Gate Update: Extended Stock Hours, Anthropic Airdrops, And A Record Staking Week
In Brief
Gate expands TradFi with pre-market stock trading, AI-themed ETFs, record staking, Monaco VIP event, and 700,000+ USDT in active user campaigns.
Gate is moving fast. This week the platform launched pre-market and after-hours trading for U.S. stocks, introduced leveraged ETFs tracking Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX, and hosted an exclusive VIP weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix alongside Oracle Red Bull Racing. Taken together, these moves crystallize Gate’s push to position itself as a unified hub for digital and traditional assets — one that competes on product depth and brand presence simultaneously. Here is a full roundup of this week’s announcements.
Gate Stocks and TradFi Expansion
The headline product update is the official launch of pre-market and after-hours stock trading. Gate Founder Dr. Han first signaled the feature in a post on X before the official rollout: Gate Stocks now operates on a 16×5 schedule — up from the standard 6.5×5 market hours — giving users the ability to react to earnings releases and macroeconomic events outside regular sessions. Users need to update the Gate App to version 8.21.5 or later to access the feature. The service covers over 10,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs via USDT, spanning NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, and BATS, with fractional share trading available from as little as 0.01 shares and no funding rates or overnight fees.
Complementing this, Gate ETF launched eight new leveraged token products on June 5: 3x long and short pairs for SpaceX (SPCX), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Anthropic, and OpenAI. Gate ETF now supports 358 leveraged token products in total. An accompanying trading challenge running until June 14 offers a shared prize pool of 50,000 USDT, with daily check-in rewards and volume-based bonuses available to participants.
The futures stock section has also expanded, adding eight new perpetual futures pairs including NOW (ServiceNow), CRM (Salesforce), ONDS (Ondas Holdings), LUNR (Intuitive Machines), RDW (Redwire), URNM (Sprott Uranium Miners ETF), XLE (Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF), and ADBE (Adobe), all supporting 1–20x leverage. BTW (Bitway) perpetual futures (USDT-M, 1–20x leverage) have also gone live.
On the institutional side, global crypto ETFs recorded net outflows for a second consecutive week, with cumulative outflows reaching $2.54 billion. As institutional risk appetite moderates, demand for traditional financial assets has strengthened. Gate TradFi Perp market data reflects this shift: metals remained the primary trading segment with daily volume at one point reaching $550–600 million, while the share of stock-related futures continued to rise — pointing to a structural rotation toward a dual-core market centered on both gold and U.S. equities.
Markets: Equities
AI infrastructure and semiconductor names are drawing sustained attention across both spot and derivatives markets. On June 4, while major U.S. stock indices came under broad pressure, storage and semiconductor stocks showed relative strength: Marvell Technology (MRVL) gained 3.56% to $291.64, and SanDisk (SNDK) rose 3.61% to $1,784.02, with Gate SNDK futures open interest reaching $4.27 million and 24-hour volume at $12.87 million. By June 5, NVIDIA (NVDAX) futures on Gate had reached a 24-hour trading volume of $4.30 million, ranking first industry-wide, while MRVL futures volume hit $6.32 million. Apple (AAPLX) open interest on Gate stands at $1.26 million — first globally — while Meta (METAX) open interest reached approximately $918,000, also ranking first.
According to CoinGlass data, BTC spot trading volume across all platforms reached $11.564 billion over 24 hours, with Binance recording $2.73 billion and Gate $1.914 billion. ETH spot volume network-wide was $5.544 billion, with Gate recording $897 million. ETH futures volume across the network reached $73.464 billion, with Gate accounting for $8.641 billion and open interest at $3.85 billion.
To support growing retail interest in U.S. stock trading, Gate Live hosted themed livestreams across the week: a Chinese-language broadcast on June 4 covering beginner U.S. stock trading, ETF basics, and USDT-based participation, and the fifth session of its “U.S. Stocks Investment Week” series on June 5, focusing on AI and technology stock performance and the new extended trading hours feature.
Markets: Crypto and Options
BTC has dropped to around $67,000 and ETH to $1,821, with previously flagged BTC $75K Puts and ETH $2,100 Puts now deep in-the-money. Volatility has rebounded sharply from recent lows, entering what Gate describes as an expansion cycle. Under the current Short Gamma market structure, dealer hedging activity may further amplify price movements. Gate Options recorded a 69.4% month-over-month increase in trading volume in May, with active users up 33.6% and new users up 27%. The platform now supports options across BTC, ETH, Gold, and Crude Oil, and has recently introduced multi-leg strategy trading and Dynamic Delta Hedging tools, with quoted bid-ask spreads outperforming competitors by 42.6%.
