Ondo Perps is a must-support project! In this market lately, I’ve been feeling a growing issue: a lot of volatility doesn’t actually happen during regular trading hours. CPI, PPI, oil prices, US-Iran conflicts, earnings expectations, AI stock sentiment—many of these start brewing pre-market, post-market, or even over the weekend. But traditional U.S. stock trading hours are fragmented, and in crypto, most platforms only let you trade assets like $BTC, $ETH, $SOL. What’s missing is a more direct way to express these movements. That’s why I’ve been paying closer attention to Ondo Perps recently. The core idea isn’t just “another derivatives platform,” but rather turning real-world assets like $AAPL, $NVDA, $TSLA, Google, Nasdaq, gold, and silver into Perps that can be traded 24/7. For traders, this is a pretty significant shift: you don’t necessarily have to trade $BTC to indirectly express macro views anymore—you can directly trade U.S. tech stocks, indices, or commodities themselves. For example, if inflation becomes a hot topic again tonight, or if the Middle East situation continues to impact oil prices and gold, traditional markets often have to wait for the opening bell. But on-chain Perps can reflect these views much faster. I think this direction will be a practical next step for RWA (Real World Assets): not just tokenizing assets, but enabling them to truly enter trading, hedging, and capital efficiency scenarios. Currently, Ondo Perps is still in private beta, and the public beta has been delayed—only early invite code users can access it. Week 2 activities are live now, with a total prize pool of 125,000 $USDC. If you want to give it a try, use my invite code or link in the comments below to join and participate in the prize pool event. Heads-up: Ondo Perps is not available to users in the U.S., Canada, Panama, or OFAC-sanctioned jurisdictions. @OndoPerps @OndoFinance