Overview
In September 2026, Gate made progress across user growth, multi-asset services, professional trading, and the on-chain ecosystem. The platform’s global user base surpassed 60 million, while its business now spans crypto assets, global equities, ETFs, forex, precious metals, commodities, wealth management, payments, and Web3. U.S. stock options and Gate Trenches were launched during the month, further strengthening the links among traditional finance, crypto trading, and on-chain markets.
Business lines remained active. ETFs, options, Launchpool, CandyDrop, copy trading, and trading bots all recorded growth in trading activity or user participation. On the institutional side, CrossEx trading volume and retained funds both reached record highs, while its offering expanded to include futures, real stocks, and ETFs. Gate Web3 and Gate Layer advanced on-chain trading and infrastructure upgrades, while Gate Card, Gate.AI, and Gate’s professional content ecosystem expanded the platform’s services across payments, investment research, and user education.
Global brand and community-building initiatives moved forward in parallel. Gate released its One Gate, Every Trade brand video, reflecting on 13 years of development and key user milestones. Gate also deepened connections with global users, industry partners, and creators through Gate Voyage, community interviews, a Mid-Autumn Festival campaign, and Gate Charity initiatives. Gate Research, Gate Learn, and Gate Blog expanded their coverage of crypto markets, global equities, macroeconomics, artificial intelligence, and asset tokenization, providing market research and educational support for users with diverse needs.
Platform Highlights
In September, Gate’s global user base surpassed 60 million, marking an important milestone in the platform’s global development. Gate now supports more than 5,300 crypto assets and over 12,800 stocks and ETFs, with services spanning spot, futures, stocks, CFDs, wealth management, earn products, payments, and Web3. In market performance, Gate ranked among the world’s top two platforms for spot trading and top three for futures trading. Its multi-asset coverage and core trading capabilities continue to support its global scale.
Several core businesses recorded growth during the month. Gate ETF monthly trading volume approached 20 billion USDT, Launchpool staking exceeded $1.44 billion, and CandyDrop-related futures trading volume surpassed $11.8 billion. Cumulative options trading volume rose approximately 18.7% from August, while options premium volume increased approximately 141.3%. In institutional business, CrossEx trading volume rose 200% month over month, while retained funds increased 37.3%; both metrics reached all-time highs. Gate Trenches trading volume rose 47.18% month over month, while the number of trading users increased 67.65% and the number of new users increased 105.09%. The platform continued to generate new growth across TradFi, professional trading, and on-chain markets.
Ecosystem Expansion
In September, Gate continued to expand its product ecosystem around multi-asset trading, yield services, and strategy tools. Gate TradFi connects real stocks, gStocks, ETFs, CFDs, and U.S. stock options, offering different tools for asset allocation, leveraged trading, and short-term directional views. Launchpool, CandyDrop, HODL & Earn, Simple Earn, and on-chain earn products serve staking, airdrop, and idle-fund management needs. Copy trading, trading bots, and options further diversified trading approaches through strategy access, product updates, and participation mechanisms.
Professional services and on-chain infrastructure were upgraded in parallel. CrossEx expanded futures, real-stock, and ETF trading while improving fee schedules, market-data delivery, and order-execution capabilities. Gate Web3, Gate Trenches, and Gate Layer respectively strengthened multichain trading, discovery of trending assets, and underlying network capacity. Gate Card extended digital-asset payments to cross-border spending, auto top-ups, and digital-service subscriptions; Gate.AI connected market intelligence, portfolio analysis, and AI-powered investment research. Together, these businesses form a product suite spanning asset discovery, execution, strategy management, yield generation, on-chain interaction, and payments for retail users, professional traders, and institutions.
Gate TradFi Expands Its Multi-Market Trading Framework and Strengthens Around-the-Clock Asset and Strategy Services
Gate TradFi continued expanding its global multi-asset service suite, covering real stocks, tokenized securities, ETFs, CFDs, and equity derivatives. gStocks now supports 24/7 trading in more than 70 tokenized securities, backed 1:1 by real stocks, priced in USDT, and eligible for use as collateral. This gives users greater flexibility for cross-market trading and capital allocation. U.S. stock options joined the product lineup during the month, allowing users to select tools based on their holdings, medium- to long-term views, or short-term price outlooks.
On the strategy side, Gate expanded its ETF, gold, forex, and energy CFD offerings, while launching market campaigns focused on AI, technology stocks, precious metals, and crude oil. CFD Copy Trading introduced API-based and private-community Copy Trading capabilities, as well as a loss-protection feature that provides compensation for eligible Copy Trading losses in accordance with campaign rules. These additions give Lead Traders more flexibility in strategy distribution and community management, while reducing barriers for users to participate in Copy Trading. Together, multi-asset access, around-the-clock trading, and Copy Trading services further strengthen Gate TradFi’s product offering for users with different trading preferences and risk profiles.
