Overview
In the second quarter of 2026, Gate accelerated the expansion of its global integrated financial services footprint, completing the development of its stock trading, Pre-IPOs, wealth management, and TradFi product ecosystem. The platform officially launched stock trading across the U.S., Hong Kong, and Korean equity markets, establishing end-to-end coverage spanning Pre-IPOs, IPO Access, secondary-market trading, and stock transfers. In June, Gate officially introduced Gate Wealth, its global wealth management brand, integrating diversified asset allocation capabilities across digital assets, global equities, ETFs, and RWAs. This marked another step toward building a one-stop global financial services platform connecting Crypto and TradFi. In addition, Gate.AI completed a major architectural upgrade and brand refresh, integrating more than 200 leading global AI models and accelerating the deeper convergence of AI and Web3 use cases.
Gate continued to strengthen platform security, ecosystem development, and global expansion. Its latest total reserves reached USD 8.182 billion. During the quarter, more than 2.57 million GT were burned, bringing the cumulative total to nearly 190 million GT. On the compliance front, Gate has taken the lead in establishing a licensing presence across key markets including Europe, Japan, Dubai, and Australia, further reinforcing the foundation of its global compliance framework.
In education and research, Gate continued to enhance its three core content pillars: Gate Research, Gate Learn, and Gate Blog. The platform consistently produced high-quality research, educational, and branded content focused on major themes such as macroeconomics, AI, RWAs, stablecoins, and Pre-IPOs. Gate Square promoted the creation and retention of high-quality content through creator incentives, themed campaigns. Gate Live also introduced multi-guest streaming and private livestreaming features, expanding user interaction scenarios. Meanwhile, Gate hosted its 13th-anniversary celebration in Hong Kong and a VIP Formula 1 Red Bull Racing viewing event, further strengthening global user engagement, brand influence, and ecosystem synergies.
Gate has received broad attention from leading global financial and blockchain media. Reports from multiple authoritative institutions show that Gate ranks among the world’s leading platforms in spot, derivatives, and institutional trading metrics. At the same time, Gate continued to advance its development of CrossEx, AI Agents, prediction markets, and Pre-IPOs, accelerating the creation of a one-stop global asset trading platform connecting crypto and traditional finance.
Platform Highlights
Gate Achieves Comprehensive Breakthroughs in Product Innovation, Global Compliance, and Institutional Business
During the second quarter of 2026, Gate continued executing its globalization, multi-asset, and institutionalization strategy, achieving significant progress across product innovation, trading volume, asset security, and ecosystem development. The platform surpassed 58 million registered users, supporting trading in more than 4,800 digital assets and 12,500 stock assets, establishing a comprehensive global trading ecosystem spanning equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, metals, indices, commodities, and crypto assets.
Reports from leading industry institutions including CoinDesk, CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko, and CryptoQuant highlighted Gate's rapid expansion in TradFi and institutional services. Gate ranked second globally in spot liquidity and trading volume, top three in derivatives trading, and top three in open interest (OI) market share. At the same time, both the Pre-IPOs and IPO Access businesses expanded rapidly, with cumulative subscriptions exceeding $396 million for SpaceX (SPCX) and more than $143 million through IPO Access offerings.
Gate also continued expanding CrossEx, AI Agent, and prediction market services, further strengthening its capabilities in multi-asset trading, institutional services, and TradFi integration while reinforcing its competitive position as a leading global digital asset platform.
Ecosystem Development and Security & Compliance
During the second quarter of 2026, Gate continued expanding its global multi-asset ecosystem while strengthening its security and compliance foundation. The platform launched securities trading services covering U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean equities while establishing a complete investment ecosystem spanning Pre-IPOs, IPO Access, secondary market trading, and stock transfers. At the same time, its CFD, ETF, wealth management, and institutional service offerings continued to expand. As of the end of June, Gate's total reserves reached $8.182 billion with a reserve ratio of 115%. On the compliance front, Gate continued building its global licensing network to support sustainable international expansion.
Multi-Asset Ecosystem Continues Expanding, Further Strengthening Global Competitiveness
During the second quarter of 2026, Gate continued expanding its multi-asset product ecosystem while accelerating the development of a one-stop global trading platform connecting crypto assets with traditional finance. During the quarter, the platform launched securities trading services across the U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean markets, supporting more than 12,500 stock assets while establishing a complete service ecosystem covering Pre-IPOs, IPO Access, secondary market trading, and stock transfers. SpaceX (SPCX) Pre-IPOs attracted more than $396 million in cumulative subscriptions, while IPO Access exceeded $143 million.
Gate's TradFi business also expanded rapidly. Gate CFD listed 663 tradable assets, with weekly trading volume surpassing $150 billion at its peak. ETF quarterly trading volume approached $60 billion, representing more than 40% quarter-over-quarter growth, while the number of ETF trading pairs increased to 356. In addition, Gate continued enhancing its new asset distribution ecosystem through Launchpool, HODLer Airdrop, and CandyDrop. Launchpool delivered annualized yields exceeding 260%, while CandyDrop generated nearly $38 billion in futures trading volume, further unlocking GT utility and improving user engagement and trading conversion. Meanwhile, Gate officially launched Gate Wealth, integrating digital assets, global equities, ETFs, RWAs, foreign exchange, and commodities into a unified investment platform, significantly enhancing cross-market asset allocation and comprehensive financial services.
Gate Stocks Launches Securities Trading Across the U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean Equity Markets
On June 1, Gate officially launched its stock trading service, allowing users to trade U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs directly with USDT. Unlike tokenized equities, Gate provides access to securities through licensed brokerage partners, offering genuine equity trading services. At launch, the platform supported more than 10,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs across major exchanges including the NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, and BATS. On June 15, Gate officially launched Hong Kong stock trading and expanded coverage to more than 1,500 Hong Kong-listed stocks on June 18. On June 22, the platform launched South Korean stock trading, initially covering the top 1,000 listed companies by market capitalization on the Korea Exchange (KRX).
