Gate Update: #1 On Polymarket, Round-The-Clock Equities, And A USD Infrastructure Upgrade Lead A Packed Week
Three developments stand out from Gate’s latest round of announcements. Gate Polymarket recorded a single-day trading volume of $9.9 million on June 22, ranking first among all Polymarket channels globally — a milestone that underscores the platform’s dominance in prediction market infrastructure. Simultaneously, Gate Stocks officially launched 24/7 trading across U.S., Hong Kong, and Korean equities, breaking traditional market-hour constraints and covering more than 12,500 stocks and ETF assets in a unified account. Rounding out the headline trio, Gate unveiled a major upgrade to its USD ecosystem, enabling seamless management of USD deposits, digital asset trading, and fiat withdrawals within a single product environment. These three moves — in prediction markets, global equities, and fiat infrastructure — define the platform’s current direction. Here is a full rundown of everything else released in the period.
World Cup and Prediction Markets
Gate Polymarket’s World Cup coverage continued at pace. On June 23, Argentina (Messi brace, 2-0 over Austria), France (3-0 vs. Iraq), and Norway (3-2 vs. Senegal) all advanced to the knockout stage, triggering fresh trading activity around upcoming fixtures. On June 24, Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0, Croatia edged Panama 1-0, and Colombia defeated DR Congo 1-0, while England and Ghana drew 0-0. Prediction markets are now live for the next round of matches. Gate has also launched a World Cup Prediction Market Community Championship running through July 20, partnering with 100 communities. Members’ net prediction profits count toward community scores across knockout rounds, with top communities winning Inter jerseys, Gate merchandise, and cash prizes. The ongoing “Gate Polymarket x World Cup Daily Featured Match” campaign continues to share a 50,000 USDT prize pool across 35 featured matches.
Global Stocks: 24/7 Trading and Korean Expansion
Gate Stocks’ 24/7 trading now covers 215 instruments in the initial phase, including 195 U.S. stocks (Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, Microsoft), 17 Hong Kong stocks (Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan), and 3 Korean stocks (Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor), with overnight and weekend sessions fully enabled. Korean semiconductor stocks have been particularly active: SK Hynix saw an intraday price swing approaching 10% on June 24, with Gate’s SKHYNIX futures open interest surpassing $15.53 million — a 24-hour surge of over 144% — and 24-hour futures trading volume exceeding $46.90 million, both ranking among industry leaders. Gate also launched a Semiconductor Stock Rewards Campaign through June 30, with a fractional-share prize pool for SK Hynix valued at 3,400 USDT and up to $17,000 for new users completing their first order. On the Hong Kong side, the day’s top gainers included Boyaa Interactive (+28.47%), Chip Hope Holdings (+22.37%), and Dongjiang Environmental (+21.49%).
New Futures and CFD Listings
Gate has expanded its futures offering substantially. ARX (Arcium) perpetual futures launched with 1–20x leverage. The Futures Stock Section added 11 new USDT-M perpetual contracts on June 23: SHOP (Shopify), MELI (MercadoLibre), SPOT (Spotify), MPWR (Monolithic Power Systems), STM (STMicroelectronics), WFC (Wells Fargo), FCX (Freeport-McMoRan), NEE (NextEra Energy), LRCX (Lam Research), KORU (Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X), and SONY. A further 8 contracts followed on June 24: FIX (Comfort Systems USA), SO (Southern Company), TJX, TMUS (T-Mobile), MCHP (Microchip Technology), BSX (Boston Scientific), COP (ConocoPhillips), and COF (Capital One). On the CFD side, Gate added 8 new pairs including KR200 (Korea Composite Stock Price Index 200, up to 100x leverage), SKHYNIX, SAMSUNG, HYUNDAI, and four additional Korean names, plus 5 new USDT-M perpetual futures covering the same Korean instruments.
TradFi Metals and Stocks CFD Expansion
Gate TradFi launched 27 new CFD trading pairs: 4 in the Metals section — XAL (Aluminum), XCU (Copper), XNI (Nickel), and XPB (Lead), all supporting up to 20x leverage — and 24 in the Stocks section, covering major ETFs (SPYM, DIA, GLD, XLK, XLF, EEM, LQD, QQQM), individual equities (ALAB, IONQ, TER, ABT, CVS, ADSK, CBRS, STM, CCL, MCHP, BSX, COF, BX, AXTI, FLNC), all at 4x fixed leverage. A New Listing Campaign running through July 2 offers a 900,000 USDT prize pool, with up to 31,300 USDT per participant.
Commodities and Metals Futures
Silver (XAG) continued to pull back, falling 3.60% to $63.39, while Gate’s XAG futures open interest reached $78.92 million — ranking second globally. Crude oil extended its decline: WTI (CLUSDT) broke below the $74 support level, trading at $72.86 (-3.54%), with Gate’s CLUSDT futures recording $12.38 million in 24-hour volume and $9.56 million in open interest, ranking second in the industry. Tether Gold (XAUT) traded at $4,075.01 (-0.68%), with Gate contributing $10.49 million of the $57.82 million in 24-hour spot volume, ranking second globally, and holding roughly $122 million of total XAUT futures open interest of $511 million.
Staking Updates
Gate’s SOL Staking product reached a total of 625,100 SOL staked, a new record high, with a reference APR of 8.01%. USD1 Staking is currently offering a reference APR of 10.69%, with USD1 Soft Staking at 8% APR. Other current staking rates: GUSD 2.80%, BTC 2.67%, ETH 4.07%, USDT 3.47%.
BTC and ETH Trading Activity
With BTC trading at $62,610 and ETH at $1,663.94 amid continued market pressure, Gate ranked third globally in both BTC spot volume (~$779 million) and ETH spot volume (~$293 million). Gate’s ETH futures trading volume reached approximately $4.632 billion, also ranking third globally.
Campaigns and Incentives
Gate launched the Futures Million Subsidy Program through July 1, featuring a 1,000,000 USDT prize pool. New users completing a first futures trade of at least 500 USDT receive 2 USDT cash; referrals earn an additional 2 USDT each (up to 10 USDT); first-time app logins unlock a 100 USDT position voucher — up to 112 USDT combined. The 2026 VIP Futures Elite Challenge Phase 2 runs from June 29 to July 20, with dual leaderboards (volume and ROI), a 50,000 USDT cash prize pool, a top individual reward of 10,350 USDT, physical gold bar draws for VIP8+ users, and luxury LV gifts for qualifying VIP5+ upgrades. Gate Alpha launched the “O” Trading Competition on June 23: the first 740 users whose cumulative purchase volume reaches $1,400 share a $20,000 airdrop at $27 each.
Gate Ventures Weekly Outlook
Gate Ventures’ latest weekly report flagged continued weakness in risk appetite: BTC fell 3.7% over the week, ETH dropped 1.2%, total crypto market cap decreased 3.1%, and spot BTC ETFs saw $226.8 million in weekly net outflows. Despite the cautious backdrop, stablecoin payment infrastructure and RWA tokenization remained areas of active development. Trace Finance closed a $32 million funding round for cross-border stablecoin settlement; Philippine regulators signaled support for RWA tokenization. Four disclosed VC deals totaled $39.5 million, with DeFi attracting the largest share.
On-Chain and Internal Updates
Onchain Lens data noted that a whale address withdrew 40,000 HYPE from Gate, bringing total holdings to 537,212 HYPE (~$33.41 million). Internally, Gate confirmed that since March 2026 it has fully supported AI Coding and Vibe Coding tools company-wide, with monthly investment reaching millions — reflecting the platform’s push to embed AI into its operational infrastructure.
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