Futures
Access hundreds of perpetual contracts
CFD
Gold
One platform for global traditional assets
Options
Hot
Trade European-style vanilla options
Unified Account
Maximize your capital efficiency
Demo Trading
Introduction to Futures Trading
Learn the basics of futures trading
Futures Events
Join events to earn rewards
Demo Trading
Use virtual funds to practice risk-free trading
CFD
U.S. stock CFD derivatives
US Stocks
Access real US stocks and ETFs
HK Stocks
Trade quality Hong Kong-listed stocks
Stock Futures
High leverage, 24/7 trading
Tokenized Stocks
Backed by real stock assets
IPO Access
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
GUSD
Mint GUSD for Treasury RWA yields
Stocks Activities
Trade Popular Stocks and Unlock Generous Airdrops
Launch
CandyDrop
Collect candies to earn airdrops
Launchpool
Quick staking, earn potential new tokens
HODLer Airdrop
Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free
IPO Access
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
Alpha Points
Trade on-chain assets and earn airdrops
Futures Points
Earn futures points and claim airdrop rewards
Promotions
AI
Gate AI
Your all-in-one conversational AI partner
Gate AI Bot
Use Gate AI directly in your social App
GateClaw
Gate Blue Lobster, ready to go
Gate for AI Agent
AI infrastructure, Gate MCP, Skills, and CLI
Gate Skills Hub
10K+ Skills
From office tasks to trading, the all-in-one skill hub makes AI even more useful.
#RWA实物资产代币化 Recently, the biggest controversy in the crypto world isn't about a project experiencing wild price swings, but about tokenization. After browsing through various news, I finally understand — DTCC's tokenization and the direct ownership model are fundamentally two different paths.
The DTCC approach, to put it simply, is just a patch to the existing system. Stocks still remain in centralized custody, but the rights records are moved onto the blockchain. What's the benefit? Increased efficiency, reduced costs, and institutions love it. The downside? You still only get a "claim of rights," not actual stock ownership, so DeFi applications can't really use it.
Direct ownership is much more radical. Stocks are directly on-chain, making you a true shareholder. You can hold the assets yourself, transfer peer-to-peer, or use them as collateral on-chain. Galaxy Digital's shareholders are already using this approach. But the cost is liquidity fragmentation, losing the sophisticated net settlement system.
Interestingly, these two models are not mutually exclusive. One optimizes the existing pipeline, while the other creates entirely new possibilities. Institutions use the former to cut costs, retail investors and innovators play with the latter to create new features. The ultimate winner? The right to choose. Investors who can freely switch between these two modes are the ones who truly profit.