Since launch, Gate Stocks has continuously expanded its global equity offering, now supporting U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean markets while progressively integrating Pre-IPOs, IPO Access, secondary market trading, and stock transfers into a complete investment ecosystem with 24/7 trading availability. Users can trade equities directly using USDT without opening overseas brokerage accounts, significantly lowering barriers to global investing. To date, Gate supports more than 12,500 U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean stocks, while continuously introducing features including limit orders, stock yield products, and cross-broker stock transfers, steadily building a one-stop global equity trading platform that bridges crypto and traditional finance.
Gate Advances Both Pre-IPOs and IPO Access, Delivering a Complete Investment Journey from Private Markets to Public Listings
Gate officially launched both Pre-IPOs and IPO Access during Q2 2026, creating a comprehensive investment ecosystem covering private-market investments, IPO subscriptions, and post-listing trading opportunities. SpaceX Pre-IPOs accumulated more than $396 million in subscriptions, while IPO Access offerings attracted over $143 million. Due to overwhelming investor demand, the IPO Access subscription window closed ahead of schedule, demonstrating exceptionally strong user interest in high-quality IPO opportunities.
This marks the first time Gate has introduced a dual-product ecosystem combining Pre-IPOs and IPO Access. Pre-IPOs focus on providing users with access to investment opportunities in leading global unicorn companies before they go public, while IPO Access connects investors directly to the public offering stage, enabling a seamless investment journey from IPO subscription to secondary market trading. In addition, Gate completed a 1:5 stock split for the SpaceX (SPCX) asset certificate, further optimizing asset structure and trading efficiency. Following the split, SPCX reached a peak price of $200, delivering a maximum gain of 69.49%, demonstrating the platform's full lifecycle capabilities covering subscription, corporate action adjustments, and pre-market trading.
Looking ahead to the second half of 2026, Gate will continue expanding its Pre-IPOs and IPO Access ecosystem by introducing more high-quality global investment opportunities, optimizing subscription mechanisms, allocation processes, and trading experiences, and further building a comprehensive investment platform spanning private-market investing, IPO subscriptions, and public equity trading.
Gate Leads the Industry in TradFi Asset Coverage as CFD Continues Expanding Its Multi-Asset Trading Ecosystem
In Q2 2026, Gate CFD continued expanding its multi-asset trading ecosystem, completing its evolution from crypto derivatives into a comprehensive TradFi CFD platform covering equities, indices, precious metals, foreign exchange, energy, and other asset classes. Throughout the quarter, the platform introduced multiple leveraged gold products, crude oil, equities, and other popular assets while supporting trading across App, Web, and H5, alongside features including copy trading, VIP services, and yield-generating products to further enhance the trading experience. By the end of Q2, Gate CFD supported 663 tradable assets, ranking among the industry's leading crypto trading platforms by asset coverage. Peak weekly trading volume exceeded $150 billion, steadily establishing a one-stop TradFi trading ecosystem spanning multiple markets and trading scenarios.
Launchpool Maintains Strong Participation, with Peak APY Exceeding 260%
Gate Launchpool launched two projects during Q2, providing users with a low-barrier gateway to participate in early-stage investment opportunities. By allowing users to stake assets in exchange for project airdrops, Launchpool further diversified access to new assets while strengthening the platform's new project distribution capabilities.
During the quarter, the highest annualized yield exceeded 260%, demonstrating strong return potential. At the same time, Launchpool's multi-asset staking pools expanded users' participation options and asset utilization while improving the overall user experience.
HODLer Airdrop Continues Delivering Airdrop Opportunities and Unlocking GT Utility
Gate HODLer Airdrop launched three airdrop campaigns during Q2. As an exclusive distribution mechanism for GT holders, HODLer Airdrop provides users with access to high-quality project airdrops while encouraging deeper engagement within the Gate ecosystem.
Throughout the quarter, users could participate in airdrops simply by holding GT, lowering the barrier to accessing early-stage projects. By combining GT holdings with premium project distribution, HODLer Airdrop further expanded GT's utility and reinforced its value as the platform's core ecosystem token.
CandyDrop Launches 20 Airdrop Campaigns, Driving Strong User Participation and Trading Conversion
Gate CandyDrop launched 20 high-quality airdrop campaigns during the quarter, demonstrating CandyDrop's strong ability to increase project exposure, drive user acquisition, and encourage airdrop participation. By connecting quality projects with user demand, CandyDrop further strengthened the platform's project distribution and user growth capabilities. Related campaigns significantly improved user conversion and trading activity.
During Q2, CandyDrop further strengthened the connection between projects and users through its task-driven participation model. Looking ahead to Q3, CandyDrop plans to introduce additional task categories, including stock trading and prediction markets, while optimizing reward distribution and risk management mechanisms and continuing to onboard high-quality projects to further enhance user experience and operational efficiency.
Gate Simple Earn Expands Product Offerings as Demand for Core Crypto Assets Continues Growing
Gate Simple Earn continued expanding its product ecosystem during Q2 by introducing 13 new flexible savings products and 43 fixed-term investment products, providing users with more options for managing idle assets. Average daily active users exceeded 420,000 during the quarter, reflecting sustained growth in participation and user engagement.
Demand for yield management across major crypto assets continued to increase. BTC assets under management grew by more than 27%, ETH by over 30%, and SOL by nearly 40%, demonstrating strong growth in mainstream asset allocation. As the product lineup continued expanding, Simple Earn further improved capital efficiency while strengthening Gate's integrated wealth management ecosystem.
Staking Assets Continue Growing as On-Chain Yield Opportunities Expand
Gate Staking maintained steady growth throughout the quarter, with total assets peaking above $1.27 billion. Five new supported assets—HYPE, USD1, SAFE, MON, and USDS—were added, providing users with broader Staking opportunities. Popular products including BTC, ETH, and USDT continued attracting strong participation.
The platform continued expanding across multiple on-chain yield strategies, including mining, staking, and stablecoin minting, providing users with diversified opportunities for on-chain asset appreciation. Total GUSD minted exceeded 190 million at its peak, reflecting growing demand for stablecoin yield products and on-chain asset allocation. As supported assets and earning opportunities continued expanding, Staking further strengthened Gate's diversified wealth management ecosystem.
