Gate Update: Record Inflows, Polymarket Goes On-Chain, And World Cup Fever Takes Over | Metaverse Post

In Brief

Gate hits #1 in CEX net inflows, launches DEX Polymarket integration, expands HK stocks to 1,500+, and rolls out World Cup trading campaigns.

Gate capped off a milestone week by reclaiming the top spot among global exchanges, recording over $478.16 million in 7-day net inflows and $387.56 million over 30 days — the highest of any centralized exchange (CEX) tracked by DefiLlama. The momentum wasn’t just about capital flows: Gate also went live with Polymarket on its DEX, giving self-custodial traders direct access to the world’s largest prediction market, while World Cup fever swept through its platform with daily prediction campaigns and a new football-themed card design. Layered on top of new stock listings, fresh token launches, and expanding institutional activity, it was a week that showcased Gate’s push to be a true all-in-one trading hub. Here’s the full rundown.

Record Inflows and Institutional Growth

Beyond topping the inflow charts, Gate’s institutional arm posted strong gains. As BTC rose roughly 4.2% and ETH about 2.1% on the week, Gate TradFi Perp logged daily volumes above $500 million, peaking near $700 million. Institutional trading volume share climbed 7.5% week-over-week, while the exchange’s combined BTC and ETH spot market share rose 9.62%, reflecting renewed institutional risk appetite.

Gate DEX Integrates Polymarket

Gate DEX officially launched its Polymarket integration, letting users connect via a Web3 wallet or the Gate TEE quick wallet to trade prediction markets — spanning sports, crypto, and the World Cup — directly on-chain. The self-custodial setup brings Polymarket’s order book and liquidity to Gate’s on-chain traders, with market and limit orders plus full order book data available.

World Cup Mania Across the Platform

The 2026 World Cup group stage delivered plenty of drama — England beat Croatia 4-2, Ghana edged Panama 1-0, Portugal drew with DR Congo, and a day later Mexico narrowly beat South Korea 1-0 while Canada thrashed Qatar 6-0. Gate’s “Polymarket x World Cup Daily Featured Match” series kept pace, running daily prediction challenges across 35 featured matches with a combined 50,000 USDT prize pool. Complementing this, Gate Card rolled out a limited-edition football-themed virtual card, free to claim for existing or new cardholders, while Gate continues as Inter’s Official Sleeve Partner — tying its brand further into global football culture.

New Earn, Trading, and Convert Features

Gate US Convert now supports direct USDC/USD conversion powered by Circle Mint, giving eligible users instant, fee-free swaps between USDC and fiat within their accounts. The move comes alongside continued regulatory expansion, with Gate US now holding 35 state licenses and compliant operations across 46 U.S. jurisdictions.

Separately, Gate’s Crazy Wednesday Mid-Year Shopping Festival launched with guaranteed mystery box draws for registered users, unlocking PRL, Lucky Bags, and Wishlist Reimbursement rewards. Additional draws are earned through Convert, trading, deposits, referrals, Simple Earn, and VIP upgrades. The event pairs with a limited-time 14-day USDT Earn product offering up to 6% APR, a 3-day 100% APR product for new users, and yields up to 200% APR on assets like BTC, XAUT, USDD, and others, plus staking APR up to 16% on BTC, ETH, and SOL.

Trading Competitions and Copy Trading

Gate launched the CFD Elite Traders campaign, sharing a 54,000 USDT prize pool through welcome rewards, volume-based milestones, and check-in tasks for new CFD lead traders. Running in parallel, the Gate Square Copy Trading Expert Recruitment event offers an 11,500 USDT pool for users sharing original copy trading content, with leaderboard rewards including a 280 USDT top-prize allocation.

Meanwhile, Gate Alpha kicked off Hot Token Trading Competition Phase 44, splitting a $40,000 airdrop pool via a dual mystery-box system — standard draws for organic sign-ups and premium draws for referral-based registrations, capped at 40 draws per user for the event.

Expanding Stock and Equity Access

Gate Stocks pushed its Hong Kong listings past 1,500 tickers, up from 1,000-plus previously, covering both the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market. The expansion comes as AI and hard-tech names rallied: Zhipu AI hit a record HKD 2,094 (+26.14%), alongside gains from Quant Group and Tianshuzhixin. Hong Kong stock access — available via USDT without a traditional brokerage account — now runs alongside Gate’s existing support for over 10,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs across NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, and BATS, with fractional shares from 0.01 shares. The Unified Account system ties digital assets and global equities together on one platform.

On the derivatives side, Gate Futures’ Stock section added seven new perpetual contracts — KLAC, GS, ROKU, GDX, ALAB, TXN, and IONQ — with 1-20x leverage. Trading activity reflected broader market caution ahead of macro data: SpaceX (SPCX) futures saw $119 million in 24-hour volume even as the stock slipped 6.73%, while SanDisk (SNDK) futures logged $19.9 million in volume.

New Token Listings

Gate listed o1.exchange (O) with perpetual futures trading, margin loans, and bots, copy trading, and auto-invest features all going live simultaneously. Re (RE) also launched across spot, perpetual futures (1-20x leverage), and Convert trading.

Market Data Highlights

Gold came under pressure after the Fed’s hawkish signals, with XAUT trading at $4,280.41 (down 0.62% in 24 hours). Despite the dip, Gate’s XAUT/USDT pair ranked among the top two exchanges globally by both 24-hour ($26.66 million) and 7-day ($131 million) volume, with futures open interest near $119 million, third globally.

BTC and ETH trading also stayed robust: Gate ranked among the top three exchanges globally in BTC spot volume (~$1.143 billion) and ETH spot volume (~$481 million), while its ETH futures volume of roughly $6.54 billion placed it third worldwide.

On-chain trackers also flagged a notable transfer: approximately 135,700 HYPE (around $10.21 million) moved out of a Gate hot wallet.