Grayscale founder Barry Silbert said U.S. stock trading could shift to a 24/7 model soon and may be supported within five years, according to comments shared by WTF Academy founder 0xAA after a conversation at a Yzi Labs event in Bhutan. Silbert said the timeline could accelerate if competitive pressure from crypto trading platforms such as Hyperliquid continues to build. He also argued that once U.S. equities themselves trade around the clock, tokenized stocks in the U.S. market may become less compelling, though the concept could still find room to grow elsewhere. On ZEC, Silbert described memecoins as a form of gambling and joked that if someone insists on taking that kind of risk, the best choice would be to buy ZEC instead. He added that ZEC is based on BTC and offers stronger privacy features, and said its market value could eventually reach one-tenth of Bitcoin’s, which he framed as $8,000. The remarks were presented as personal views and not investment advice.
According to BlockBeats, WTF Academy founder 0xAA said on Aug. 26 that he spoke with Grayscale founder Barry Silbert during a Yzi Labs event in Bhutan. In that conversation, Silbert said U.S. stock trading could move to a 24/7 schedule soon, and that the United States may support around-the-clock stock trading within five years.
Silbert also said the process could speed up if competitive pressure from crypto trading platforms such as Hyperliquid keeps increasing.
Comments on tokenized stocks and ZEC
On tokenized equities, Silbert said that once U.S. stocks themselves can trade 24/7, tokenized stocks tied to the U.S. market may lose some of their appeal, though he added that they could still have room to grow in other regions.
When discussing ZEC, Silbert said memecoins are essentially 「gambling」 and joked that if someone is going to take that kind of risk, 「the best choice is to buy ZEC」. He also said ZEC is based on BTC and has stronger privacy features, and argued that its market capitalization could eventually reach one-tenth of Bitcoin’s, which he equated to $8,000.
Those remarks were presented as personal views and do not constitute investment advice.
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