Gate’s most eventful week in recent memory opened on three fronts at once. Moderna (MRNA) surged 177% intraday after Phase 3 trial results for its personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine made headlines, sending Gate’s MRNA perpetual futures into the top three globally by open interest. Simultaneously, the platform made an industry-first move by launching Japanese stock trading, giving users USDT-denominated access to around 300 Tokyo Stock Exchange listings without a Japanese brokerage account. And in commodities, gold crossed $4,530 while silver climbed past $67 — with Gate’s XAU and XAG futures open interest both ranking among the top two platforms globally. The week’s activity reflects a platform in the middle of an aggressive expansion across asset classes, markets, and geographies.
The equity derivatives segment remained highly active. According to an analysis by on-chain analyst @defioasis comparing TradFi perpetual offerings across major CEXs, Gate led the field with 399 tradable instruments, ahead of Bitget (291), Bybit (204), Binance (170), and OKX (161). SanDisk (SNDK) was the highest-volume single instrument across all platforms over the measured period, with Gate recording $3.49 billion in 24-hour volume. The analyst noted that while headline asset counts diverge, listing speed for high-demand assets is becoming an increasingly decisive competitive factor.
At the individual asset level, Gate ranked first among centralized exchanges in both 24-hour trading volume and open interest for ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), with $9.99 million in volume and $8.38 million in OI. UNITREE placed second across major CEXs in both OI ($7.18 million) and 24-hour volume ($46.24 million). SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) posted an 11.39% intraday gain and Gate’s open interest ranked in the global top two alongside Binance. In tokenized equities, Gate’s METAX futures ranked first across the market in both volume ($1.72 million) and open interest ($2.46 million), while SPCX placed third globally with $325.6 million in volume and $116.67 million in open interest.
According to CoinGlass data, BTC 24-hour global spot volume reached $8.71 billion in the measured period, with Gate accounting for $1.11 billion. ETH spot volume reached $6.19 billion, with Gate recording $842 million; ETH futures volume reached $96.89 billion, with Gate contributing $7.30 billion and holding $2.60 billion in open interest.
On a day when BTC surged over 8% to $75,452, Gate ranked among the global top three across BTC spot, ETH spot, and ETH futures volume simultaneously — a signal of platform resilience under high-volatility conditions.
DefiLlama data placed Gate second among major platforms in 30-day net inflows at $308.1 million, while BTC and ETH reserve ratios stand at 124.2% and 122.02% respectively against an overall coverage ratio of 117% across approximately 500 user assets. ChainCatcher data separately confirmed Gate led all exchanges in BTC wallet balance growth over the past seven days, with a 3.43% increase and net inflows of $287 million — ahead of Binance’s $281 million.
On the staking side, Gate’s SOL staking product crossed 662,000 SOL staked, an all-time high, with a reference APR of 7.86% and support for instant redemption. The platform’s USD1 (World Liberty Financial USD) holdings reached $515.14 million according to DefiLlama, with an ongoing Soft Staking campaign offering an estimated 8% APR for users holding USD1 in their asset accounts — no lock-up required.
Gate launched its Aligned (ALIGN) token with a Launchpool event running August 21 through September 11, distributing 10,000,000 ALIGN tokens across USDT, GT, and ALIGN staking pools. Rewards are distributed hourly and fully unlocked. Separately, the platform launched a CFD Dual Leaderboard Trading Competition running through September 1, offering up to 17,776 USDT per user across two parallel leaderboards — one tracking profit, the other cumulative volume — with a combined prize pool of approximately $85,200 USDT.
Gate Institutional expanded its multi-asset service framework this week, responding to divergent market conditions — modest easing in U.S. inflation data offset by concerns over weakening retail sales. TradFi trading on Gate maintained approximately $115 billion in weekly volume despite broader caution. The platform’s proprietary CrossEx system now supports unified cross-exchange account and position management across multiple mainstream venues, aiming to reduce operational overhead for institutional clients trading across asset classes.
Gate US Card launched for eligible U.S. users, allowing payment with USDT, USDC, BTC, and ETH via Apple Pay and Google Pay at over 150 million Visa-accepting merchants. Gate US currently holds 36 state-level Money Transmitter Licenses across 47 jurisdictions, and Gate Europe holds both MiCA and PI licenses.
In the latest episode of Gatecast, Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu argued that altcoins may evolve into crypto’s “stock market” as Bitcoin increasingly resembles digital gold, and that AI agents with autonomous wallets are likely to become active participants in the digital economy. He also highlighted tokenization opportunities in financial products, IP royalties, and yield-bearing assets — with Hong Kong’s infrastructure positioned as a potential advantage.
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