Iran war shows markets no longer sleep

The opinion piece argues the Iran conflict exposed a mismatch between nonstop information flow and legacy market hours, accelerating demand for 24/7 trading. Traders used blockchain rails and platforms like Hyperliquid to trade oil and gold futures round‑the‑clock, enabling continuous price discovery and reducing the backlog and volatility that occurs when traditional markets close. The author warns traditional exchanges risk losing price‑discovery volume—particularly in derivatives and macro trading—unless they adapt, while noting current blockchain limitations (throughput, liquidity, security) that must be solved for institutional adoption. Overall, the article suggests blockchain-native markets are a growing competitive threat to incumbents and a bullish structural tailwind for crypto rails.