U.S. SEC Initiates Planning for Continuous 24‑Hour Trading, a Practice Common in Crypto Markets
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently turned its attention to the prospect of extending market hours to a full 24‑hour, seven‑days‑a‑week schedule—a model that has become routine in many cryptocurrency exchanges. This shift reflects the regulator’s recognition that the traditional, eight‑hour trading day used by most U.S. stock exchanges no longer aligns with the…
Sept. 17, 2026, 3:03 p.m.