The Path to $8,000: How Continuous Trading Infrastructure Accelerates Gold's Repricing

The article argues that continuous 24/7 trading infrastructure—especially crypto-native perpetual platforms—will accelerate gold’s repricing toward Deutsche Bank’s $8,000/oz scenario by enabling instant price discovery outside legacy exchange hours. It cites COMEX June 2026 gold futures at $4,731/oz (an 8.24% YTD rise) and growing TradFi-perpetual volumes (about $103bn in April, with commodities $83bn) as evidence that deep, round-the-clock liquidity (Binance capturing ~59% of volume) compresses multi-year repricing into faster market moves. The piece highlights central bank buying (225m troy oz added since 2008) and a declining USD share of reserves (71% in 2000 to 59% end-2025) as macro drivers that continuous trading will allow markets to price immediately, supporting a bullish outlook for gold.