Soft Staking Surpasses 100,000 Users as USD1 Assets Reach a Quarterly Record
Gate Soft Staking maintained solid growth during Q2, with the number of participating users surpassing 100,000, marking a significant milestone for the product. Meanwhile, the USD1 Soft Staking campaign reached a peak interest-bearing balance of 938 million USD1, setting a new quarterly high and reflecting strong user demand for stablecoin yield products.
Through its simple and convenient participation model, Soft Staking provides users with a flexible way to generate returns on stablecoin holdings while meeting their wealth management needs. As both user participation and assets under management continued to grow, Soft Staking further strengthened the Gate Earn product suite and enhanced the platform's diversified asset management ecosystem.
ETF Trading Volume Surges Over 40% QoQ as Product Coverage Across U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean Markets Continues Expanding
Gate ETF maintained solid growth throughout Q2 2026, with quarterly trading volume approaching $60 billion, representing more than 40% quarter-over-quarter growth. By the end of June, the platform supported 356 ETF trading pairs, providing users with broader asset allocation and trading opportunities.
Gate continued expanding its multi-asset ETF ecosystem, covering major cryptocurrencies, trending sectors, indices, gold, crude oil, and other asset classes while further enriching its equity ETF offerings across the U.S., Hong Kong, and South Korean markets. The platform also introduced multiple 3x leveraged ETFs focused on popular themes such as technology and semiconductors, providing users with more flexible tools for both long and short market exposure. Going forward, Gate ETF will continue optimizing its product lineup based on market trends and user demand to further enhance product diversity and trading experience.
Copy Trading Experiences Rapid Growth as Futures and CFD Ecosystems Continue Expanding
Gate's copy trading business achieved rapid growth during Q2. Average daily futures copy trading volume increased by more than 70% compared with Q1. Average daily copy trading investment also increased by 28.4% quarter over quarter. The platform also introduced features including Daily Picks, Smart Filtering, and Gate AI to further improve trader selection and trading decision-making.
As a newly launched product in Q2, CFD copy trading rapidly established both its user base and trading ecosystem. Total copy trading volume exceeded $95 billion during its first quarter. Copy trading investment increased by more than 210% over the quarter, laying the foundation for a growing trader ecosystem and creating a new growth driver within Gate's diversified trading services.
Trading Bot User Base Continues Growing as AI-Powered Strategies Enhance the Trading Experience
Gate's Trading Bot business maintained steady growth throughout the quarter, representing more than 9% quarter-over-quarter growth. Among all strategies, the Futures Martingale Bot performed particularly well, with average daily users increasing by more than 20% quarter over quarter, highlighting growing demand for dip-buying and position-building strategies.
In terms of product experience, the Trading Bot platform underwent a homepage redesign during Q2 and introduced AI-powered conversational strategy creation, making automated strategy development more accessible while lowering the barrier to entry. Through continuous improvements in user experience and strategy capabilities, Trading Bot further enhanced users' automated trading experience and strengthened Gate's algorithmic trading services.
Options Business Maintains Strong Growth as Simple Options Lower the Barrier to Entry
Gate's options business continued its strong growth momentum throughout Q2 2026, achieving significant expansion in both trading volume and user adoption. Quarterly trading volume increased by 70.8% compared with Q1, while the number of trading users rose by 73.01%. Average daily active options traders also increased by 73%, reflecting continued growth in market activity. At the same time, new user registrations increased by 20.77% quarter over quarter, while cumulative trading users grew by 58.81%, demonstrating sustained growth momentum for the options business.
During Q2, Gate officially launched Simple Options, significantly lowering the entry barrier for options trading and improving the experience for beginner users. By continuously expanding its product offerings and optimizing the trading experience, Gate Options further enhanced product accessibility, improved user conversion, and established a stronger foundation for long-term business growth.
Institutional Business Continues Strengthening Infrastructure and Ecosystem Capabilities
Despite challenging market conditions during Q2 2026, Gate continued investing in institutional infrastructure and ecosystem development, further strengthening its institutional trading, lending, and asset management services. Institutional OTC Loan maintained steady growth, with lending volume increasing by 43.61% year over year, reflecting sustained long-term financing demand from institutional clients. Meanwhile, margin lending volume increased by 14.33% quarter over quarter, further improving capital efficiency and trading flexibility for institutional users.
On the infrastructure side, Gate continued upgrading its institutional trading platform. Spot and perpetual futures markets officially introduced SBE (Simple Binary Encoding) market data services, supporting both public and private data channels while adding real-time Book Ticker market data for futures trading. These enhancements further reduced trading latency and improved execution efficiency for high-frequency and quantitative trading strategies, providing institutional clients with more stable, high-performance trading services.
In ecosystem development, Gate continued expanding the SuperLink institutional ecosystem while strengthening institutional services, asset management, and cross-platform trading capabilities. OES institutional services achieved 11% quarter-over-quarter growth in futures trading volume despite market volatility. CrossEx maintained rapid growth, with assets under management increasing by 128.1%, trading volume rising by 202.6% compared with the beginning of the quarter, and trading users increasing by 76%. Meanwhile, the asset management platform exceeded $3 million in average monthly assets under management while continuing to grow trading volume. Gate also successfully hosted two high-level institutional networking events in Hong Kong and Amsterdam, attracting more than 160 global market makers, asset managers, custodians, payment providers, and OTC firms, further enhancing Gate's global institutional brand presence and ecosystem connectivity.
Gate Officially Launches Gate Wealth, Its Global Wealth Management Platform
In June, Gate officially launched Gate Wealth, a global wealth management platform designed for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients worldwide. The platform integrates digital assets, fiat-based financial products, and real-world assets into a unified global asset allocation framework. Investment opportunities span cryptocurrencies, tokenized U.S. Treasuries, fixed-income products, global equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, commodities, precious metals, indices, IPOs, and private market investments. Combined with structured products, quantitative strategies, and derivatives, Gate Wealth offers diversified portfolio solutions across different market cycles.
