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Gate releases its February 2026 Transparency Report, highlighting continued growth in global centralized exchange markets. Spot trading volume exceeds $74 billion, with derivatives market share reaching 11%. Gate TradFi supports trading of traditional financial assets with USDT, surpassing $95 billion in total trading volume. The platform is also driving the accelerated integration of AI and Web3, advancing its vision for an intelligent digital finance ecosystem.

Gate Research Institute Daily: On March 9, the crypto market remained weak and volatile, with BTC and ETH both declining as the overall market maintained a defensive posture. Among trending tokens, DEGO (+53.60%), BABY (+28.04%), and MBOX (+25.26%) recorded the highest gains among assets with market capitalizations over $10 million, with new capital primarily targeting highly elastic small- and mid-cap sectors. On the regulatory front, the enactment of Pakistan's Virtual Assets Act 2026 is advancing legal oversight; Brickken joined the UNE standards framework to support asset tokenization rulemaking; and Cardano is enhancing USDCx infrastructure to strengthen stablecoins’ core functionality in payments and RWA settlement. The industry’s main trajectory continues toward greater compliance and infrastructure maturity.

Gate Research Institute: On March 9, the market’s primary focus remains defensive. BTC’s rebound after its decline was weak, ETH managed to find support but lacked a breakout, and GT’s independence contracted, transitioning into a range-bound game. The Fear and Greed Index is at 8 (Extreme Fear), signaling a continued contraction in risk appetite. While mid- and small-cap tokens like DEGO, BABY, and MBOX saw strong upward moves, these were event-driven and based on capital rotation, without forming sustained sector-wide resonance. Key developments include the enactment of Pakistan’s "Virtual Assets Act 2026," Brickken’s involvement in Spain’s UNE standardization efforts, and Cardano’s progress on USDCx infrastructure—all indicating the industry is shifting from narrative-driven competition to long-term competition centered on regulation, standards, and settlement capabilities.

Amid global economic uncertainty, Gate TradFi provides flexible gold and forex trading solutions. With innovative contract for difference (CFD) trading, investors can capitalize on opportunities in the gold and forex markets while effectively hedging risk.

With global stock markets experiencing increased volatility and a growing appetite for safe-haven assets, the Gate Stock Token Zone enables investors to engage in stock market movements directly on a crypto trading platform. This article outlines strategies for navigating these conditions.

Gate ETF is rolling out the second phase of its Hot Trading Sprint, spotlighting top ETFs including gold, crude oil, and silver. Trade to unlock substantial rewards, complete tasks to split a 20,000 USDT prize pool. Spots are limited—act fast to participate.

Gate introduces 0G staking products, requiring a minimum investment of 3 0G. Enjoy annualized yields of up to 17.8%, with instant redemption and daily distribution supported. Effortlessly participate in on-chain earning opportunities.

The Gate Contract Points System offers traders a key avenue to earn extra rewards. Users accumulate points through eligible trades and asset management, which can then be redeemed for a variety of benefits including trading fee discounts and trial funds. This article outlines methods for earning points and strategic usage tips to help users maximize the value of Gate Contract Points.

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Gate YuBiBao launches a 7-day fixed-term IDOS investment product, offering annualized returns of up to 300%. The total allocation is 34,000,000 IDOS. This is a limited-time offer with limited availability—first come, first served.

Gate, has officially launched Gate for AI, the industry's first AI Agent infrastructure that unifies centralized exchange (CEX), decentralized exchange (DEX), wallet signing, real-time news, and on-chain data capabilities under a single platform and interface system. This upgrade transforms the entire exchange into an infrastructure layer that AI can directly access, providing full-system capabilities to AI in an open and standardized manner.

LayerZero is a blockchain infrastructure protocol specializing in cross-chain communication. Its primary goal is to facilitate secure, cost-effective, and trustless messaging between blockchains, empowering applications to share state, assets, and data seamlessly across multiple networks.

LayerZero is a cross-chain interoperability protocol that enables secure, low-cost information and asset transfers between different blockchains through a lightweight message verification architecture, making true Omnichain applications possible. Unlike traditional cross-chain bridges that only support asset transfers, LayerZero is engineered to let applications operate seamlessly across multiple chains, allowing users and assets to maintain a unified state across various blockchains.

Gate has officially launched the AI Quant Workspace. Driven by natural language strategy generation, the product integrates strategy ideation, historical backtesting, and live trading execution within a single platform.

Gate Research Daily: On March 6, BTC surged above $74,000 before pulling back, currently consolidating near $71,000. ETH dropped from a peak of $2,190 and is now trading in the $2,070–$2,090 range. GT is oscillating narrowly between $7.10 and $7.20, maintaining an overall recovery and consolidation structure. SYND drew market attention with a +55.81% gain. The RWA sector continues to heat up, as Ondo Finance secured regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi to facilitate tokenized stock and ETF trading. The AI Agent business model is attracting interest, with stablecoins and blockchain recognized as essential infrastructure. Short-selling firm Culper Research is betting against Ethereum, warning that its post-upgrade tokenomics could trigger a "death spiral" risk.