Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final on July 19 brought the tournament to a memorable close — and marked a standout moment for Gate Polymarket. Throughout the competition, the platform ran live prediction markets on key matches, including England’s 6-4 win over France in the third-place playoff on July 18.
For the final, Gate launched the “World Cup Final Countdown Giveaway” campaign, distributing CNY 88 JD.com gift cards across 10,000 rewards for participating users. By matchday, Gate Polymarket had ranked first among all Polymarket channels by daily trading volume — and held the top position for both weekly and monthly cumulative volumes as well. As the first centralized exchange to integrate with Polymarket, Gate has positioned itself as the primary gateway for prediction market access through a familiar CEX interface, with a 50,000 USDT prize pool on the line for the final alone.
The platform’s broader metrics reinforce that momentum. According to DefiLlama data, Gate recorded over $64.55 million in net inflows over the past seven days, ranking first among all global centralized exchanges — a signal of sustained capital confidence in the platform amid continued market volatility.
Beyond these headline figures, a series of product updates and market developments rounded out an active week across Gate’s ecosystem.
Gate’s SOL Staking product reached a new high, with total staked SOL surpassing 659,000 and a reference APR climbing to 7.93%. The product issues GTSOL tokens in exchange for staked assets and supports instant redemption for liquidity flexibility. Other staking options currently available include BTC (2.67%), ETH (4.11%), USDT (3.71%), GUSD (3.80%), and USD1 (7.49%).
Investor appetite for metals remains strong. Gold (XAU) reached a 24-hour high of $4,023.42 and was last trading at $4,006.16, while silver (XAG) hit $56.52 intraday before settling at $56.95. According to CoinGlass data, Gate’s XAU futures open interest reached $210 million and XAG hit $62.96 million — both ranking in the top two industry-wide. Gate pioneered the sector’s first metals perpetual futures and CFD section, covering gold, silver, and platinum with 24/7, USDT-settled trading.
Gate continued to post strong volumes in major crypto assets. ETH traded at $1,876.52 (up 0.63% over 24 hours), with Gate’s ETH spot volume reaching approximately $146 million — ranking in the top two globally — and ETH futures volume at approximately $2.53 billion. BTC traded at $64,740 (up 0.14%), with Gate’s 24-hour BTC spot volume at approximately $231 million.
As the only exchange offering Korean stock trading, Gate highlighted continued momentum in the semiconductor space. SK Hynix (SKHX) rose 4.90% over 24 hours, with its futures open interest on Gate reaching $37.06 million. Gate Stocks covers over 1,000 Korean equities, alongside more than 10,000 US stocks and ETFs and over 1,500 Hong Kong securities — all accessible 24/7 via USDT through a unified account, with fractional trading from 0.01 shares.
On July 20, the Hang Seng Index crossed back above the 25,000-point mark as market sentiment turned decisively positive. The top performers on Gate’s HK stock list were:
Gate’s GUSD product has reached a total minted supply of $220 million, with a current minting APR of 3.80%. Backed by US Treasury RWA and stablecoin assets, GUSD supports participation in Gate ecosystem products including Launchpool and Pre-IPO offerings. Gate has also introduced a fast, fee-free redemption feature: users who mint GUSD with USDT, USDC, or USD1 can redeem at a 1:1 ratio with zero fees within their eligible quota.
Gate’s tokenized equity platform gStocks saw increased activity in semiconductor-linked assets. SOXLG (Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares) rose 3.40% to $139.46, while INTCG (Intel) gained 3.20% to $96.36. Gate gStocks operates on a 1:1 fully backed native stock reserve model, supporting 24/7 trading from as little as 1 USDT.
Building on its prediction market momentum, Gate has launched an Esports Trading Showdown running July 20 through August 10 (UTC), with a total prize pool of 200,000 USDT. Users who participate in esports prediction markets on Gate Polymarket can qualify for new user bonuses, weekly trading missions, and leaderboard prizes — the top finisher takes up to 10,000 USDT. Featured markets include the 2026 KeSPA Cup League of Legends match between Kiwoom DRX and KT Rolster.
Gate Alpha is running a Robinhood Chain Trading Competition from July 17 to July 22 (UTC), offering $30,000 USDT in airdrop rewards. Users with cumulative Robinhood chain trading volume of $1,000 or more will share the pool proportionally by volume. Gate Alpha currently supports 14 public blockchains, including SOL, ETH, BSC, Base, SUI, and ARB, with multi-chain token trading available via contract address search.
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