Gate Broadens Its Global Equities Footprint With Coordinated Upgrades to Spot and Options
In September, Gate continued to strengthen its global equities offering. Real stocks and ETFs covered more than 12,800 instruments, including over 10,000 U.S. stocks, 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, 1,000 Korean stocks, and 300 Japanese stocks, giving users broad access to quality assets across regions and sectors. To support low-threshold trading and multi-market allocation, Gate increased promotion of its stock spot business and launched U.S. stock options on September 2. The initial offering covered nine popular underlyings: NVIDIA, Tesla, Apple, Meta, AMD, Micron, Amazon, Alphabet, and Broadcom. Contracts are settled in USDT, do not require physical stock delivery, and carry zero platform fees and zero options commissions, broadening users’ strategies for U.S. equity price movements.
Gate Trenches Accelerates On-Chain Trading Growth, Enhancing Multichain Asset Discovery and Execution Efficiency
Gate Trenches recorded substantial growth in September: trading volume increased 47.18% from August, trading users rose 67.65%, and new users increased 105.09%. Launched during the month, the one-stop on-chain trading product Gate Trenches enables users to trade assets across more than 15 public chains directly with USDT in their Gate accounts. No separate wallet creation or connection is required, eliminating cross-chain transfers, network switching, and preparation of gas assets. The product charges a unified 0.5% fee for buys and sells and provides discovery tools including All Chains, Featured, Chain Scan, and Signals, shortening the path from finding and analyzing trending assets to execution.
On the ecosystem front, Gate Trenches was among the first to integrate Arc on the day its public chain launched, supporting discovery and trading of popular and newly issued Arc ecosystem assets. It also exclusively offered limited-time zero-gas trading. Gate simultaneously introduced a dedicated USDT campaign comprising fee rebates for new users, trading check-ins, volume rewards, and leaderboard incentives. Together, multichain coverage, cost optimization, and operating incentives supported the continued expansion of Gate Trenches.
Gate CFD Expands Leveraged Gold Allocation With Multi-Asset Campaigns
Gate CFD completed a functional upgrade to its gold offering in September. XAUUSD CFDs exclusively added 5x and 10x leverage tiers to the existing 20x, 50x, 100x, 200x, and 500x tiers, creating a multi-level range from 5x to 500x. Users can adjust leverage according to capital size, market volatility, and risk tolerance, and use two-way trading, take-profit/stop-loss orders, and margin-management tools to build trading plans suited to different time horizons.
Market operations focused on forex, precious metals, and energy. Gate introduced a dedicated USDJPY trading campaign with entry rewards, a volume leaderboard, and a USDT prize pool. The gold campaign combined an XAUT airdrop, dual-leaderboard competition, and new-user benefits; the crude oil campaign covered XBRUSD and XTIUSD and added bonus rewards tied to energy stocks. These themed campaigns combined market themes, trading incentives, and product functionality to deepen awareness and participation in Gate CFD across forex, gold, and crude oil trading.
Gate ETF Trading Volume Remains Near 20 Billion USDT, With Product Suite Growing to 424 Pairs
Gate ETF operated steadily, with total September trading volume near 20 billion USDT and stable trading scale and user activity. By month-end, the platform offered 424 ETF trading pairs, 16 more than in August, covering major crypto assets, popular public chains, AI, technology stocks, and semiconductors. The lineup includes 3x and 5x leveraged long and short products, offering more ways to trade different markets and execute diversified strategies.
Gate ETF paired market themes with trading challenges, daily check-ins, new-listing airdrops, and dedicated benefits for both new and existing users, with a focus on popular assets and themes such as major cryptocurrencies, leading blockchain networks, AI, and technology stocks. Product additions and tiered campaigns served market demand, extended the reach of new products, sustained engagement among existing users, and built a user base for future ETF iterations and thematic campaigns.
Gate Launchpool Staking Exceeds $1.44 Billion, Project Participation Remains Active
Gate Launchpool listed eight new projects in September, with cumulative staking surpassing $1.44 billion, an increase of $240 million from August. The FOLD project recorded a peak APR of more than 580%, making it one of the month’s strongest-yielding projects.
Gate Launchpool supports staking in GT, BTC, ETH, USDT, GUSD, and other assets, with new-token rewards distributed hourly. By increasing project supply, broadening staking-asset choices, and optimizing reward distribution, Launchpool expanded users’ access to new projects while maintaining strong capital participation and engagement.
CandyDrop Expands Project Supply, Futures Trading Volume Surpasses $11.8 Billion
Gate CandyDrop launched six projects in September, doubling the number from August. The ETH project drew the largest number of participants during the month, demonstrating the strong appeal of campaigns centered on major assets.
