Gate DEX Perps Shield Program is back for Season 2. Haven’t traded in a while? Complete a task after returning and still earn rewards to reactivate your position. Already an active trader? Your cumulative volume can unlock the Legendary Conqueror reward of up to 60 USDT.
Event Time: August 13, 2026, 16:00 – September 3, 2026, 16:00 (UTC)
Event Details
Event 1: Old Friends Welcome-Back Rewards
During the event, wallet addresses whose last Perps trade was 7 or more days before the event start can unlock weekly USDT rewards by completing at least 4 perps trades per week with a single-trade value ≥20,000 USDT.
Weekly reward: 8 USDT perps trial fund. Limited to the first 100 users per week, first-come, first-served, while supplies last.
| Weekly Task |
Reward |
| Complete ≥4 contract trades in a week, each with single-trade value ≥20,000 USDT |
8 USDT perps trial fund |
Event 2: Perps Volume Challenge
During the event, users who reach the specified cumulative contract trading volume and valid order count can unlock the corresponding tier’s USDT reward. Higher cumulative volume unlocks higher rewards.
The task rewards are distributed in the order tasks are completed, limited slots, first-come, first-served. Each user may only claim the highest tier reached, not multiple tiers.
| Tier |
Cumulative Net Perps Volume |
Valid Order Count |
Reward |
Slots |
| Advanced Challenger |
≥50,000 USDT |
≥3 orders |
5 USDT |
First 100 |
| Elite Challenger |
≥200,000 USDT |
≥10orders |
15 USDT |
First 20 |
| Legendary Conqueror |
≥500,000 USDT |
≥30 orders |
60 USDT |
First 5 |
Event Rules
- During the event, users may trade any perps pair. Net perp trading volume = opening trade volume + closing trade volume.
- Eligibility: Event 1 is limited to wallet addresses whose last Perps trade was 7 or more days before the event start. Event 2 is open to all users, regardless of trading history.
- Whether a user has “previously traded perpes” is determined as of the official announcement time. Old Friends welcome-back’s data statistics cycle runs from the event’s first day, rolling into the following week, i.e., Thursday 16:00 to the following Wednesday 15:59 (UTC).
- Valid order count refers to the total number of opening and closing orders that comply with the event rules; both the contract volume threshold and valid order count must be met to receive the corresponding reward. Each participating address in Perps Volume Challenge may only receive the reward for the highest tier achieved, not multiple tiers.
- Rewards for Old Friends Welcome-Back rewards , and Perps Volume Challenge rewards will all be distributed as perps trial funds to users’ accounts within 14 business days after the event ends. Between Old Friends Welcome-Back rewards and Perps Volume Challenge rewards, users receive whichever reward is higher.
- If there is any discrepancy between the translated version and the English version, the English version shall prevail.
- Market makers, institutional, and agency accounts are not eligible for event rewards.
- Users participating in multiple Gate DEX events during the same period will receive only one airdrop reward, based on the highest-value reward; rewards cannot be claimed multiple times.
- Gate DEX reserves the right to disqualify any participant engaging in fraud, manipulation, or deceptive conduct, including but not limited to wash trading, improper order matching, bulk account registration, or other abnormal means of participation. Any suspected fraud, self-trading, wash trading, matched trading, or market manipulation will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the airdrop.
- Gate DEX reserves the right of final interpretation of this event.
- Risk warning: Digital asset trading is affected by market, regulatory, and other factors, and is subject to significant volatility; price movements are difficult to predict. Please pay close attention to market risk and trade cautiously. For more trading information, please refer to the Gate Perp DEX user guide.
Gate Team
August 14, 2026
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