S&P Global Acquires Crypto and Blockchain Firms to Prepare for Always-On Markets
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S&P Global has been making a series of acquisitions and partnerships with crypto-native companies including Kaiko and OpenZeppelin. The moves suggest the financial data giant is building infrastructure to serve markets that operate around the clock, including digital asset and tokenized markets.
WHY IT MATTERS
S&P Global is a company that provides data, credit ratings, and benchmarks used throughout traditional finance — think of them as one of the scorekeepers of Wall Street. When a company this large starts acquiring firms that specialize in crypto data and blockchain security, it signals that major financial institutions are taking digital assets seriously as a permanent part of the financial landscape. For newcomers to crypto, this is like seeing a major highway builder start paving roads into a new town — it suggests they expect significant traffic to flow there. The phrase 'markets that never close' refers to how crypto markets operate 24/7, unlike stock exchanges that have set trading hours. Traditional finance companies are now building the tools to keep up with that always-on model.
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