Cryptocurrency exchange Gate has released its Transparency Report for July 2026, detailing progress across trading, traditional finance, wealth management, Web3 infrastructure, payment solutions, institutional offerings, and global regulatory compliance. The report shows that multiple operational areas maintained upward momentum during the month, as the company expanded its scope well beyond conventional digital asset exchange services to include equities, exchange-traded funds, primary market allocations, real-world assets, predictive contracts, and payment processing. This diversification reinforces Gate's position as a full-service international financial services provider and reflects a broader competitive trend among major exchanges building unified platforms that bridge digital assets and mainstream capital markets.

Traditional Finance Drives Expansion

Traditional finance emerged as a primary growth engine during the period. Gate eliminated trading commissions for qualifying U.S. equities and ETFs, while introducing capabilities such as gStocks, Stock Copy Trading, and yield generation on account balances. By the end of July, the platform hosted over 12,500 individual stock and ETF instruments, with ETF trading pairs totaling 386 and monthly turnover reaching approximately $20 billion.

In the primary issuance space, the Jersey Mike's IPO Access distribution completed its allocation process, while the OpenAI Pre-IPO offering attracted subscriptions exceeding $260 million, underscoring sustained global demand for premium pre-listing securities.

Newer Business Verticals Post Notable Gains

Several newer business verticals recorded significant growth. Average daily turnover for Gate Event Contracts rose more than 13% month-over-month, with daily volume consistently ranking among the world's top three and market share briefly exceeding 36% to set a new record. CandyDrop-linked futures activity surpassed $4.6 billion, and Gate Launchpool accumulated $490 million in staked capital during July, with SLX reaching an annual percentage return peak above 135% — a new high for the platform.

Additionally, Gate DEX futures turnover increased 26.5% month-over-month, and total value locked in staking briefly topped $1.27 billion, indicating continued vitality across Web3 ecosystems.

Wealth Management and Payment Channels Extend Reach

Gate Simple Earn gathered cumulative subscriptions exceeding $1.56 billion over the month. Gate Card raised its maximum cashback rate to 8% for eligible transactions, with its settlement network covering upwards of 200 countries and territories and approximately 150 million merchants. The card supports Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, broadening the practical utility of digital assets in everyday commerce.

Derivatives Market Share and Reserve Transparency

As real-world assets deepen their convergence with conventional markets, Gate's position in associated derivatives continues to strengthen. A CoinDesk exchange analysis showed that global RWA perpetual contract turnover reached an unprecedented $460 billion in July, with Gate capturing 4.39% of that market to rank within the top three centralized trading venues worldwide. The platform's overall futures volume reached $276 billion for the month, yielding a 9.08% share of the derivatives sector and an 11.2% share of open interest, securing a place among the top two retail-focused trading platforms.

On the security and compliance front, Gate's most recent Proof of Reserves disclosed that as of July 27, 2026, the aggregate reserve ratio stood at 117%, surpassing the 100% industry standard and covering close to 500 distinct user asset categories. The exchange also reinforced its stablecoin reserves: customer balances in USDT, USDC, USD1, and GUSD totaled 1.336 billion, against platform reserves of 1.59 billion, producing an aggregate reserve ratio of 118.97% and an excess reserve ratio of 18.97%. Proof of Reserves disclosures have become a widely adopted transparency benchmark across the cryptocurrency exchange industry, enabling users to independently verify that platform holdings exceed customer liabilities.

With the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) transition period closing on July 1, Europe's digital asset landscape entered a new regulatory era. MiCA represents the first comprehensive, harmonized crypto-asset regulatory framework adopted by a major global jurisdiction, establishing unified rules across EU member states for token issuance, trading, and custody. Gate Europe had already finalized its dual licensing structure encompassing both MiCA and Payment Institution (PI) credentials during 2025, ahead of the deadline, strengthening its regulatory and operational footing across the continent.

Taken together, the developments of July reflect advancement across trading, traditional finance, wealth management, Web3, forecasting markets, payments, and institutional services. As the product suite covering equities, ETFs, gStocks, Pre-IPOs, and IPO Access continues to expand, Gate is accelerating the integration of digital assets with mainstream capital markets while advancing toward a unified global multi-asset financial platform spanning trading, investment, wealth management, and payments.