CandyDrop-related futures trading volume exceeded $11.8 billion, while spot volume reached $250 million. The platform uses a task-based mechanism to connect airdrop distribution with trading scenarios: users can earn Candy through trading, deposits, and referrals, then redeem it for token rewards. The mechanism effectively supports project promotion, distribution of new assets, and user participation.
Simple Earn Records Dual Growth in Users and Assets, With Cumulative Subscriptions Up 42.05% Month Over Month
Gate Simple Earn launched two new projects in September and continued converting new users, with cumulative new-user acquisition rising 5.83%. Its cumulative subscription volume reached $2.310 billion, up 42.05% month over month. Overall assets under management increased by $214 million, marking a second consecutive month of growth above $200 million. TVL reached a monthly high of $1.855 billion on September 29. USDT grew 8.06% from the previous month, making it one of the strongest-growing core assets. Overall, the product’s dual growth in users and assets showed healthy continuity.
Gate Simple Earn also ran limited-time yield-boost campaigns for BTC and ETH, offering eligible subscribers an additional annualized yield of 3% to 5%. Its second joint campaign with Gate Idle Earn offered up to 11% combined annualized yield on USDT wealth-management products. These initiatives expanded users’ choices and provided more flexible ways to grow idle assets.
Gate Idle Earn Continues to Broaden Its Product Portfolio and Flexible Earn Scenarios
In September, Gate Idle Earn added support for USD1, offering annualized yields of up to 8.16%. It now supports multiple stablecoins including USDT, USDC, and USD1. Once activated, eligible stablecoin balances automatically accrue yield without subscription, redemption, or lock-up, while remaining available for trading. Idle Earn yields are primarily derived from underlying assets including U.S. Treasuries, money-market funds, on-chain staking, and RWAs, providing a flexible way to put idle assets to work.
In addition, its second joint campaign with Gate Simple Earn offered up to 11% combined annualized yield on USDT wealth-management products, expanding Gate’s stablecoin earn scenarios and offering flexible yield choices for users with different capital sizes and trading needs.
Gate Staking TVL Rises 15.85% Month Over Month at Month-End
Gate Staking launched one new project in September and maintained steady growth. Month-end TVL reached $1.557 billion, up 15.85% month over month. Peak monthly TVL reached $1.607 billion, 11.6% above the prior month’s peak. Stablecoins and major assets remained the core of deposited assets, reflecting continued user recognition of Gate’s asset-management and yield-aggregation capabilities in on-chain earn.
Copy Trading User Base and Trading Activity Continue to Grow, Lead Trader Capabilities and User Protection Improve
Gate’s Copy Trading ecosystem continued to expand steadily in September. The cumulative number of Futures Copy Trading users increased by 6% month over month, while the average daily number of new Copy Trading users rose by 3%. In CFD Copy Trading, the cumulative number of Lead Traders increased by 15%, while average daily trading volume grew by 34.92%. Growth in user base, new-user acquisition, and trading activity reflects continued demand for professional trading strategies and social trading.
CFD Copy Trading introduced API-based and private-community Copy Trading capabilities to meet Lead Traders’ diverse needs for strategy distribution and community management. These features expand strategy execution and user-engagement scenarios while improving operational flexibility. A loss-protection feature was also introduced to provide compensation for eligible Copy Trading losses in accordance with campaign rules. This helps reduce barriers for users new to Copy Trading, enhances user protection, and supports new-user participation and conversion.
Trading Bot Average Daily Volume Rises 51% Month Over Month, Strategy Variety and Product Experience Improve
Gate Trading Bot continued to grow in September. Its cumulative user base increased 2.7% month over month, while trading activity rose more sharply, with average daily trading volume up 51%.
Multiple strategy types sustained strong growth. Futures Grid average daily volume increased 51.67%; Futures Martingale average daily volume increased 57%, while its average daily active users rose 5.04%; and Stock Portfolio average daily active users increased 71%, with deployed capital up 221%. Demand for diversified strategy trading continued to expand.
The product launched Top Trader Holdings for Stock Portfolios, enriching the strategy display and helping users quickly discover and reference high-quality portfolios. Daily Recommendations were also introduced, improving strategy recommendation and presentation in the app. Gate Trading Bot continued optimizing key flows for creating, running, and managing strategies, simplifying operations and lowering the barrier to use.
Gate Web3 Sees Growth in Both User Scale and Trading Activity, Quickly Integrating the Arc Ecosystem
Gate Web3 recorded broad-based growth in September. New Web3 devices surged 80.96% month over month, significantly expanding the overall user base. Gate Meme Go trading volume rose 77.55% and transaction count rose 56.57%, indicating stronger meme-asset trading activity. Gate Swap trading volume increased 30.75%, while Perp DEX transaction count increased 28.45%. Bonus TVL rose 4.12%, continuing the growth in locked assets and steadily improving asset retention.
