates have been slated for $1 million each, while the amounts for the remaining races have not been disclosed. The committee…
Position shrinks: Lookonchain’s tracked Ethereum long, labeled machibigbrother.eth, fell from 5,264 ETH in mid-July to 2,500 ETH by Aug. 14. Liquidation gap narrows: On Aug. 14, the ETH midpoint sat just 1.21% above the account’s…
Existing Firelight depositors on Flare had their staked FXRP moved into a coverage phase automatically after the protocol activated on Oct. 6. Staked capital now sits in a pooled loss-absorption structure, and exiting the vault…
The SEC approved exchange-listing rules on October 2 for proposed 3x Bitcoin and Ethereum funds from VS Trust, bringing them closer to trading. These funds reset daily, so an investor who correctly predicts Bitcoin’s long-term…
Two tracked Aave Umbrella stablecoin stakes on Ethereum V3 fell by $12.4 million between September 17 and October 17, 2026. Their extra reward rates rose over the same period, with USDC moving from 1.66% to…
The SEC has approved rules allowing Cboe to list binary options tied to Coinbase trading volume and Bitcoin miner MARA’s production. Once these contracts expire and settle, a later correction to the company’s reported figure…
MSCI plans to adopt a methodology that would exclude non-operating companies from its global index, which could affect Bitcoin treasury firms. Strategy and Metaplanet appear on MSCI’s simulation list of companies facing removal, while Bitmine,…
