Nasdaq Is Buying a Startup to Build 'Always-On' Markets — Here's What That Means for Crypto and Traditional Finance
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Nasdaq has announced its acquisition of LeveL Markets as part of a strategic push toward enabling round-the-clock trading. The move signals that traditional financial infrastructure is increasingly adopting the 24/7 trading model that crypto markets have long operated under.
WHY IT MATTERS
Crypto markets are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — you can buy Bitcoin at 3 AM on a Sunday if you want. Traditional stock markets, by contrast, are only open during business hours on weekdays. Now Nasdaq, one of the biggest stock exchanges in the world, is buying a company to help it move toward that same 'always-on' model. Think of it like a store that used to close at 5 PM deciding to stay open 24/7 because the shop across the street (crypto) never closes and keeps attracting customers. This matters because it shows traditional finance is learning from crypto, but it also means crypto could face stiffer competition as the old guard catches up.
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