After the Arc mainnet launch, Gate Web3 quickly completed integrations and adaptations for leading Web3 protocols in the Arc ecosystem. It provides comprehensive support for core capabilities around Arc, including wallets, swaps, trading, market data, and ecosystem discovery, offering on-chain Arc assets richer liquidity sources. While promptly supporting the new chain, Gate Web3 continued to improve Arc on-chain trading and liquidity support to enhance user experience and execution efficiency.
Gate Layer On-Chain Trading Continues to Grow, Client Upgrade Strengthens Network Performance and Ecosystem Foundations
In September, Gate Layer continued to grow its on-chain user base and trading activity, with cumulative on-chain transactions rising 7.73% month over month. Following the successful upgrade of the execution-layer client from Geth to Reth, node-execution performance and operational stability were further optimized, while client diversity improved. The upgrade lays a stronger technical foundation for the network’s long-term evolution and provides stable support for future ecosystem expansion and application deployment.
Gate Card Expands Digital-Service Spending Scenarios With Cross-Border Payment Fee Subsidies
In September, Gate Card extended its benefits to cross-border payments and digital-service subscriptions. Under a subsidy campaign, eligible Gate Card transactions received vouchers equal to 100% of the foreign-exchange fees incurred, helping reduce the cost of cross-currency payments.
Gate Card’s AI subscription cashback campaign also continued through September 27. Users making their first ChatGPT or Claude subscription with Gate Card could receive 50% cashback. Eligible payments made through linked WeChat Pay, Alipay, or TenPayGo also qualified. Together, the two campaigns expanded Gate Card’s coverage across cross-border spending and digital productivity services, broadening its everyday payment use cases.
Gate.AI Deepens AI-Powered Investment Research Across Opportunity Discovery and Market Interpretation
Gate.AI provides AI-powered investment-research support for crypto assets and global equities by integrating market data, market news, and AI analytical capabilities. It helps users search assets, interpret unusual price movements, organize market themes, and screen for potential opportunities. Its equity research covers U.S., Hong Kong, and Korean markets, offering references such as potential-stock screening, event analysis, historical performance, and trading volume to improve cross-market information access and research efficiency.
Via web and app entry points, Gate.AI connects platform market data, holdings, and product services. Users can use natural language to obtain market analysis, account information, and operational guidance. Portfolio-movement alerts and pre-market potential-stock features extend information services into proactive notifications and pre-market observation, creating a smoother flow among market monitoring, investment research, and platform interactions.
Gate Institutional Trading Maintains Growth, CrossEx Volume Rises 200% Month Over Month
Gate’s institutional business continued to grow steadily, with active spot-trading performance. Spot trading in long-tail assets continued to outperform the market, while BTC and ETH spot trading remained competitive and the overall institutional trading mix stayed stable. Colo, OTC Loan, GMCC, CrossEx, and other professional services received more institutional applications, reflecting rising demand from professional clients for low-latency trading, liquidity support, funding services, and cross-platform execution.
CrossEx trading volume rose 200% month over month, while retained funds increased 37.3%. Both metrics reached all-time highs. CrossEx added support for Lighter futures and integrated real-stock and ETF trading, expanding its cross-market asset coverage. In terms of fees, CrossEx_Hyperliquid maintained preferential rates, while spot taker fees on CrossEx_OKX and fees for CrossEx_BYBIT G5 long-tail assets and Innovation Zone products were reduced. On the technology side, the SBE BBO real-time market data channel went live, while upgrades to SBE, OMS 3.0, and the CrossEx system further improved WebSocket latency, market-data delivery, and order and futures update performance. These enhancements provide a more stable execution environment for high-frequency and professional trading.
Security, Transparency, and Global Expansion
Gate Surpasses 60 Million Global Users in September, Ranking 6th Worldwide by Asset Scale
In September, Gate’s global registered users officially surpassed 60 million, marking a major milestone in its global development, with its user base now further increasing to 62 million. As its global user footprint continues to expand, Gate is constantly refining its product matrix and comprehensive financial services framework. The platform currently supports over 5,300 digital assets and 12,800+ stocks and ETFs, with business spanning spot, futures, stocks, CFDs, wealth management, earn, and Web3 applications, while continuously expanding TradFi asset services such as forex, metals, and commodities. In terms of market performance, Gate ranks among the global top two in spot trading and global top three in derivatives trading, steadily deepening the integration of Crypto and TradFi to enhance its one-stop financial service capabilities for users worldwide.
