What happens if $160 TRILLION in financial markets moves onchain? Christopher Perkins says public blockchains could win and the gas tokens powering them may become strategic commodities. @perkinscr97 from @FTDA_US explains why 24/7 markets change everything.

What happened

Christopher Perkins says that if $160 trillion in financial markets moves onto public blockchains, these networks could win and their gas tokens, which pay for transactions, may become strategic commodities. He also said 24/7 markets change everything.

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Global impact / market context

If trillions of dollars in trading shift to blockchains, the tokens used to pay transaction fees could see higher demand. That might raise their value and make them important assets, affecting investors who hold or trade them.

Analyst inference

Traditional markets close on weekends, but blockchains operate all day, every day. More trading around the clock could increase the use of gas tokens, potentially turning them into key resources in the financial system, like oil.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Watch whether financial institutions actually start moving large amounts of assets onto public blockchains, as Christopher Perkins expects. Any announcements or pilot programs would confirm the trend. Confirmed
2. Consider monitoring the trading volumes of gas tokens like Ether, since higher usage in 24/7 markets could increase demand. But this is a suggestion, not a fact. Proposed
3. Watch for regulatory or government actions treating gas tokens as strategic commodities, similar to oil. Such moves would affect supply and prices, but that is only an educated guess. Analyst inference

Evidence

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