Gate Releases Q1 2026 Report: Trading, On-Chain, and Institutional Business Synergy Accelerates the Building of a Comprehensive Financial Infrastructure

Gate releases its Q1 2026 report. The report shows that, driven by multi-business synergy and global expansion, the platform achieved comprehensive growth across trading volume, the on-chain ecosystem, and institutional business, accelerating its move toward a comprehensive digital financial infrastructure.

In terms of trading and wealth management, the platform continued its steady growth momentum in the first quarter. Data from authoritative institutions such as CoinDesk and CryptoRank shows that Gate’s spot trading volume remains consistently among the top three globally, while its derivatives market share continues to expand, further solidifying its position as a leading global trading platform. At the same time, the total value locked (TVL) for on-chain “earning” has remained stable above $1 billion for the long term, with the allocation of mainstream assets such as BTC and ETH continuing to rise, reflecting users’ growing demand for low-risk yield products and core assets.

On-chain and trading-side performance became the most prominent growth highlight this quarter. Gate Layer surpassed 100 million total on-chain addresses, with cumulative transaction counts exceeding 32 million, as both infrastructure and user scale expanded in parallel. For on-chain derivatives, Perp DEX’s quarterly trading volume exceeded $13 billion, the number of trading pairs surpassed 600, and traditional financial assets (TradFi) such as gold and crude oil were gradually introduced, pushing the trading structure from crypto assets toward a multi-asset system.

In addition, the ETF and derivatives markets were active. The platform’s ETF quarterly trading volume increased from 6.7 billion USDT at the beginning of the year to over 18 billion USDT, with products covering more than 320 trading pairs. Options business saw a 54.6% increase in average daily trading users, and it also added macro underlyings such as gold and crude oil, initially covering cross-asset hedging needs. Meanwhile, the platform’s copy trading and robot business also maintained growth, with average daily copy trading volume nearing $40 million, and strategy trading activity increasing significantly.

Institutional business also showed a clear trend of accelerating expansion. Data shows that institutional contract trading volume increased by more than 50% compared with the end of last year, and the total number of institutional users grew by more than 66%. In the asset management segment, assets under management grew by 22%, trading volume grew by 192%, and CrossEx’s trading volume and net asset scale increased by approximately 9.4 times and 3.1 times, respectively, indicating that the institutional ecosystem is expanding rapidly.

In terms of project launches and incentive product systems, Gate builds a multi-tier participation framework through products such as Launchpool, Launchpad, HODLer Airdrop, and CandyDrop. Among them, Launchpool launched 9 projects in Q1, with total participation exceeding 43,000 person-times during the quarter; CandyDrop attracted more than 700,000 users, continuously boosting user engagement and capital conversion efficiency.

On safety and compliance, Gate continues to strengthen transparency and global deployment. According to the platform’s March reserve report, the overall reserve ratio reached 122%, and the BTC reserve ratio was as high as 147%, covering nearly 500 types of user assets. Gate’s Malta-based company, Gate Technology Ltd, has obtained the Payment Institution (PI) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) under the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), further consolidating its strategic layout across Europe. To date, multiple Gate entities have obtained or completed relevant regulatory registration, license applications, authorization, or approvals in jurisdictions including Malta, Cyprus, The Bahamas, Japan, Australia, and Dubai.

Brand and community building also played a key role in this quarter. Gate Square connects content and trading loops through mechanisms such as “Content Mining,” which can achieve up to 60% fee rebates, significantly increasing creator participation. On the branding front, the platform partnered with the F1 Red Bull Racing team to host VIP viewing events in Japan, leveraging event exposure to expand global brand influence, and strengthened industry content output through research institutes, academies, and blog systems, continuously enhancing its discourse power on key topics such as AI, RWA, and TradFi.

Overall, in Q1 2026, Gate achieved coordinated growth across multiple dimensions including trading, on-chain, asset management, and compliance. With ongoing progress in AI capabilities, multi-asset trading systems, and global regulatory deployment, its positioning as a comprehensive digital financial infrastructure is becoming clearer.

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Gate was founded in 2013. The founder and CEO is Dr. Han, and it is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency trading platforms. The platform serves more than 52 million users and supports trading of 4,600+ types of crypto assets. As an industry benchmark, Gate was the first to achieve 100% reserve proof. Its ecosystem includes diversified services such as Gate Wallet, Gate Ventures, and Gate for AI Agent.

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