One of crypto’s biggest contributions may not be a token or even a blockchain. It may be the way it changed what people expect from markets. A generation of users now assumes that markets should remain open 24/7, settlement should be fast and positions should be manageable whenever conditions change. Traditional finance still operates around fixed sessions, weekends and layers of intermediaries but that model is beginning to feel increasingly outdated. Still “always open” does not automatically mean better. More access can also create more leverage, more noise and the feeling that markets never allow anyone to switch off. The real opportunity, in my view is not turning every financial market into a casino that never closes. It is combining crypto’s accessibility and speed with the liquidity, transparency and protections mature markets require. The next phase of adoption may be less about moving everyone into crypto and more about traditional finance quietly adopting crypto-native market design. Will Wall Street bring crypto products into its existing schedule or will crypto eventually make market hours obsolete?