Binance Research: RWA-Linked Perpetuals Capture Trading Demand Outside Regular U.S. Market Hours

Binance Research said RWA-linked perpetuals are capturing trading demand around macro events and individual stocks outside regular U.S. market hours. Following the FOMC decision, the median equity-linked perpetual captured 97% of the subsequent U.S. market opening gap across 16 names, with $1.02 billion traded outside regular hours. During the market closure surrounding the S&P rebalance, 198 TradFi-linked perpetuals recorded $7.25 billion in trading volume. — link