Leveraging financial and digital asset licenses across multiple jurisdictions, a global liquidity network, and a professional investment research team, Gate Wealth provides custody, OTC block trading, digital asset-backed financing, portfolio optimization, and dedicated 24/7 client services, strengthening asset security, liquidity management, and global portfolio allocation capabilities. Through its unified wealth management platform, digital assets and traditional financial assets are managed within a single framework, enabling centralized management and dynamic rebalancing across markets, currencies, and asset classes. Gate Wealth also extends into private banking services, including family trusts, cross-border tax planning, and wealth succession, building a comprehensive ecosystem covering investment, financing, risk management, and long-term wealth planning while accelerating Gate's transformation from a trading platform into a global integrated financial services provider.
Gate Perp DEX Continues Expanding Its Multi-Asset Derivatives Ecosystem, Further Integrating Crypto and TradFi Trading
Building on its multi-asset trading infrastructure, Gate Perp DEX continued optimizing its product capabilities and trading experience while further strengthening its on-chain perpetual futures ecosystem. Throughout the quarter, the platform expanded its Crypto and TradFi asset offerings by adding more tradable instruments alongside traditional financial assets such as gold and silver, providing users with broader access to both crypto markets and global macro trading opportunities.
On the product and ecosystem side, Gate Perp DEX continued improving perpetual trading workflows, platform functionality, and market data visualization, lowering the barrier to on-chain derivatives trading. The platform also enhanced user onboarding and engagement through trading bonus programs and its Rewards Center, creating a more comprehensive user growth journey. As its trading infrastructure, TradFi asset lineup, and operational ecosystem continued to mature, Gate Perp DEX steadily established a comprehensive on-chain derivatives platform centered on multi-asset perpetual trading across both Crypto and TradFi markets.
Gate Layer Continues Strengthening Layer-2 Infrastructure While Accelerating AI-Native On-Chain Capabilities
Gate Layer continued advancing its network through ecosystem expansion, infrastructure optimization, and AI-native technology development. During the quarter, the number of on-chain addresses continued to grow, network activity remained strong, and ecosystem interactions further increased. The platform also optimized node snapshot synchronization, improving node deployment and synchronization efficiency, while upgrading blockchain explorer visualization and account abstraction query capabilities to further strengthen network infrastructure and developer services.
On the AI front, Gate Layer continued advancing the ERC-8004 on-chain AI ecosystem by enhancing its Agent registration and reputation framework. Combined with upgrades to the x402 payment protocol, the platform introduced usage-based payments and batch settlement capabilities to better support high-frequency, lightweight interactions for AI Agents. Through continuous improvements to its underlying infrastructure and AI-native ecosystem, Gate Layer further strengthened its role as Web3 infrastructure, providing a more robust technical foundation for future on-chain applications and ecosystem development.
Gate Card Continues Enhancing Product Capabilities While Expanding Its Multi-Scenario Payment Ecosystem
During the second quarter of 2026, Gate Card continued upgrading its products and expanding its ecosystem, further improving user coverage and payment experiences. During the quarter, the Asia-Pacific Card became fully available, the dual-tier card membership system was successfully launched, and Gate Card achieved seamless integration across multiple Gate services, including Pay, Exchange, and DEX, significantly expanding payment scenarios while improving flexibility and usability.
On the operations side, Gate Card continued launching user campaigns centered around major brand milestones and ecosystem partnerships. The 13th Anniversary zero-fee campaign and limited-edition card promotion attracted more than 10,000 participants. Additional benefits, including TradingView memberships and airport lounge access, were also introduced. Gate Card further partnered with the AI Agent project Pieverce. The platform also launched limited-edition football-themed card designs and introduced multi-account payment functionality, allowing users to seamlessly switch between Pay, Spot, and Simple Earn balances, further enhancing payment flexibility, product competitiveness, and user loyalty.
Gate.AI Completes Architecture Upgrade, Strengthening Its One-Stop AI Service Platform
During the second quarter of 2026, Gate.AI completed its V3 architecture upgrade and officially launched its brand refresh in June, further enhancing its integrated AI platform for individual users, enterprises, and developers. Throughout the quarter, the platform established a multi-platform ecosystem spanning Web, App, Bot, and Open API, leveraging intelligent routing, Agent engines, and multi-model orchestration to improve model stability, response efficiency, and complex task execution while accelerating the evolution toward a unified AI platform.
On the product side, Gate.AI continued expanding its intelligent research and content creation capabilities by introducing Deep Research, Thinking Mode switching, image analysis, document parsing, website-based deep research, and market alert features. Users can also generate and export Word, PowerPoint, and PDF files with a single click, significantly improving productivity in market research, information analysis, and content creation. Additional enhancements included voice playback, conversation history management, content sharing, and unified Gate account login, further optimizing the cross-platform user experience.
For enterprise clients, Gate.AI upgraded its enterprise AI platform by integrating more than 200 leading global large language models while supporting major API standards such as OpenAI and Anthropic. The platform provides unified API access, intelligent model routing, task scheduling, and automatic failover mechanisms, enabling enterprises to dynamically optimize model performance, cost efficiency, and response quality. Gate.AI also strengthened organizational management, permission controls, cost governance, and enterprise-grade data security, supporting Zero Data Retention (ZDR), Data Processing Agreements (DPA), and granular cost management. These capabilities provide enterprises with a secure, scalable, and efficient large-model infrastructure while further accelerating the integration of AI and Web3.
Gate Ventures Deepens Its Global Investment Strategy While Expanding Brand Influence
During the second quarter of 2026, Gate Ventures maintained a disciplined investment strategy, evaluating investment opportunities across venture capital, strategic investments, and fund investments. The team focused on emerging sectors including stablecoin payments, Bitcoin-native Finance, RWAs, and AI Agents. During the quarter, Gate Ventures completed strategic investments in a16z Crypto Fund V and RQD Clearing, further strengthening partnerships with leading global investment institutions, expanding its North American institutional network, and enhancing its global investment ecosystem.
On the branding front, Gate Ventures officially launched The RWA Stack, its flagship podcast series focused on topics including RWAs, DeFi, payments, AI, and Bitcoin-native Finance. Nine episodes were released during the quarter, with more than 66,000 listeners joining live X (Twitter) Spaces sessions. Distribution also expanded across YouTube and Spotify, further strengthening Gate Ventures' global brand recognition and industry influence within the Web3 investment community.
