War Time Validation: Hyperliquid is the go-to safe haven during crises, with 24/7 non-stop trading as its major advantage

**March 2: Hyperliquid Emerges as Key Hedging Venue Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions** As U.S.-Iran tensions escalated and traditional financial markets closed for the weekend, crypto derivatives platform Hyperliquid became the top spot for investors to hedge commodity risks. Bloomberg reports that around the Feb. 28 conflict outbreak, a wave of crypto traders flocked to Hyperliquid to trade perpetual contracts tied to crude oil, gold and other assets—aiming to shield against geopolitical shocks. Unlike traditional contracts, perpetuals have no expiration and support 24/7 trading, making them the only real-time hedging tool available while mainstream markets were shut. Prior to this, Avi Felman, a senior executive at an investment firm, predicted Hyperliquid would be "indispensable to fund managers thanks to its nonstop 24/7 trading." That forecast held during the Middle East crisis: when global commodity and forex markets were closed, the crypto futures market stepped in to handle price discovery and risk hedging. Analysts say such "wartime liquidity stress tests" are bolstering the crypto derivatives market’s role in the global macro risk system.