The SEC is preparing to hold a public roundtable on 24-hour trading, and while the announcement is focused on US equity markets rather than crypto, the direction of travel is hard to miss.
Traditional markets are being pushed toward a world that crypto already knows well: trading that does not neatly stop at 4 p.m., clearing systems that need to handle more continuous activity, broker-dealers that need overnight controls, and investors who increasingly expect access outside the old market day.
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