In research and content development, Gate Ventures published four in-depth research reports, 13 weekly market reports, and six thematic articles during Q2. The research covered key sectors including DeFi risk management, on-chain yield markets, stablecoin payments, Bitcoin-native Finance, and RWAs, further strengthening the firm's forward-looking industry research capabilities while providing professional insights to support both investment decision-making and broader ecosystem development.
Security, Transparency, and Global Expansion
During the quarter, Gate continued strengthening its commitment to regulatory compliance and transparency by further enhancing its Proof of Reserves framework, asset security management, and global compliance infrastructure. The platform continued publishing reserve reports on a regular basis while maintaining a reserve ratio above industry safety standards. At the same time, Gate continued executing its GT burn mechanism to reinforce the token's economic model and long-term value proposition. The platform also continued expanding its regulatory registrations and licensing efforts across multiple jurisdictions, further strengthening risk management capabilities and global compliance standards to provide users with safer, more transparent, and more reliable digital asset services.
Gate Releases Latest Proof of Reserves: Coverage Expands to Nearly 500 Assets, Further Strengthening Asset Security
As of June 22, 2026, Gate's latest proof-of-reserves data showed that the platform’s overall reserve ratio reached 115%, significantly above the industry-standard 100% safety threshold. The reserves covered nearly 500 types of user assets, demonstrating a consistently strong level of excess reserves.
For core assets, user BTC holdings increased from 17,216 BTC in the previous report to 19,054 BTC, while the platform held 25,292 BTC in reserve, representing an excess reserve ratio of 32.73%. User ETH holdings totaled 344,935 ETH, backed by 423,960 ETH in platform reserves, bringing the excess reserve ratio to 22.91%. For stablecoins, user USDT holdings reached 1.418 billion USDT, with platform reserves totaling 1.432 billion USDT, representing an excess reserve ratio of 1.00%. User USDC holdings totaled 89 million USDC, while platform reserves reached 117 million USDC, resulting in an excess reserve ratio of 30.75%. User USD1 holdings increased significantly from 6.82 million to 712 million, with platform reserves totaling 782 million, representing an excess reserve ratio of 9.87%. User GUSD holdings also increased from 108 million to 185 million, while platform reserves reached 319 million, resulting in an excess reserve ratio of 72.81%.
Overall, Gate continued to maintain excess reserve levels above industry standards across both core assets and stablecoins, providing solid support for platform asset security, risk resilience, and the protection of user funds.
Over 2.57 Million GT Burned as Long-Term Deflationary Mechanism Continues Strengthening
GateToken (GT) continued its on-chain burn program during Q2, with 2,570,063.3829548 GT transferred to the burn address. To date, a cumulative total of 189,947,219 GT has been permanently burned. Based on the average quarterly price, the cumulative value of burned GT exceeds $1.311 billion, reducing the total token supply by approximately 63.32% from its original supply of 300 million tokens. The consistent execution of the burn mechanism continues to optimize GT's supply structure while reinforcing its long-term deflationary characteristics.
As the Gate ecosystem continues expanding, GT remains the core utility token across Gate Chain and Gate Layer, playing an increasingly important role in network operations, transaction execution, and ecosystem interactions. Looking ahead, Gate will continue advancing both the GT burn mechanism and ecosystem development in parallel by strengthening on-chain infrastructure and expanding real-world use cases to further enhance GT's long-term value.
Gate Continues Expanding Its Global Licensing Framework, Strengthening Compliance Across Key International Markets
Gate has established a strong global regulatory foundation through registrations, license applications, authorizations, and approvals across multiple jurisdictions, including Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, Australia, and Dubai. Among these milestones, Gate Europe has successfully obtained both the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license and a Payment Institution (PI) license, further strengthening its regulatory foundation within the European market. These important regulatory approvals provide a solid framework for Gate Europe's operations under the EU regulatory regime while reinforcing the platform's capabilities in compliance, risk management, and long-term sustainable growth.
In Japan, Gate Japan provides virtual asset services under the supervision of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), fully complying with the country's strict regulatory requirements. In the Middle East, Gate Dubai has obtained a license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) and officially launched its Dubai platform to provide compliant digital asset services to local users. Meanwhile, Gate has completed its registration with AUSTRAC as a Digital Currency Exchange provider in Australia and officially launched its Australian platform, further expanding its global compliance footprint.
Community Building and Brand Activities
Gate continued to strengthen its efforts around the community content ecosystem, user interaction experience, and brand activity communication. Through multi-dimensional measures such as creator incentives on Gate Square, themed content collections, support for certified creators, as well as Gate Live’s co-hosting function, private livestream rooms, themed livestreams, and benefit activities, Gate improved the closed loop of content production, interactive communication, and user operations. The platform encouraged users to share trading experience, market views, and investment stories through incentive mechanisms and traffic support, improving the accumulation of high-quality community content. At the same time, through livestream product upgrades and themed activities such as Pizza Festival, World Cup prediction, U.S. stock investment week, and anniversary celebrations, it strengthened users’ sense of participation and brand identity. In the second quarter, Gate effectively improved community activity, creator stickiness, and brand influence, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent content ecosystem and user growth.
Gate Increases Creator Incentives, and Gate Square Accumulates High-Quality Content
In the second quarter, Gate Square continued to increase efforts in creator ecosystem building and community content operations, successively launching the April creator incentive campaign and the “#MyGateTradingMoment” themed content collection campaign. During the April event, users posting and interacting on Gate Square could randomly trigger “red envelope rain” rewards, and participants in the creator posting leaderboard challenge could also win rewards such as Gate’s 13th anniversary limited gift box. From June 10 to June 23, Gate Square further launched the “#MyGateTradeStory” collection, encouraging users to share trading reviews, market views, investment reflections, and advice for beginners around investment experiences in BTC, meme coins, contracts, U.S. stocks, gold, prediction markets, and more. The event covered both X and Gate Square. At the same time, Gate Square upgraded its certified creator incentive program, providing quality creators with monthly rewards and traffic support, further promoting the accumulation of high-quality community content. Through diversified incentives and content support mechanisms, Gate Square effectively improved user creation activity and the quality of community interaction, laying a good foundation for the platform’s long-term content ecosystem development.
