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Daylight Saving Time (DST) kicks off today, March 8, in North America. Trading hours for U.S. and Canadian financial markets, along with economic data release times, will shift one hour earlier than standard time. Examples: - Gold, Silver, and WTI Crude Oil open at 6:00 Beijing Time; - U.S. stock markets open at 21:30 Beijing Time. Investors please note. (FXStreet)

March 8th — Per Bitget market data, as of the close of traditional markets on March 6th, Brent crude traded at $93.04, while WTI crude stood at $90.90. However, driven by weekend news of production cuts from Middle Eastern oil-producing nations, corresponding contracts on Hyperliquid have posted a notable premium. Currently, Brent crude on the platform is priced at $97.47, and WTI crude at $95.83. A similar dynamic played out last weekend, too. On February 28th, amid full-scale escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict, on-chain gold tokens like PAXG and XAUT surged sharply—capitalizing on the black swan event while traditional markets were closed. BlockBeats advises users that related assets may see drastic price swings due to force majeure, and investors should exercise caution.

March 8 — Iranian media reported that Iran’s Assembly of Experts has finalized its decision on a candidate for the country’s Supreme Leader. (Xinhua News Agency)

March 8 – U.S. President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday that he has no interest in negotiating with Iran and floated the possibility of ending the Iran conflict—only when Tehran no longer has a functional military or any remaining leadership in power. Trump added: “At some point, they may have no one left to talk to, let alone surrender.”

On March 8, blockchain analytics firm LookOnChain reports that Loracle—an early contributor to Hyperliquid—is currently shorting oil. The trader has opened a 2x leveraged short position of 69,924 xyz:CL tokens (valued at roughly $6.7 million) while simultaneously going long on NVDA and PAXG.

March 8 – On-chain collateral protocol OmniPact announced today that it has closed a $50 million private funding round, led by an institutional investor and a consortium of family offices. The majority of the proceeds will be allocated to finalizing development and conducting security audits of OmniPact’s core smart contracts and multi-chain infrastructure. The funds will also support the protocol’s testnet launch (scheduled for Q1 2026) and expand its engineering team to accelerate integration of real-world assets (RWA) and AI-driven agent trading capabilities. OmniPact leverages smart contracts as on-chain collateral to address the trust issue in peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions.