Gate’s latest announcements come amid strong third-party validation. According to CryptoQuant’s report Wall Street, Always On, Gate recorded about $15 billion in TradFi equity perpetual futures trading volume in July 2026, representing a 308% month-on-month increase and the highest growth rate among all tracked exchanges.

The surge was concentrated in AI memory and semiconductor assets. SanDisk (SNDK) and SK Hynix together accounted for roughly 53% of Gate’s equity futures volume, highlighting the growing role of crypto infrastructure in institutional-style thematic trading.

Gate also introduced AI Picks this week, a pre-market stock selection feature that uses AI to scan price and volume signals, industry events, and news catalysts across US, Hong Kong, and Korean equities before each session. Gate described the product as a first-of-its-kind integration of AI investment research into a crypto-native platform, extending its stock offering beyond execution and into pre-market idea generation.

Together, these developments show Gate expanding from a crypto exchange into a multi-asset financial ecosystem, with stock, futures, tokenized assets, and wealth products increasingly tied together on the same platform.

TradFi Expansion: New Contracts, Rankings, and Executive Commentary

Gate’s futures stock section added new perpetual contracts in two rounds this week. On August 13, seven USDT-margined contracts went live: MO (Altria), CIFR (Cipher Digital), NET (Cloudflare), VRTX (Vertex Pharmaceuticals), BIIB (Biogen), CLSK (CleanSpark), and REGN (Regeneron). All support 1–20x leverage.

A second batch launched on August 14, covering LGELECTRONICS, NAVER, HANMI, ZHONGJI (Zhongji Innolight, HK), and the KODEX200 Samsung ETF.

On the spot side, Gate’s stock trading ranked second in RootData’s latest exchange rankings, with about $75.62 million in 24-hour public order book volume. That placed it behind Binance, which had $226 million, and ahead of OKX, which had $70.58 million.

Gate also launched nine USD1-margined perpetual futures markets covering BTC, ETH, SOL, XAU, SPCX, SNDK, MU, SK Hynix, and XAG. The launch was accompanied by a limited-time fee promotion offering zero maker fees and a 75% discount on taker fees across all VIP levels.

Tokenized stock products tracked the activity closely. Nebius (NBISG) rose 22.36% and SpaceX (SPCXG) gained 10.49% in one session. The following day, the 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXXG) surged 26.66%, SanDisk (SNDKG) added 13.35%, and Circle (CRCLG) rose 7.41%.

Gate gStocks operates on a 1:1 fully backed native stock reserve mechanism and supports 24/7 trading with fractional positions from 1 USDT, which helps explain why the product can mirror traditional market names without waiting for exchange hours.

On the commentary side, Gate Executive Director Edwin Cheung appeared on The Rollup to discuss TradFi-crypto convergence, tokenization strategy, and compliance infrastructure. Cheung said investor demand, particularly from China and Asia, is increasingly focused on global AI stocks. In a separate LinkedIn post, Gate Head of Market Development, Equities Lucas Sum argued that multi-asset investing is shifting away from platform-switching and toward unified capital allocation environments, with competition increasingly defined by how well platforms reduce the operational costs of cross-market investing.

Platform Metrics and July Transparency Report

Gate recorded $626.35 million in net inflows over the past month, ranking third among centralized exchanges globally according to DefiLlama. The platform’s 24-hour open interest exceeded $16 billion, placing it among the top two CEXs.

Gate’s July Transparency Report said the exchange held a 9.08% share of the derivatives market and an 11.2% share of open interest, ranking it among the top two retail-focused exchanges. Total futures trading volume for the month reached $276 billion.

The report also highlighted Gate’s gStocks and ETF expansion. The platform now supports more than 12,500 stock and ETF assets, while monthly ETF trading volume reached about $20 billion. Jersey Mike’s IPO Access drew more than $50 million in subscriptions, and OpenAI Pre-IPOs accumulated over $260 million.

On compliance and security, Gate’s latest Proof of Reserves showed a total reserve ratio of 117% as of July 27, covering nearly 500 user assets. Combined reserves for USDT, USDC, USD1, and GUSD reached 118.97%.

Gate Europe completed both MiCA and Payment Institution licensing ahead of the EU’s July 1 transition deadline, while Gate US marked its one-year milestone with 36 state-level MTL licenses covering 47 jurisdictions.

USD1, GUSD, and Wealth Management

Gate’s holdings of World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) reached $600.4 million. A USD1 Soft Staking campaign continues at an estimated 8% APR with no lock-up, and the USD1 Futures Pioneer Challenge, which runs through August 20, offers a combined 140,000 USD1 rewards pool through first-trade vouchers, seven-day check-in prizes, and a volume leaderboard. Gate says it is the first platform to offer Soft Staking for futures, covering both spot and futures markets.

GUSD’s cumulative flexible US Treasury subscriptions surpassed $255 million, setting a new all-time high. The product offers a 3.80% base APR with daily distributions. Gate’s DOS Launchpool staking event is also underway, with the GUSD pool offering an estimated 7.31% APR, for a combined yield of about 11% to 12% when added to GUSD’s base rate. Total staked assets across both DOS pools have exceeded $199 million.

Gate’s July Wealth Management Report said USDT holdings in Simple Earn Fixed-Term rose 70.4% month on month. Dual Investment Sell High strategies reached annualized yields of 113.5%, and the Quant Fund’s Interstellar Hedge strategy maintained a 100% monthly win rate for 25 consecutive months. In stock asset holdings, SK Hynix led with a 59.3% share, followed by SpaceX at 15.2%.

Gate Card

Gate upgraded its Card Rewards Program on August 14. Redemption options now extend beyond USDT and GT to include BTC, ETH, GUSD, Tether Gold (XAUT), and tokenized stocks including NVIDIA, Apple, Google, SpaceX, Tesla, Micron, SanDisk, and SK Hynix.

The conversion rate remains 100 points for 1 USDT-equivalent, with no expiry. Gate also raised the card’s maximum cashback rate to 8% for eligible spending.

Separately, Gate Card introduced a balance withdrawal feature that lets users convert card balances to USDT at real-time rates and transfer funds directly to their spot accounts. The card is available in more than 200 countries and at about 150 million merchants, with support for Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

Institutional Infrastructure

Gate Institutional continued upgrading its CrossEx trading infrastructure, adding one new exchange, 23 trading pairs, RPI Orders, and new market data and WebSocket APIs. It also cut fees by up to 50% across multiple exchanges. System performance improved by 50% through concurrent order optimizations.

SuperLink continued refining Fireblocks gas management for institutional cross-platform asset coordination.

Campaigns, Events, and New Listings

The Flash Storage Futures Challenge runs through August 27 and lets users trade SNDK, SK Hynix, and Micron futures for a share of a 100,000 USDT pool.

The “Big Five Leagues Kickoff” event, coinciding with La Liga’s opening match, runs through August 31. It includes a 200,000 USDT prize pool, up to 100 USDT in loss protection on predictions, and co-branded Inter jerseys for ten users.

SOL and XRP Event Contracts launched with 5-minute, 15-minute, 1-hour, and 4-hour windows, joining BTC and ETH in the lineup.

Convert Lucky Draw Phase 20 runs through August 16, while a New User Bonus offers up to 100 USDT for first-time Convert users through August 20.

Gate will appear at Coinfest Asia 2026 in Bali on August 21 as Summer Bay Sponsor, with a branded zone and sessions from Edwin Cheung and Lucas Sum.

Pipedog (PIPEDOG) was listed for spot and Convert trading on August 14.