#GateSquareNewCreatorProgram Your first Gate Square post: a five-step formula, with a worked example from this week's market
Gate Square's New User Posting Season is live, and the first post matters most. Here is what the event offers, the formula I use to write a post worth reading, and a full worked example built on real data from this week.
What the event offers
New users are guaranteed a red packet with their first post, including 10 USDT and 3 USDT large-value packets. A daily quality leaderboard picks 3 winners, each receiving a 100 USDT experience voucher plus official interaction. A monthly creator leaderboard shares 10,000 USDT and Gate merchandise such as T-shirts, umbrellas and water bottles, and the announcement puts the total pool at 15,000 USDT. The announcement's own message is that the more you post and the higher the quality, the larger the red packet you can claim. You can write market views, trading recaps or hot-topic takes.
Why a formula helps
A blank page is the hardest part. My rule is simple: one data point, one reason, one risk, one level to watch. That keeps a post short enough to read and specific enough to be useful. These steps are my own tips, not official judging criteria.
Step one: lead with a number, not an opinion
Open with the fact that made you write the post. A figure gives readers something to check, and it shows you did the work.
Step two: say why it matters in one sentence
Connect the number to a decision. A fact without a reason is just a headline.
Step three: add the other side
Every good post names what could prove it wrong. This is where readers decide whether to trust you.
Step four: give a level or a trigger
Say what you would watch next, such as a price, a date or a data release. It turns a view into a plan.
Step five: close with a risk line and a hashtag
A short risk note and the right hashtag keep the post clear and easy to find.
Worked example: Tesla's Q3, in the formula
Here is how the steps look on a real topic from this week.
Lead number: Tesla's free cash flow came in at positive $1.53 billion, against a company-compiled consensus of a $4.51 billion burn. By my math, that is a swing of about $6 billion versus expectations.
Why it matters: the market worried that heavy AI and robotics spending would drain cash, and this result eased that fear. Operating cash flow was $6.263 billion.
The other side: GAAP net income fell about 43% to $787 million, and capital spending of $4.73 billion was lower than the $5.79 billion in Q2, which flatters the cash figure. Shares fell about 3.3% after hours despite the cash beat.
Level or trigger: the next quarter's capex. If spending rebounds and free cash flow stays positive, the cash story is real. If not, it was a timing effect.
Risk line: earnings reactions are volatile, so size small.
That is five short lines that a reader can follow in under a minute.
Second example: the market backdrop in the same formula
Lead number: The Nasdaq rose 1.05% to 26,702.86 on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 closed within 0.8% of its record high.
Why it matters: it shows an AI-led relief rally after a rough stretch.
The other side: the Nasdaq had 216 new lows against 53 new highs, and NYSE advancers beat decliners only 1.37 to 1. That means the rally is narrower than the index suggests.
Level or trigger: I would watch whether breadth improves in the next few sessions.
Risk line: narrow rallies can reverse quickly.
Common mistakes to avoid
First, copying a headline without adding your own reasoning. Second, stacking ten numbers with no conclusion. Third, using only the bullish case. Fourth, skipping the date of the data, which makes the post hard to trust. Fifth, promising outcomes. Markets do not offer guarantees, and readers notice.
A pre-post checklist
- Is there one clear number, with its date?
- Is my reasoning in my own words?
- Did I name what could prove me wrong?
- Did I include a level, date or trigger to watch?
- Did I add a short risk note?
- Did I avoid private information, wallet details and links I have not checked?
A note on safety
Never post private keys, recovery phrases, account details or personal information. Do not share unverified links, and treat any request for deposits or private data from other users as a warning sign.
How I would build a posting routine
Write one short post a day on the topic you know best. Keep a note of the numbers you used, so you can revisit them and learn from what happened. Over a month, those notes become your edge: a record of what you got right and wrong.
Start with what you already follow. If you track earnings, post the one number that surprised you. If you trade a particular sector, post the level you are watching and why.
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#Gate第三季度报告出炉 Gate’s Q3 Growth Story Goes Beyond Trading Volume
The most interesting part of Gate’s Q3 2026 report, released on October 22, is not one headline number. It is the way several different businesses are developing together: derivatives trading, global stocks and ETFs, wealth management, on-chain products and payment services.
