Fireside chat: Barun Singh and David Schamis

Barun Singh, our Digital Assets and FinTech analyst, sat down with David Schamis, CEO of Hyperliquid Strategies, on a shift most of traditional finance hasn’t fully clocked.

When a geopolitical shock sent oil markets into shock over the weekend of 28 February, every traditional venue was closed. CME, NYMEX, equities, FX. All dark. Oil perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid kept trading and hit $1.7bn in daily volume.

The point isn’t crypto. It’s that real-world assets in perpetual form, accessible 24/7 from a single account, are starting to absorb macro risk that traditional venues can’t price when they’re closed.

David explains why this is the version of the Real World Asset tokenisation story that actually matters.

Alongside the Fireside Chat we have also published an in-depth analysis on hyperliquid and what it could mean for London equity markets. Please reach-out to us if you would like to have a read.