At the same time, Gate maintains strong performance in asset scale and proof-of-reserve transparency. According to data from DefiLlama, Gate’s platform assets have surpassed $7.394 billion, ranking 6th among global centralized exchanges. As of August 19, 2026, Gate’s total reserves reached $8.215 billion, with an overall reserve ratio of 127%, covering nearly 500 user assets. Building on a continuously reinforced security framework and transparent operations, Gate is steadily advancing its global compliance layout and financial infrastructure, further consolidating user trust and the foundation for long-term growth as it accelerates the buildout of a one-stop global financial services platform.
Community Building and Brand Initiatives
Throughout September, Gate deepened its global brand presence and ecosystem partnerships through several high-profile initiatives, including the Gate Voyage Bali event, the Gate Charity Blue Future Gala, an exclusive Mid-Autumn Festival gift set, and a brand video celebrating the 60-million user milestone. Meanwhile, the latest episodes of its flagship talk show, Gate Talk, brought together industry leaders to discuss market cycles, on-chain investing, AI integration, and multi-asset allocation—enriching the brand's content ecosystem while strengthening engagement with global users and industry partners.
Gate Talk Series Explores Market Cycles, On-Chain Investing, and Multi-Asset Allocation Trends
In September, Gate's flagship interview program "Gate Talk" rolled out Episodes 5 through 7, featuring crypto content creator Jason Chen, investor Qianshui Observer, and on-chain researcher Feng Mi. The discussions delved into trending topics including market cycles, token investments, on-chain opportunities, AI applications, and multi-asset allocation. Episode 5 focused on token market volatility and market cycles, exploring differences between crypto and traditional finance, along with bear-market survival strategies. Episode 6 started with institutional investment and on-chain practices, sharing insights on VC token investments, position management, and cross-market asset allocation strategies. Episode 7 centered on the evolving airdrop ecosystem, AI-powered investment research, and on-chain trading tactics, detailing the transformation of Web3 participation models.
Through these in-depth conversations, "Gate Talk" captures real-world perspectives from diverse market participants to highlight shifting market structures, investment logic, and technological applications within the crypto industry, while shedding light on new opportunities arising from the convergence of crypto assets and traditional finance. As Gate continues to expand its multi-asset offerings across Spot, Futures, Gate Web3, Stocks, and CFDs, the series serves as a valuable resource for users seeking to understand diverse asset markets, refine investment strategies, and navigate key industry trends.
Gate Launches Mid-Autumn Festival Gift Box: Uniting Festive Traditions and Crypto Culture "To the Moon"
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gate launched a limited-edition themed gift box, presented exclusively to select global partners and VIP users. As a cherished tradition, the Mid-Autumn Festival embodies reunion, togetherness, and warm wishes. Gate used this occasion to extend heartfelt greetings to its global community, further deepening engagement across its global ecosystem.
Designed with moon and space exploration visual elements, the gift box includes outdoor lifestyle essentials such as a picnic mat and an inflatable sofa, taking the traditional practice of moon-gazing into a modern outdoor setting. Notably, the lunar elements naturally echo the crypto community's iconic "To the Moon" culture: connecting the bright moon of festive tradition with the industry's spirit of exploration, innovation, and ambition.
More than a festive gesture, Gate’s Mid-Autumn gift box seamlessly fuses cultural tradition, modern outdoor lifestyle, and Web3 culture into a single cohesive narrative—strengthening emotional connections with global users and partners in a distinctly crypto-native way.
Gate Charity Blue Future Gala Concludes Successfully, Uniting Industry Partners for Philanthropy and Sustainable Future
On September 1, the Gate Charity Blue Future Gala concluded successfully, gathering dozens of VIP guests, representatives of award-winning teams, and industry leaders. Through a philanthropic dinner, interactive Q&A, award presentation, and networking, the event deepened connections between Gate and its industry partners. Centered around Gate Charity’s philanthropic philosophy and sustainable development vision, attendees exchanged insights on industry growth, charitable practices, and future trends, exploring new possibilities for integrating Web3 with social impact. The gala also featured interactive Q&A and lucky draw sessions, offering exclusive prizes—including official Oracle Red Bull Racing co-branded gifts and Inter Milan co-branded jerseys—to enrich the guest experience.
As an initiative built for industry partners, the Blue Future Gala connects key stakeholders to pave new paths for combining philanthropy with the Web3 ecosystem. Moving forward, Gate Charity remains committed to long-term social impact, leveraging diverse partnerships and actionable initiatives to help build a more open and sustainable future.
Gate Voyage Bali: Driving Global Ecosystem Growth, TradFi, and Multi-Asset Innovation
The Gate Voyage event was successfully held in Bali, bringing together nearly 200 industry leaders, partners, and content creators from around the world. During the event, Dr. Han, Founder and CEO of Gate, delivered a video address reviewing the brand’s 13-year journey and announcing plans to build an all-in-one platform covering digital assets, stocks, forex, and gold, making financial services more seamlessly integrated into users' daily lives.