Gate Upgrades Livestream Interaction Capabilities, and Gate Live Expands Brand Activity Scenarios
In the second quarter, Gate Live continuously focused on product capability upgrades and brand content activities. Gate Live officially launched the “co-hosting function,” supporting real-time voice interaction between hosts and viewers, suitable for scenarios such as Q&A exchanges, roundtable discussions, predictions, and event interactions, significantly improving livestream participation and communication efficiency. At the same time, Gate Live introduced the “private mode livestream room” function, allowing hosts to restrict viewing permissions through keys and carry out exclusive livestreams, internal sharing, and targeted marketing for core fans, VIP users, or paying users, improving content security, user stickiness, and operational conversion efficiency. The special Pizza Festival livestream on May 22 centered around Bitcoin Pizza Day and invited KOLs to share BTC bull-and-bear stories and wealth experiences. In addition, Gate Square continued to promote creator incentives and the “#MyGateTradeStory” content collection, and upgraded the certified creator program. Gate Live also held activities such as World Cup Prediction Night, U.S. Stock Investment Week, the 13th Anniversary Special Livestream, and the Livestream Lucky Draw Carnival, covering themes such as prediction markets, U.S. stock trading, platform anniversaries, and user benefits, further enriching the content ecosystem and improving community activity and user participation experience.
Gate Held a Series of 13th Anniversary Events in Hong Kong, Exploring Key Future Trends with Industry Guests
In April, Gate held a series of major 13th anniversary events in Hong Kong. Through diversified forms such as a brand ceremony, cross-industry special exhibition, and anniversary dinner, it centrally presented the platform’s global layout, brand influence, and ecosystem connection capabilities. The series of events attracted participation from institutional representatives, partners, industry KOLs, and public users from around the world, becoming an important recent offline event in the industry with both high attention and a high level of participation.
As a warm-up for the anniversary events, Gate held the outdoor cross-industry special exhibition “Racing the Future” from April 17 to 19 at the K11 MUSEA waterfront promenade in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, integrating crypto technology with racing culture and further expanding the connection between the brand and public users through an immersive experience. During the event, F1 Red Bull racing cars and core equipment were displayed on site, attracting a large number of viewers to participate in interaction.
On April 20, the Gate 13th anniversary celebration series officially opened. Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han first accepted a group media interview, responding in a concentrated manner to industry development trends, the platform’s strategic direction, and core issues currently drawing market attention, further releasing the platform’s judgment and layout thinking under the key cycle, and also warming up the atmosphere for the evening’s series of activities.
As the opening session, the blue carpet ceremony was held that evening at Hong Kong K11 MUSEA. Dr. Han appeared together with the CEO of K11 Group. The event replaced the traditional red carpet with a symbolic “blue carpet,” and combined entry display, media shooting, and interview sessions to strengthen the overall sense of ceremony and brand recognition. During the ceremony, the F1 Red Bull show car was officially unveiled and became one of the on-site highlights, further extending the expression dimension of the brand’s cross-industry cooperation.
That evening, the Gate 13th Anniversary Dinner grandly opened at the Rosewood Hong Kong, where several core management members shared systematic views around industry trends and platform strategy. In his keynote speech “How We Grow Together in the Crypto Industry,” Dr. Han pointed out that the crypto industry is moving from the early stage of single-point breakthroughs toward a new stage of coordinated development across multiple ecosystems. Among them, the integration of CEX, DEX, and TradFi will become an important direction for structural evolution, while RWA, multi-asset allocation, and the introduction of AI technology are reshaping the industry’s application boundaries and efficiency system.
Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han Delivered a Speech at the University of Hong Kong, Interpreting the Rules of Competition in the Crypto Market
At the Web3 exchange event “Web3 Dialogues @ HKU - Academia x Industry” held by the University of Hong Kong on April 21, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han gave a keynote speech around “breaking the Matthew effect,” communicating face-to-face with students and sharing his judgment on the logic of competition in the crypto market based on 13 years of industry experience. He pointed out that the essence of competition in the crypto industry is an asymmetric game of resources and time, and “fair competition” does not exist; starting point and information gaps together shape the industry landscape.
Dr. Han said that the real key is not to eliminate unfairness, but to establish and strengthen the Matthew effect as early as possible. Taking Gate’s early development as an example, by taking the lead in deploying long-tail assets and quickly gathering trading traffic, Gate achieved user scale and liquidity accumulation under limited resources and formed a continuously strengthening network effect. He pointed out that every cycle in the crypto industry, from ICO to DeFi to derivatives and meme assets, is essentially a window competition of short cycles and uncertainty. Leaders often complete their layout during periods of divergence rather than entering after consensus is formed. In addition, as AI technology accelerates, the decision-making window in the industry is being further compressed, placing higher demands on a platform’s execution efficiency and resource allocation capability. In this context, continuously correcting the path amid volatility and maintaining growth resilience will become the key capability for surviving cycles.
Gate Partnered with the F1 Red Bull Team to Hold Multiple VIP Viewing Events, Continuously Strengthening Global User Connections
From May 1 to 3, Gate successfully held the F1 Miami Grand Prix VIP viewing event, with invited participation from institutional representatives, market makers, KOLs, and ecosystem partners from around the world. During the event, guests watched the race up close in the exclusive Paddock Club area, overlooking key moments such as race starts and pit stops, while enjoying high-end dining, exclusive services, and diversified social interaction. The overall experience covered multiple dimensions including race viewing and brand communication.
On June 7, Gate successfully held a VIP viewing event at the Monaco circuit, inviting multiple KOLs as well as guests from global institutions, market makers, and major clients to gather in Monte Carlo and jointly experience the unique charm of motorsports and the atmosphere of an international racing event. During the event, invited guests closely experienced the on-site track atmosphere at the Red Bull Team Energy Station, watched key sessions such as race starts and pit stops, and participated in high-end dining, exclusive interaction, and business exchange activities. Through the immersive viewing experience and high-quality offline interaction, guests not only deeply felt the charm of racing culture, but also further expanded cross-regional and cross-industry communication and cooperation opportunities.
