Andrew Collins

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Crypto Markets Reporter

230 published items

Andrew Collins focuses on trading activity, exchange liquidity, and short-term market dynamics in digital assets. His reporting examines price volatility, derivatives markets, and the role of institutional traders in crypto price discovery. He frequently analyzes order flow, leverage trends, and macro-driven market movements affecting Bitcoin and major altcoins. Based in Singapore, Andrew closely tracks developments across global crypto trading hubs.

Pando Sets October 13 Listing for Hong Kong’s Second Solana ETF

By Andrew Collins Oct 13, 2026 • 4 mins read

Altcoins, Markets & Trading

Pando Sets October 13 Listing for Hong Kong’s Second Solana ETF

Pando’s spot Solana ETF is set for an October 13 Hong Kong listing, with a 0.6% management fee, HashKey custody and no staking of its SOL…

Strategy Buys 250 BTC and Repurchases $192M of STRC

By Andrew Collins Oct 12, 2026 • 4 mins read

Bitcoin

Strategy Buys 250 BTC and Repurchases $192M of STRC

Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings reached 848,250 BTC after a $21.5 million purchase, while the company spent $192.4 million buying back STRC preferred shares.

Evernorth Set for Nasdaq Debut With 473 Million XRP

By Andrew Collins Oct 12, 2026 • 4 mins read

Markets & Trading

Evernorth Set for Nasdaq Debut With 473 Million XRP

Evernorth is set to begin trading as XRPN after closing its SPAC merger, with approximately 473 million XRP and $300 million in gross cash proceeds.

XRP Ledger Reveals Decade-Old Bug That Could Create XRP

By Andrew Collins Oct 10, 2026 • 5 mins read

Technology & Security

XRP Ledger Reveals Decade-Old Bug That Could Create XRP

XRP Ledger disclosed a payment-engine flaw dating to 2015 that could create spendable XRP; a September patch closed it, with no known public-network exploitation.

Blockchain.com Seeks CFTC Approval for Prediction Markets

By Andrew Collins Oct 9, 2026 • 4 mins read

Markets & Trading, Regulation & Policy

Blockchain.com Seeks CFTC Approval for Prediction Markets

Blockchain.com has applied for US exchange and brokerage registrations to offer event contracts and crypto derivatives, expanding beyond its international integrations.

Sui’s Hashi Plans Bitcoin Lending Launch With $500M Committed

By Andrew Collins Oct 9, 2026 • 4 mins read

Bitcoin, DeFi & FinTech

Sui’s Hashi Plans Bitcoin Lending Launch With $500M Committed

Hashi’s phased October rollout has more than $500 million in commitments, with Anchorage Digital adding custody and self-custody access for institutions.

Robinhood Chain Adds Confidential Swaps Through NEAR Intents

By Andrew Collins Oct 7, 2026 • 4 mins read

DeFi & FinTech

Robinhood Chain Adds Confidential Swaps Through NEAR Intents

Robinhood Chain is live on near.com with ETH, USDG, PONS and CASHCAT, adding confidential transfers and access to liquidity across more than 30 networks.

Murad Predicts a Memecoin Could Surpass Bitcoin and US Stocks

By Andrew Collins Oct 7, 2026 • 4 mins read

Altcoins

Murad Predicts a Memecoin Could Surpass Bitcoin and US Stocks

Murad Mahmudov argues that tokenized communities could become major financial movements, extending his memecoin thesis to Bitcoin and the stock market.