Markets: Metals and Energy
Precious metals have pulled back from recent highs: gold is trading at $4,440.99 after touching $4,517.28 intraday, and silver at $72.52 after a 24-hour high of $75.16. Despite the correction, Gate’s XAG futures 24-hour trading volume and open interest both rank among the industry’s top two, with XAU open interest also placing among top performers. For crude oil, WTI (CL) is at $92.88 (−2.54%) and Brent (BZ) at $95.37 (−1.79%), with Gate’s CLUSDT open interest at $10.27 million and BZUSDT at $7.75 million, both ranking among the top in the industry amid ongoing uncertainty around US-Iran ceasefire negotiations.
VIP Program and Monaco
Gate Stocks is now fully integrated into the Gate VIP program. Eligibility starts at $2,000 in holdings, unlocking stock trading fees as low as 0.023% and dedicated 1-on-1 account management. This week Gate also launched VIP Exclusive Airdrop Carnival Phase 15, targeting VIP 6 users and above. The reward this edition is Anthropic stock: eligible users can receive up to 0.55 shares (valued at approximately 1,000 USDT) based on trading volume thresholds and final VIP level at the campaign’s close on June 26. The broader VIP benefits ecosystem continues to expand, with recent rewards including Cartier jewelry, premium whisky, and gold, alongside invitations to sporting events and offline experiences.
The offline dimension of the VIP program was on display this weekend at Monaco, where Gate hosted a VIP experience across June 5–7 as an official partner of Oracle Red Bull Racing. Gate branding appeared on Max Verstappen’s helmet, racing suit, and the rear wing of the car. Guests included KOLs, institutional partners, and VIP clients who attended the race from the Red Bull Racing Energy Station.
Staking
SOL Staking on Gate has exceeded 623,100 SOL — a new record — with a reference APR of 8.50%. ETH Staking has also hit a new all-time high for three consecutive days, currently at 196,400 ETH with a reference APR of 4.20%. Current reference APRs across other assets: GUSD 3.00%, BTC 2.67%, USDT 4.48%.
Spot Listings and On-Chain
Gate was among the first exchanges to list Tea (TEA) spot trading, launched June 4, with Convert trading following one hour later. On-chain monitoring recorded a transfer of 250,000 HYPE (approximately $15.65 million) from Gate’s hot wallet.
Campaigns and Community
Gate’s World Cup Prediction Carnival is running from June 4 to July 21, covering all 104 matches of the 2026 tournament with a prize pool exceeding 500,000 USDT. According to Gate Polymarket, France and Spain are currently tied at 16% probability of winning the tournament, ahead of England (11%), Portugal and Argentina (9% each), Brazil (8%), and Germany (5%).
The NBA Finals prediction market is also live. Gate Polymarket gives the San Antonio Spurs a 67% chance of winning Game 2 against the New York Knicks (tip-off June 6, 00:30 UTC), with the point spread centered around Spurs −6.5 and the over/under at 215.5 points. A 20,000 USDT prize pool is available to participants. Gate, the first CEX to integrate Polymarket, currently ranks third among all Polymarket partner channels.
For Convert users, two parallel campaigns are active: the Convert Power-Up (June 4–11) offers up to 1,000 USDT per user from a total pool of 200,000 USDT, and Convert Scratch & Win Phase 2 (June 3–10) rewards trading volume milestones and referrals with tokens, BTC fragments, and cash prizes of up to 500 USDT.
Gate DEX BountyDrop has launched a Router Protocol airdrop event: 3,000 participants who complete tasks via the Activity page in the Gate DEX App will be randomly selected to share $10,000 AIR.
On the futures side, Gate has launched the Futures vs CFD Lead Trading Showdown (June 3–23, 20,000 USDT prize pool) and the Copy Trading Growth Advanced Program (June 3–25, 200,000 USDT prize pool), the latter offering tiered rewards based on copy trading volume and check-in activity.
Gate Research published a report this week on trading pattern analysis and breakout strategies, covering formations including Rectangles, Flags, Triangles, Head and Shoulders, and Inverse Head and Shoulders, with guidance on volume confirmation, ATR, RSI, Bollinger Bands, and risk management.
Finally, Gate Europe CEO Dr. Giovanni Cunti attended Proof of Talk 2026 at the Louvre Palace in Paris on June 2–3, addressing the implications of the upcoming end of the MiCA grandfathering period on June 30. Gate Europe obtained its MiCA license in 2025 and became one of the first platforms in Europe to receive a Payment Institution license in 2026.
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Alisa, a dedicated journalist at the MPost, specializes in crypto, AI, investments, and the expansive realm of Web3. With a keen eye for emerging trends and technologies, she delivers comprehensive coverage to inform and engage readers in the ever-evolving landscape of digital finance.
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