Gate closed out the week with a broad set of updates spanning its traditional finance push, tokenized equities, prediction markets, payments, precious metals, and community reward programs. The platform launched stock margin trading and short selling, posted its strongest gStocks daily trading volume in nearly four months, attracted growing institutional interest, and recorded roughly $203.33 million in 24-hour net inflows. The following is a detailed rundown of the latest developments across Gate's multi-asset ecosystem.

Gate Launches Stock Margin Trading and Short Selling

Gate has officially introduced margin trading and short selling for stocks, expanding the platform's investment and risk management capabilities. Users can now borrow USDT to increase their purchasing power and open larger long positions, or borrow eligible stocks to sell short and potentially benefit from downward price movements. The toolset mirrors features long standard in conventional brokerage accounts, marking another step in Gate's broader traditional finance push.

The new functionality includes dedicated margin indicators, borrowing information, reference interest rates, and integrated liability management tools. The feature is currently available on the Gate web platform, with App support set to arrive in version 8.43.0 and above.

gStocks Daily Trading Volume Tops $160 Million

Gate's gStocks product reached another significant milestone, with daily trading volume exceeding $160 million — its highest level in nearly four months. The growth reflects rising trading activity and demand for tokenized global stocks.

Through gStocks, users can trade tokenized shares of popular companies using USDT, gaining exposure to key sectors such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric vehicles, and data storage. The milestone also lines up with Gate Research's recent finding that tokenized stocks are emerging as a growing building block of on-chain financial services.

Prediction Markets Launches $70,000 Macro Prophet Campaign

Interest in macroeconomic prediction trading continues to build on Gate. Trading volume for the Fed December Decision event has reached approximately $15.2 million, while 65% of implied market expectations currently point to a 25-basis-point rate hike. Implied probabilities like these act as a continuously updating snapshot of how market participants are weighing the outcome ahead of the official decision.

Against this backdrop, Gate Prediction Markets launched the WCTC × Gate Prediction Markets Macro Prophet campaign, featuring a total prize pool of 70,000 USDT and individual rewards of up to 8,250 USDT. The campaign runs until November 25 and focuses on major macroeconomic events, including upcoming U.S. economic data releases.

Gate US Highlights the Growing Role of Digital Assets in Everyday Payments

Gate US COO Laura Liu shared her perspective on the evolution of digital assets, emphasizing their transition beyond trading and investment into everyday financial activities. She highlighted the role of stablecoins and crypto payment cards in connecting blockchain-based finance with traditional payment infrastructure.

The Gate US Card supports top-ups in USDT, USDC, BTC, and ETH, with spending accepted at more than 150 million Visa-accepting merchants worldwide. Approved users can also access virtual cards and add them to Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Gate Records Roughly $203.33 Million in 24-Hour Net Inflows

According to DefiLlama data, Gate recorded approximately $203.33 million in net inflows over the past 24 hours, ranking third among global centralized exchanges. Net inflow readings from analytics platforms such as DefiLlama are widely used as a gauge of how user balances are moving across major centralized exchanges. The result underscores Gate's position in the global exchange landscape and adds another notable data point to this week's platform updates.

Stock Event Contracts Expanded Amid Semiconductor Volatility

As semiconductor stocks experience heightened volatility, Gate Stock Event Contracts offer users additional ways to trade short-term market movements. The product supports 14 popular underlying assets, including MU, SNDK, SKHYNIX, and Unitree Robotics.

Users can choose between Up and Down predictions with 5-minute and 15-minute trading periods. Contracts are denominated in USDT, require a minimum trading amount of 5 USDT, and involve no leverage or margin. Meanwhile, the ongoing Gate Event Contracts Trading Carnival features an 80,000 USDT prize pool, with rewards available through first-trade activities, referrals, and trading-volume challenges.

Gate Trenches Rolls Out 7-Day Check-in Sprint Season 2

Gate Trenches has introduced Season 2 of its 7-Day Check-in Sprint, running from November 6 to November 13 with a total prize pool of 40,000 USDT.

The campaign features rewards for new users, daily trading check-ins, and trading-volume rankings. Participants can earn fee rebate vouchers, unlock rewards of up to 7 USDT through qualifying check-ins, and compete for a share of a 20,000 USDT leaderboard prize pool.

Gate Social Opens Growth Points Grand Draw Round 26

Gate Social has launched the 26th round of its Growth Points Grand Draw, offering a range of rewards including 5,000 USDT in Position Vouchers, SPCX tokens, Gate Tri-Fold Keyboards, Earn Bonuses, and Copy Trading Bonuses.

Users can accumulate Growth Points by creating posts, commenting, liking, sharing content, participating in community discussions, and watching livestreams. Every 300 Growth Points can be exchanged for one draw opportunity. The campaign runs until November 19.

Gate Strengthens Its Position in Precious Metals Derivatives Trading

Gold and silver futures remain among the most actively traded commodity derivatives on Gate. According to CoinGlass data cited in the latest market update, Gate recorded approximately $613 million in 24-hour XAU futures trading volume and $220 million in open interest, ranking third among global centralized exchanges.

For XAG futures, trading volume reached approximately $415 million, while open interest stood at $134 million, with both metrics ranking second globally. Gate continues to expand its metals trading ecosystem through perpetual futures and CFDs, supporting assets such as gold, silver, and platinum with 24/7 trading and USDT settlement. That around-the-clock format means metals exposure on the platform is not confined to the trading hours of conventional commodity markets.

Gate Research Highlights Growth in On-Chain Asset Management

According to a recent Gate Research report, on-chain vault assets surpassed $27 billion at the end of October 2026, covering 41 protocols, 28 blockchains, and 549 vaults. The report highlights the growing importance of professional asset managers, tokenized stocks, and index funds in the evolution of on-chain financial services.

Gate is also strengthening the connections between trading and wealth management. Simple Earn assets under management exceeded $1.85 billion, Staking reached a quarterly peak of more than $1.27 billion, and Idle Earn holdings surpassed $300 million. Gate's stock and ETF offerings, meanwhile, now cover more than 12,800 instruments.