As an official sponsor of the F1 Red Bull Team, the Gate logo has already covered core exposure positions such as the rear wing of the race car, the helmet of champion driver Max Verstappen, and racing suits, strengthening brand recognition and international influence in the context of top-tier events. Through cross-industry cooperation and offline experiences, Gate has further strengthened its connections with global partners, institutions, and core users, continuously enhancing brand influence and global market awareness through international sports scenarios and offline communication platforms, and promoting the further expansion of its global ecosystem cooperation network.
Education Research and Media Influence
This quarter, Gate continued to advance the development of its three major content systems: the Research Institute, Academy, and Blog. Focusing on key areas such as the macroeconomy, the crypto market, AI, RWA, Layer2, stablecoins, Pre-IPOs, institutional investment, and popular sectors, Gate consistently produced high-quality research analysis, industry education, and product content, further improving its integrated content ecosystem of “research-driven, education-empowered, and brand-communicated.” Through the coordinated output of market insights, knowledge popularization, and product content, the platform continuously strengthened its professional research capabilities and user education, providing users at different levels with more systematic and forward-looking market references and learning resources, and continuously expanding Gate’s professional influence and media reach in the Web3 industry.
Gate Research Continues to Deepen Its Research System, Further Enhancing Multi-Dimensional Market Insight Capabilities
This quarter, Gate Research continued to conduct in-depth research on core topics such as the macroeconomy, BTC and ETH market trends, ETF fund flows, institutional allocation, AI, RWA, stablecoins, and Pre-IPOs, forming a complete research system covering daily reports, weekly reports, VIP daily reports, special reports, and market observations. At the same time, the institute continued to strengthen its capabilities in on-chain data, capital flow, and quantitative analysis, carrying out ongoing tracking of hot sectors, key projects, and industry trends, providing users and institutional clients with more timely and professional market analysis and investment references, and further improving the platform’s research capability and industry insight level.
Gate Academy Continues to Enrich Educational Content and Improve the Construction of the Web3 Knowledge System
This quarter, Gate Academy continuously launched industry popular science, technical analysis, project research, and product education content around directions such as AI, RWA, Layer2, DeFi, stablecoins, payment protocols, data networks, and popular projects, continuously improving a Web3 learning system covering different user stages. At the same time, the Academy adhered to the content development direction of “professional, systematic, and practical,” helping users build a more complete industry understanding through forms such as project interpretation, concept popularization, technical breakdown, and investment logic analysis, and continuously enhancing the platform’s professional influence in the field of Web3 education.
Gate Blog Continues to Strengthen Brand Content Development, with Coordinated Efforts in Product Communication and Industry Hot Topics
This quarter, Gate Blog continued high-frequency content output around market hot topics, industry trends, and the platform’s core products. Its content covered multiple directions including AI, RWA, ETF, Pre-IPOs, institutional services, on-chain ecosystems, and popular projects, and it especially continued content development around core products such as Gate AI, Gate Card, Gate ETF, Gate Wealth, Gate USD, TradFi, and MegaRouter, further improving product awareness and user reach efficiency. At the same time, the blog continued to deepen its operating model of “hot-topic tracking + product interpretation + in-depth content,” balancing responses to market hot topics and communication of product value, and continuously expanding Gate’s brand influence and media coverage.
Media Influence
In the second quarter, through its continued advancement in trading ecosystem, TradFi integration, institutional services, and AI innovation, Gate gained extensive attention from mainstream global financial and blockchain media. From the multi-asset trading system to institutional-grade infrastructure, and from prediction markets and RWA layout to AI and Web3 integration exploration, Gate’s strategic direction and product innovation became important topics of industry observation. A number of authoritative industry institutions successively reported on Gate’s latest progress, further demonstrating the platform’s influence and development potential in the global digital asset industry.
Gate Connects a Multi-Category Trading Ecosystem, and Its Cross-Asset Coverage Becomes a Focus of CoinGecko’s RWA Report
In CoinGecko’s 2026 RWA report released in April, Gate had already formed a systematic layout in the path of mainstream exchanges promoting TradFi integration. Through its self-developed platform combined with the industry-standard MT5 system, it formed a multi-layer product structure covering foreign exchange, metals, global indices, and more, and integrated multiple trading forms including CFDs, perpetual contracts, and tokenized spot trading. Gate has achieved comprehensive integration from trading tools to asset categories, giving it stronger comprehensive advantages in product completeness and strategy depth.
Founded in 2013, Gate is one of the earliest crypto trading platforms in the industry and was among the first to promote a 100% reserve mechanism. To date, it has served more than 58 million users, supports 4,800 digital assets, ranks second globally in spot liquidity and trading volume, and also ranks among the industry’s top three in derivatives. At the same time, the platform has listed more than 70 tokenized stocks and over 430 TradFi trading instruments, and has improved trading efficiency and capital utilization through unified accounts and stablecoin settlement. Gate is accelerating the integration of crypto and traditional finance through the coordinated advancement of its product system and infrastructure.
Gate Founder Dr. Han Accepts Cointelegraph Interview, Analyzing New Regulatory Developments and New Industry Growth Opportunities
In May, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han accepted a live interview with Cointelegraph and shared his views on industry regulation and future development trends. Dr. Han said that the crypto industry is gradually shifting from a development stage mainly driven by asset speculation to a stage of mature infrastructure and real-world application implementation. Regulatory clarity and integration with traditional finance will become important future trends, while stablecoins, RWA, prediction markets, AI, and asset tokenization are becoming key industry directions.
Regarding the U.S. CLARITY Act, Dr. Han believes that a clearer regulatory framework is expected to reduce industry uncertainty, provide a clear path for project issuance, operation, and market expansion, and further promote innovation, institutional participation, and the development of DeFi, payments, and on-chain finance. Speaking of future opportunities, Dr. Han said that prediction markets and RWA have particularly outstanding potential, and proposed that “in the next 2 to 5 years, RWA trading volume may grow 100 times, and may even exceed the trading volume of cryptocurrencies themselves.” As on-chain infrastructure gradually matures, more traditional assets are expected to enter the blockchain system.