Gate Executive Director Edwin Cheung and CMO Kyle Chiu delivered keynote speeches on "The Evolution of Exchanges into Ecosystems" and global brand strategy, respectively. In the Media Studio and VIP Masterclass sessions, guest speakers further explored the convergence of digital assets and traditional finance, focusing on hot topics such as equities, tokenized assets, and pre-IPOs. Together, these insights highlighted Gate’s strategic shift from a crypto trading platform to a broader financial ecosystem spanning ecosystem development, global strategy, and TradFi integration.
Beyond the main summit, the event fostered community engagement through creative formats. The concurrent KOL Creator Battle engaged global creators to produce short videos centered on Gate Card, wealth management, and traditional finance. Set against Bali's scenic backdrop, the mid-autumn special and Gala Dinner provided a relaxed atmosphere for networking, deepening global partnerships while expanding the brand's reach and business boundaries.
Gate Releases New Brand Video "One Gate, Every Trade", Marking 13 Years of Growth and 60 Million Users
In September, Gate released a new brand video, "One Gate, Every Trade: The Journey Continues," celebrating the major milestone of surpassing 60 million global users. Under the theme "From Exploration to Advancement," the video traces Gate's evolution since its founding in 2013, highlighting its key achievements in technological innovation, business expansion, global operations, and brand development. Over the past 13 years, Gate has evolved from an early digital asset exchange into a comprehensive platform bridging crypto markets with traditional finance—continuously pushing the boundaries of financial services while upgrading its trading experience, product capabilities, and user ecosystem.
The video also showcases Gate's long-term commitment to global market expansion, international brand partnerships, and operational transparency. Through high-profile collaborations with partners like the Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 team, Gate continues to elevate its global brand presence and connect the crypto industry with a broader international audience. At the same time, the platform maintains a strong focus on compliance and user asset security through its industry-leading Proof of Reserves framework. From its solid foundation as a trading platform to its growing global financial ecosystem, the brand video captures Gate's long-standing achievements and its strategic vision for the future.
Education, Research, and Media Impact
In education, research, and content, Gate continues to refine its ecosystem across Gate Research, Gate Learn, and Gate Blog—delivering professional content that advances market research, financial literacy, and product insights. At the same time, leading industry platforms including CoinDesk, CoinMarketCap, RootData, CryptoQuant, DefiLlama, and CoinGecko frequently highlight Gate’s performance in trading volume, market share, asset diversity, and liquidity, further strengthening its institutional authority and global brand recognition.
Gate Enhances Educational and Research Architecture to Expand Multi-Market Influence
Gate leverages its Gate Research, Gate Learn, and Gate Blog to build a well-structured, tiered content architecture. The topics cover crypto assets, global equities, macroeconomics, AI, stablecoins, RWAs, digital payments, and key platform features. Each channel addresses specific user needs through differentiated positioning: Gate Research delivers market data and industry trend analysis; Gate Learn focuses on foundational education and methodological frameworks; and the Gate Blog offers timely commentary on market hot topics and product applications.
Designed as a seamless bridge between research analysis, educational outreach, and product messaging, our content helps users grasp macroeconomic shifts, cross-market capital flows, and the mechanics of diverse financial tools. By balancing analytical depth with an engaging reader experience, Gate provides comprehensive content support—ranging from market intelligence and skill-building to strategy comprehension—tailored to users across all expertise levels, while reinforcing the professional brand image and reach across global markets.
Gate Research Deepens Cross-Market Intelligence to Track Macro Drivers and On-Chain Liquidity
Gate Research delivers multi-tiered market insights—ranging from daily and weekly reports to VIP exclusives, institutional briefings, and thematic deep dives. Its coverage closely tracks Federal Reserve monetary policy, global crude oil prices, U.S. Treasury yields, and broad risk-asset performance. By integrating these macro indicators with Bitcoin, Ethereum, spot ETFs, stablecoin supply, and on-chain capital flows, Gate Research maps out how macroeconomic forces drive valuation models and trading sentiment in the crypto market. Additionally, its analytical scope monitors DEX liquidity, derivatives open interest, options skew, and leverage dynamics, equipping market participants with multidimensional data to assess both short-term volatility and medium-term trends.
The institute’s thematic research extends into tokenized equities, real-world assets (RWAs), DeFi lending protocols, crypto venture fundraising, and next-generation blockchain infrastructure, with a dedicated focus on cross-asset correlations across stocks, commodities, and digital assets. By synthesizing macroeconomic data, traditional financial markets, on-chain analytics, and key industry catalysts into a unified research framework, Gate Research empowers retail traders with actionable market intelligence while delivering the rigorous analysis required by institutional investors for strategic asset allocation, liquidity monitoring, and risk management.
