2026 Q2 Crypto Industry Report: Market Contraction Meets Selective Resilience Gate's 2026 Q2 Crypto Industry Report suggests the broader crypto market faced a rough quarter, contracting by -12.6% ($304.8B) in market cap to close the quarter at $2.1 trillion-the lowest figure since September 2024 and ~-52% below October 2025 highs. This marks the third consecutive quarterly downturn, with the month of June bringing the most significant monthly correction this year amidst tight Fed policy, increased geopolitical tensions and profit-taking. Key Market Trends Q2 2026 1.

Major Assets Underperformed Bitcoin declined by -14.2% whereas ETH saw a steep drop by -25.4%.

In fact, they failed to follow the lead set by equities that experienced a recovery. The quarter has witnessed a growing divergence; struggling blue-chips vs the selectively volatile alternative narratives. 2. Stablecoin Sector Contracts The market cap of stablecoins contracted for the first time since Q3 2023, with a -1.6% decline to $305.1B.

A significant decline in USDC could be offset by stable volumes for USDT, as lower returns were available for yield generating products such as USDS and USDe.

3. Prediction Markets Surge Trading volumes across prediction markets witnessed strong QoQ growth of +48.7%, to $113.8B, due to ongoing sporting events including the FIFA World Cup. This indicates a robust trend in the market.

4. Tokenized Collectibles Shift The Collector Crypt has achieved a volume market share of 62.8% for June alone due to the implementation of gacha games. 5.

Trading Volumes Decline Centralized exchange spot trading volumes fell drastically by -27.9% to $1.95 trillion.

In contrast, trading volumes for perpetual futures saw a more moderate decline of -10.0% to $12.7 trillion, demonstrating how retail investors continue to favor leveraged instruments. Gate's Relative Strength During Market Downturn Despite the difficult market conditions in Q2, Gate demonstrated continued structural growth and resilience: • Spot market share increased to 8.01% from 6.61% in Q1, demonstrating continued gains. • Gate remained #1 globally for average institutional trade size in BTC spot, BTC perp, ETH spot, and ETH perp (Source: CryptoQuant). • During the FIFA World Cup, Gate's Polymarket channel was one of the most prominent on the platform, achieving >$100 million weekly volumes at times and becoming #1 among partners.

• In terms of tokenomics, Gate burned 2.57 million GT in Q2, bringing cumulative GT burns to >190 millionGT (~63% of the total supply), valued at >$1.31B.

• Gate’s active users grew by 1.4% QoQ to 7.3 million, whereas overall user growth in the crypto industry declined 7.5%. Strategic Takeaways The 2026 Q2 Crypto Industry Report reveals an increasingly mature yet volatile market, which while overall contracting has areas of strength, including prediction markets, certain altcoins and strong resilient platforms such as Gate. For crypto participants, it appears important to invest in exchanges that have sound fundamentals, significant institutional traction, diverse revenue streams and not just momentum trading.

The success of Gate in a bear market signals a strong position to leverage into the next market upcycle through deepening liquidity, enhanced institutional services, and further innovative products. The full report with 58 charts and data points is available on the CoinGecko website.

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