Around this trend, Gate continues to advance its multi-asset and TradFi layout, expanding into assets such as stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities. At the same time, Gate launched a digital subscription mechanism for Pre-IPOs and listed its first project, SpaceX (SPCX), with fundraising close to $395 million. In addition, as one of the first CEX platforms to integrate with Polymarket, Gate is continuing to promote the development of the prediction market ecosystem and accelerate the construction of a comprehensive trading platform covering both crypto and traditional finance.
Gate’s Core Metrics Rank Among the Global Leaders, with CMC Focusing on Derivatives and TradFi Layout
According to CoinMarketCap’s Exchange Monthly Report April 2026, Gate continued to maintain industry leadership across multiple key dimensions including trading volume, derivatives market share, reserve transparency, platform token performance, and TradFi product expansion. In terms of reserves, Gate was listed as one of the representative platforms with a diversified asset structure. At the same time, GT ranked first among major platform tokens in price increase, reflecting the market’s continued improvement in expectations for the value and growth of the Gate ecosystem. Gate also remained at the forefront of the industry in terms of liquidity depth in the BTC and ETH markets. At the product and business layout level, the CMC report specifically mentioned that Gate is accelerating its TradFi trading strategy. Gate continues to expand stock CFDs, stock perpetual contracts, commodity perpetual contracts, and various crypto asset contract products, continuously strengthening the construction of its multi-asset trading system.
Gate Remains a Global Leading Trading Platform, with CoinDesk Focusing on Multi-Asset and AI Ecosystem
In the second quarter, Gate continued to maintain industry leadership in trading scale, derivatives competitiveness, and multi-asset ecosystem layout. CoinDesk reports showed that Gate’s spot and contract trading performance remained solid, and its derivatives market share staying at a leading industry level. Against the backdrop of declining overall market trading activity, Gate’s spot trading volume still achieved counter-trend growth, ranking first in growth rate among major global exchanges while further expanding its market share. At the same time, Gate continued to lead in open interest scale, ranking among the global top three in market share, reflecting the platform’s comprehensive advantages in liquidity depth, user trading activity, and derivatives market competitiveness. In terms of business expansion, Gate became the first centralized exchange to integrate Polymarket, allowing users to participate in prediction market trading using USDT through the App. Meanwhile, the platform accelerated the building of AI ecosystem capabilities such as Gate.AI, Gate for AI Agent, and GateClaw, expanding entry points for AI and on-chain interaction. Relying on its unified account system, Gate further connected crypto assets and traditional financial markets, supporting multi-asset trading in stocks, ETFs, Hong Kong stocks, CFDs, metals, foreign exchange, and commodities.
Gate Strengthens Institutional-Grade Trading Infrastructure, with The Block Interpreting CrossEx and AI-Web3 Integration
According to The Block’s in-depth report, in the second quarter, Gate continued to advance in institutional-grade trading infrastructure, AI and Web3 integration, and global compliance layout. As institutional funds accelerate into the crypto market, the efficiency of cross-exchange capital scheduling has become a key factor affecting professional trading performance. Gate’s Gate CrossEx solves the problem of institutional capital fragmentation in an “exchange-native” way. Through a unified margin pool and internal credit settlement mechanism, it enables instant collateral scheduling and cross-platform profit-and-loss hedging across multiple exchanges, effectively reducing capital occupation and liquidation risk caused by delays in on-chain transfers. At the same time, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han stated that the integration of AI and Web3 is significantly improving industry efficiency. Gate has already widely applied AI tools in coding, development, and product iteration, increasing the pace of product updates to daily advancement, and is exploring the combination of AI agents with scenarios such as on-chain payments, liquidity screening, and trading path optimization. Gate is improving its global competitiveness through institutional infrastructure, AI capabilities, and compliance network development.
Gate Leads Growth in TradFi Derivatives, with CryptoQuant Highlighting Institutional Trading Advantages
In the second quarter, Gate performed strongly in TradFi derivatives and institutional trading, further promoting the integration of traditional finance and crypto finance. According to CryptoQuant’s Institutional Footprints research report, Gate ranked among the industry leaders in core indicators such as institutional trading activity, market liquidity, and TradFi derivatives trading, and has become one of the trading platforms with the highest institutional participation in the current crypto market. The report shows that Gate ranked first in average trade size across four major markets: Bitcoin spot, Bitcoin perpetual contracts, Ethereum spot, and Ethereum perpetual contracts, reflecting the continued concentration of institutional funds on the platform. At the same time, Gate’s spot trading volume ranked third globally, firmly placing it among the world’s leading crypto asset trading platforms. It is worth noting that Gate has a significant advantage in the TradFi perpetual contract sector, setting an industry-leading level. Relying on tokenized stocks, metals, index products, and a 24/7 derivatives trading system, Gate is accelerating the construction of integrated trading infrastructure covering both crypto assets and traditional assets, further strengthening its competitiveness and leading position in the global multi-asset trading market.
Conclusion
Looking ahead, Gate will continue to use security and compliance as its foundation, with multi-asset, globalization, and institutionalization as its core directions, and will continue to improve its comprehensive financial service system connecting Crypto and TradFi. In the second quarter, the platform had already made multiple advances in areas such as stock trading, Pre-IPOs, direct IPO access, CFDs, ETFs, wealth management, institutional services, and on-chain infrastructure, while also providing solid support for business growth through its continuously expanding global licensing network.
Entering the second half of the year, Gate will further expand the supply of high-quality global assets, optimize cross-market trading, asset allocation, and risk management capabilities, strengthen the development of innovative scenarios such as AI, RWA, payments, and on-chain finance, and continuously improve product experience, liquidity depth, and institutional service efficiency, driving the platform to accelerate its upgrade from a digital asset trading gateway to a one-stop global financial platform covering investment, trading, financing, payments, and wealth management.
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Gate Team
July 22, 2026
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