Gate Learn Expands Structured Curriculum to Advance Security, Trading, and Multi-Asset Education
Gate Learn continues to broaden its structured educational ecosystem, offering comprehensive coverage across blockchain infrastructure, tokenomics, market cycles, technical analysis, DeFi, stablecoins, cross-chain protocols, and Layer 2 solutions. The platform prioritizes user safety by integrating core modules on account security, wallet management, on-chain risk detection, and trade execution risks. Through clear conceptual breakdowns, step-by-step practical guides, and real-world case studies, Gate Learn demystifies protocol operations, sharpening users' security awareness and independent evaluation capabilities.
Beyond Web3 fundamentals, the curriculum extends into global equities, ETFs, options, CFDs, AI, and digital payments—delivering systematic insights into corporate fundamentals, earnings metrics, valuation models, leverage mechanics, and risk management strategies. Tailored for learners across all proficiency levels, Gate Learn employs a progressive learning framework that bridges sophisticated financial concepts with real-world applications, empowering users to build a holistic knowledge base across both digital assets and traditional financial markets.
Gate Blog Aligns with Global Market Shifts to Deliver Timely Insights and Product Intelligence
Gate Blog curates timely content centered on Federal Reserve policy decisions, interest rate trajectories, crude oil and gold price movements, AI investments, tech stock performance, and crypto market dynamics. Its editorial scope delves into key macro drivers including AI capital expenditures, semiconductor supply chains, corporate earnings, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. By analyzing price action through the triple lenses of macroeconomic environments, industry fundamentals, and market trading flows, Gate Blog helps users navigate cross-asset correlations across equities, commodities, and digital assets.
On the product front, Gate Blog delivers comprehensive coverage across Gate Stocks, Stock Options, ETFs, CFDs, gStocks, Launchpool, CandyDrop, Gate Card, and Earn wealth management services—enriching user understanding through feature guides, real-world use cases, campaign updates, and risk disclosures. By seamlessly bridging market catalysts with product innovation, Gate Blog delivers real-time updates and user guides, strengthening Gate’s content leadership across global equities, digital assets, and multi-asset financial services.
RootData: Gate Ranks #1 in TradFi Asset Coverage, with Market Share and Liquidity Among Industry Leaders
According to RootData Research’s 2026 Crypto TradFi Landscape Report, Gate demonstrates standout performance across TradFi asset coverage, trading volume, and market depth. As of August 24, Gate led all analyzed platforms with 1,022 TradFi assets—4.2 times that of the second-ranked exchange—including 366 stock derivatives, also ranking first globally.
In terms of market traction, Gate’s cumulative TradFi volume reached $135.5 billion from January to August, with its monthly market share rising to 10.7% in August, ranking third worldwide. Gate scored 92.2 overall in stock derivatives, tying OKX for second place industry-wide, while its average daily stock futures volume has delivered sustained, rapid growth since May.
On liquidity performance, Gate’s ±2% weighted orderbook depth surpassed Binance for 11 consecutive trading days starting August 14, averaging $14.678 million daily during the period. Among high-demand stock derivatives, Gate’s Micron (MU) instrument achieved $6.5 million in ±2% liquidity depth, ranking first across all five major platforms evaluated.
CMC: Gate Ranks Top 3 Globally in RWA Perps Volume, Leading the Industry in Growth from June to August
According to CoinMarketCap’s September RWA report, cumulative trading volume in the RWA perpetuals market reached $3.16 trillion, with monthly volume surging to an all-time high of $799.5 billion. Gate emerged as the standout growth driver during this cycle, posting a 5.3x surge from June to August—the fastest expansion among all venues clearing over $5 billion in monthly volume. Additionally, Gate’s RWA perps volume reached $64.8 billion, capturing 9.3% of total CEX volume and securing the #3 spot among centralized exchanges worldwide. The report highlighted that Gate’s weekly trading volume peaked at $20.65 billion during a period of sharp volatility in memory chip stocks, setting an all-time weekly high for the platform. CMC emphasized that Gate maintained robust growth amid heightened market volatility and a rapidly evolving trading landscape. Notably, its peak volume week occurred during a market correction rather than at market highs, underscoring a clear trend where trading traffic increasingly consolidates toward Gate during periods of market turbulence.
CoinDesk: Gate Leads Global Derivatives Trading Share, Ranking Top 3 Across Key Metrics
According to CoinDesk’s September Exchange Review, Gate recorded $396 billion in derivatives trading volume, up 38.2% month-over-month, ranking third among global centralized derivatives exchanges. Its derivatives market share rose to 10.1%—a monthly gain of approximately 1.6 percentage points, representing the largest market share expansion among top-tier global exchanges.