That combination matters. A trading platform can attract activity when markets are moving, but building a broader financial ecosystem means giving users more reasons to stay between trades as well. Gate’s latest figures offer a clearer view of how that transition is progressing.
Start with the numbers that stand out.
Derivatives remained a major growth engine. September trading volume reached approximately $396 billion, placing Gate among the world’s top three centralized exchanges for derivatives by the reported industry ranking. CoinDesk’s September exchange review put the figure at $396.4 billion, up 38.2% month over month. Gate’s derivatives market share reached 10.1%, gaining approximately 1.6 percentage points the largest increase among leading exchanges in that review.
Spot activity also contributed to the picture. September spot trading volume reached $48.8 billion, up 21.9% month over month according to the same review. The takeaway is not simply that more contracts changed hands; both spot and derivatives activity showed momentum across the month.
Still, trading volume is only one measure of platform growth. The more revealing question is whether that activity is being matched by stronger products and a wider range of services.
Global markets are becoming a bigger part of the story.
By the end of Q3, Gate’s stock and ETF coverage had expanded beyond 12,800 instruments across U.S., Hong Kong, South Korean and Japanese markets. The reported coverage included more than 10,000 U.S. stocks, 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, 1,000 South Korean stocks and 300 Japanese stocks.
That broader selection gives users access to more than crypto-focused opportunities. Gate’s traditional-finance offering also includes CFDs across stocks, indices, metals, foreign exchange and energy, while gStocks extends the platform’s tokenized-stock offering.
One figure deserves particular attention: gStocks trading volume exceeded $2.5 billion in August. That is a substantial monthly activity figure, although it should not be confused with Q3’s total volume or the value of assets held on the platform.
For me, the strategic significance is clear. Gate is trying to connect crypto-native users with conventional markets without treating each asset class as an entirely separate experience.
Wealth management adds another dimension.
Gate’s Q3 report states that Yu'ebao assets exceeded $1.85 billion, representing growth of more than 24% compared with Q2. That is an important signal because wealth-management products serve a different purpose from active trading: they give users another way to manage eligible idle assets within the platform.
The report also highlighted strong growth in on-chain earning, with its scale increasing by more than 57% from the end of Q2. This points to demand extending beyond exchange-based trading and into on-chain asset-use opportunities.
These figures should be read carefully. Assets under management, product subscriptions and trading volume measure different things; they are not interchangeable, and growth in any of them does not guarantee future returns for users. Product terms, liquidity and risk still matter.
Other Q3 figures show the ecosystem widening.
ETF trading turnover approached 60 billion USDT for the quarter. Options trading volume increased 23.8% quarter over quarter, while the number of new options traders rose 52.1%.
CrossEx, Gate’s cross-exchange institutional trading service, also recorded a 63% increase in quarterly trading volume. Its reported asset balance grew 902%, while the number of trading users increased by approximately 315%. These are notable growth rates, although the report does not mean every metric began from the same base or carries the same operational significance.
Alongside these businesses, Gate continued developing Launchpool, CandyDrop, trading bots, copy trading, Perp DEX, Gate Layer, Gate Card and Gate.AI. Together, these products extend the platform across trading, asset management, payments, blockchain infrastructure and market research.
Growth also has to be supported by trust.
The report cites August reserves of approximately $8.215 billion and an overall reserve coverage ratio of 127%. These are important transparency indicators, but they relate to the reported reserve snapshot—not a guarantee against every possible operational, market or counterparty risk. Users should continue reviewing the platform’s current disclosures and the risks attached to individual products.
My view is that Gate’s Q3 report is best understood as a transition story. The $396 billion-plus derivatives figure demonstrates trading scale; the 12,800-plus stock and ETF selection shows wider market access; and the growth in Yu'ebao and on-chain earning shows that asset management is becoming a more meaningful part of the product mix.
The next challenge is execution. Can Gate sustain trading activity while improving the everyday usefulness of its multi-asset services? Can product expansion translate into reliable access, clear risk disclosures and a consistent user experience across different markets?
Those questions matter more than any single quarterly headline. Q3 provides evidence of broader reach and strong activity across several business lines. The next milestone will be proving that this breadth can develop into a durable, integrated financial ecosystem.
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