Futures
Access hundreds of perpetual contracts
CFD
Gold
One platform for global traditional assets
Event Contracts
New
Predict price moves and seize opportunities
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
Stock CFD Derivatives
US Stocks
0 Fee
Access real US stocks and ETFs
HK Stocks
Trade quality Hong Kong-listed stocks
Korean Stocks
SK Hynix
Real Korean stocks and top assets
JP Stocks
Top Japanese stocks, all in one place
Stock Futures
High leverage, 24/7 trading
Stocks Activities
Trade Popular Stocks and Unlock Generous Airdrops
Tokenized Stocks
Backed by real stock assets
IPO Access
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
GUSD Flexible US Treasury
3.8%
Earn reliable returns from treasury-backed RWAs
Launch
CandyDrop
Collect candies to earn airdrops
Launchpool
9.99%
Quick staking, earn potential new tokens
HODLer Airdrop
Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free
Pre-IPOs
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.
#CandyDrop1BTCForOldUsers
CandyDrop 1 BTC For Old Users: Loyalty Reward Turns Into Major On-Chain Event
A top digital asset venue has opened a reward pool equal to 1 full BTC, reserved only for long term users. The program, called CandyDrop 1 BTC For Old Users, will split over $81,000 of value across BTC, top coins, and trending alt assets, with single user cap near $500.
Eligibility is clear. Accounts older than one year, with prior trade record and asset hold, qualify. More than 45,000 users have already claimed, with most payout done within 2 hours.
Why Reward Old Users Now
Old users show far higher stick. Internal track shows accounts older than 12 months post 3.2x more volume, 68% higher hold ratio, and 41% lower churn versus new sign ups. Total user count for this venue now tops 27 million, so keeping core base loyal is more valuable than adding more cold accounts.
With BTC above $81k, gold above $2,650, and US federal debt above $40 trillion, users seek venues that give back real coin, not points. A 1 BTC pool paid in real BTC fits that mood.
What Pool Includes And How It Works
Pool has three layers.
First layer: BTC. 0.4 BTC of the pool is pure BTC payout, split pro rata based on 12-month volume. Heavy spot and futures traders get larger share.
Second layer: core coin. 0.3 BTC worth of ETH, SOL, and GT is set for holders who kept balance above $1,000 for over 180 days. This rewards hold, not just trade.
Third layer: trending asset. 0.3 BTC worth of new listing coins is used for users who joined Launchpool, Earn, or other product lines. This drives product use.
Claim is simple: log in, go to reward hub, tap claim, and asset drops to spot wallet. No lock, no vest.
Impact On Flow And Sentiment
Early data shows strong lift.
Spot volume for venue rose 24% in 24 hours after launch. Earn TVL rose 19% as users who claimed moved reward into flexible saving for extra yield near 6% to 12%, well above US cash yield near 4.70%.
On-chain flow also improved. Net inflow for venue hit $85 million in 2 days, with BTC inflow dominant. Withdrawal queue stayed flat, which shows users did not dump reward but kept it inside.
For market structure, this kind of loyalty drop does two things. It cuts sell pressure from old holders who might otherwise leave, and it boosts daily active ratio, a key metric for valuation of any venue.
Key Watch
Pool is capped at 1 BTC. Once claimed, no refill. Next test is whether old users who claimed will keep trading or just cash out. Early sign is positive: 71% of claimed reward remains on venue after 48 hours, and 38% was restaked into Earn.
If that hold ratio stays above 60% through week, loyalty drops like this could become a new playbook for how venues keep core users in a cycle where US Dollar Index closed week lower and appetite for hard assets stays firm.