Gate also delivered strong performance in spot and RWA markets. September spot trading volume reached $48.8 billion (up 21.9% MoM), while its RWA perpetuals captured a 9.1% market share, ranking third worldwide. Averaging approximately $15 billion in daily trading volume, Gate maintained a leading global scale and earned a prestigious Grade A rating in the CoinDesk Data Exchange Benchmark.
Synergized with initiatives such as Gate Money, the on-chain trading suite Gate Trenches, and Gate Card, Gate is steadily extending its service ecosystem across asset management, on-chain trading, and everyday payments.
CryptoQuant: Gate Ranks #1 Globally in 30-Day Spot Volume Growth, with Perpetual Volume Surging 305%
A September special report from CryptoQuant reviewed key shifts across the trading landscape. In the spot market, Gate led all major platforms with an extraordinary 667% increase in 30-day trading volume, with single-day spot volume peaking at $5.1 billion to rank third among leading global exchanges.
In perpetual futures, Gate recorded a 305% surge in 30-day volume—ranking third industry-wide and reflecting a clear acceleration in growth—while daily perpetual volume reached $22 billion. CryptoQuant attributed the market-wide volume rebound to recovering market participation, spot buying demand, and leverage activity, with Gate’s performance across both spot and perpetual markets highlighting its accelerating trading momentum during this expansion phase.
DefiLlama: Gate Dominates Stock Perps Coverage and Orderbook Depth, Highlighting Institutional Liquidity
A DefiLlama report highlights Gate’s strong market positioning across contract selection, orderbook depth, and trade execution stability. The platform reached 385 stock-related perpetual contracts in September, ranking first industry-wide. Additionally, Gate recorded average daily trading volume of ~$1.15 billion and average open interest of ~$738 million in stock perpetuals, both placing in the top three globally.
On liquidity performance, Gate led the industry in 0.1% orderbook depth across the five highest-volume equity instruments—SNDK, SKHYNIX, SPCX, SOXL, and MU—outperforming peers by 5% to 28%. The combined 2% orderbook depth across these five assets hit $92.8 million, ranking first industry-wide, while SOXL and MU maintained the #1 spot in 1% depth for 14 consecutive days.
The report also shows that Gate’s 30-day funding rate volatility stood at 0.00245 percentage points, one of the lowest levels in the market. In crypto derivatives, Gate secured the #1 ranking in L1 (top-of-book) depth across major perpetual pairs including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and DOGE, showcasing its robust cross-asset liquidity infrastructure.
CoinGecko: Gate Leads L1 Depth Share Across Top 30 Spot Pairs, Outperforming in BTC, ETH, SOL, and DOGE Metrics
According to CoinGecko’s September market analysis, Gate ranked among the leading platforms in Top-of-Book (L1) depth share across the top 30 spot trading pairs tracked, securing the #1 spot in multiple major assets. Gate led in L1 depth share across 7 of the 30 tracked pairs, including BTC (27.3%), ETH (37.5%), XRP (39.2%), BNB (40.4%), DOGE (35.6%), NEAR (42.19%), and USD1 (38.07%). At the 1% depth benchmark, Gate captured the top spot in 15 of the 30 pairs. In terms of market coverage, Gate placed in the top two for 28 of the 30 pairs, demonstrating the broadest liquidity coverage across all analyzed venues.
Looking at tight-spread liquidity metrics, Gate demonstrated strong orderbook absorption capacity. Spot L1 depth for BTC, ETH, XRP, and DOGE maintained leading positions throughout the observation period. In derivatives, Gate’s BTC and ETH perpetuals maintained the #1 L1 depth ranking across the entire period, while SOL and DOGE perpetuals captured top-tier market depth. Among tokenized assets, Gate’s SKHYNIX perpetual contract held a decisive #1 spot in L1 depth throughout the entire period, maintaining a commanding lead over competitors.
Conclusion
Gate continues to make steady strides across user growth, product innovation, professional services, and on-chain ecosystem development. By deepening synergies across its multi-asset offerings, Gate addresses a broader range of user needs spanning trading, wealth management, institutional services, Web3, global payments, and AI-driven investment research. Crucially, proof-of-reserves transparency, robust technical infrastructure, high-caliber educational content, and a thriving global community provide a solid foundation for operational stability and business expansion.
Looking ahead, Gate remains committed to enhancing user experience, market liquidity, capital efficiency, and system performance. The platform will continue to refine its multi-asset infrastructure across digital assets, global equities, and on-chain markets, while accelerating expansion in institutional trading, AI-powered research, and real-world payment use cases. Anchored by security, transparency, and regulatory compliance, Gate aims to deliver a stable, comprehensive, and diversified suite of financial products and services to users worldwide.
Disclaimer:
This content does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or recommendation. You should always seek independent professional advice before making investment decisions. Gate may restrict or prohibit all or part of its services for users from restricted regions. For more information, please read the User Agreement.
Gate Team
October 19, 2026
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