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Crypto market on alert over Middle East war variable… weekend rise in oil and gold prices priced in

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YM Lee

Summary

It said that as the Middle East war enters its second week, prices of oil-, gold- and silver-linked perpetual futures on Hyperliquid have risen, reflecting a geopolitical risk premium.
It noted that silver and gold contract volumes on Hyperliquid increased to about $150 million and $43 million, respectively, but Bitcoin perpetual futures remain the most active at about $2.8 billion over 24 hours.
It reported that while crypto-native exchanges provide 24-hour liquidity in macro assets, there are limits to interpretation because activity is centered on retail investors and crypto traders, and that the impact should be watched after Asian financial markets reopen.

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As the Middle East war enters its second week, rising oil and gold prices in the crypto-asset derivatives market are reflecting a geopolitical risk premium.

According to Bloomberg on the 7th (local time), commodity-linked perpetual futures traded on the crypto-asset derivatives exchange Hyperliquid reflected market sentiment tied to the protracted Middle East conflict and moved higher.

On the platform, oil-linked contracts rose to around $92 per barrel, up about 4%. Gold-linked contracts climbed about 1.5% to roughly $5,170 per ounce, and silver gained about 2.2% to around $85 per ounce.

Trading activity also expanded. 24-hour volume for silver-related contracts totaled about $150 million, while gold contract volume was tallied at about $43 million.

Still, the most actively traded product on Hyperliquid remains Bitcoin (BTC) perpetual futures. 24-hour volume for that product came to about $2.8 billion.

Bitcoin traded around $68,000 at the same time with little change. The analysis is that amid geopolitical tensions, crypto markets—which can be traded over the weekend—are serving as a window into global investors’ macro positioning.

Hyperliquid, via an upgrade last year, supports derivatives trading that tracks commodities such as gold, silver and crude oil, as well as individual stocks and equity indices. The platform enables 24-hour leveraged trading using a stablecoin-based settlement structure.

However, some note that there are limits to interpreting these price moves, given that trading is centered more on retail investors and crypto-native traders than on participants in traditional financial markets.

Joshua Lim, co-head of global markets at FalconX, said: "Participants in traditional financial markets are demanding 24-hour liquidity in macro assets, but in practice the only places providing it are crypto-native exchanges like Hyperliquid and crypto OTC desks like FalconX."

Market participants expect a clearer direction on how the Middle East conflict will affect pricing in global financial markets once Asian financial markets reopen.