Gate Update: Pre-Market Futures, $680K Referral Pool, And A Brand New Chapter
In Brief
Gate marks 13 years & 60M users with new futures, $680K rewards, stock trading expansion, and a major TOKEN2049 product reveal ahead.
Gate is heading into one of its most active periods yet. The platform has just released a new brand video marking 13 years of operations and a global user base that has crossed the 60 million mark — while simultaneously teasing a major new product set to be unveiled at TOKEN2049. Layered on top of that milestone is a week packed with new futures listings, expanded stock trading, upgraded reward campaigns, and a compliance achievement in Europe. Here’s everything that happened.
A Platform Hitting Its Stride
Gate’s new brand video, “One Gate, Every Trade: The Journey Continues”, traces the platform’s growth since 2013 and captures where it stands today: over 5,200 cryptocurrencies supported, more than 12,800 stocks and ETFs, and a ranking of Top 2 in global spot trading and Top 3 in futures. The video also reaffirms the platform’s commitment to 100% reserves and highlights its partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing.
The momentum isn’t just symbolic. Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han posted on X that the platform is building a new integrated product spanning digital assets, stocks, wealth management, and payments — with further details expected at the upcoming TOKEN2049.
New Futures and Pre-Market Listings
Gate has been actively expanding its futures offering on multiple fronts. STAMP (a Solana community project tied to Zcash Shielded Assets) and ORBIO (an on-chain AI credit marketplace on Robinhood Chain) have been added as perpetual futures with 1–10x leverage, alongside Trading Bots and Copy Trading support. The Robinhood Section also welcomed AGRIPPA and MONITOR perpetual futures — both tokens on the Robinhood chain with colorful backstories rooted in Roman history and internet meme culture respectively.
On the pre-market side, Gate launched OURAUSDT perpetual futures — a notable listing tied to Oura Ring, the global smart ring brand known for its health-monitoring wearables. Gate also launched pre-market futures for MOONSHOTUSDT, giving traders exposure to Moonshot AI (KIMI AI) before any public listing, with pricing based on an assumed 1 billion total share count. A dedicated 50,000 USDT trading competition is live through October 2.
Stock futures coverage has now surpassed 450 assets. Open Interest for SpaceX (SPCX) futures reached $98.48 million and Micron Technology (MU) hit $71.03 million — both ranking third industry-wide according to CoinGlass. A new Innovation Section adds 40 popular stock perpetuals, including CXMT, Unitree Robotics, and CATL, with leverage up to 75x.
Metals, Stocks, and Macro Markets
Gold and Silver futures continue to see strong platform activity. Gate’s XAU futures posted $412 million in 24-hour trading volume (ranking second globally), while XAG futures recorded $163 million (also second). Both are settled in USDT and trade 24/7 via Gate’s Unified Account system.
On the tokenized equities side, Gate gStocks saw semiconductor names lead the gainers list, with the GraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF rising 15.73%, Arm Holdings gaining 14.03%, and the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF surging 12.96% in 24 hours. Gate gStocks uses a 1:1 fully backed native stock reserve model and supports fractional trading from as little as 1 USDT.
According to Gate Ventures’ latest weekly report, macro conditions shifted last week as the Fed raised rates by 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00%. Despite that, crypto markets rebounded — BTC and ETH gained 5.6% and 6.7% respectively, and total market capitalization rose 6.3%. The report highlighted continued institutional capital flow into digital asset infrastructure, including a $110 million Series B expansion for Kaiko led by S&P Global.
Prediction Markets and Event Contracts
Gate Prediction Markets Season 6 is now underway following a Season 5 that distributed over 31,744 USDT in prizes. The current Season 6 pool stands at 47,193 USDT. Market-implied data from the platform shows 53% of participants expect a 25bp Fed rate cut in October, while BTC hitting $90,000 in 2026 carries an 82% implied probability. ETH reaching $3,000 is priced at 76%.
Phase 2 of the Event Contracts Trading Competition runs through October 1, with up to 12,500 USDT in rewards. Gate was the first platform to expand Event Contracts into traditional equities, supporting 5- and 15-minute directional trades on both crypto and stock assets.
Rewards, Launchpool, and User Campaigns
Gate Launchpool is currently running four simultaneous pools — MarsCat (MCAT), Interfold (FOLD), Hunter Biden’s Laptop (LAPTOP), and FastX Network (FXNW) — with peak APRs reaching 668.22% for FOLD and 444.43% for MCAT. Total rewards across the three featured pools exceed $1.3 million.
Gate Convert is running a dual campaign through September 28: the “Convert Lucky Draw Challenge” offers Mystery Box draws including ETH and Dual Investment Trial Funds for users with 30,000+ USDT in cumulative volume, while the New User Benefits campaign lets newcomers earn up to 1,305 CHECK in total.
A major upgrade to the referral system has also launched: the “New User Challenge” runs through October 7 with a $680,000 total prize pool. Inviters earn Mystery Box chances each time a referred friend unlocks one of six product levels — Deposit, Spot, Futures, CFD, Prediction Markets, and Stocks — with individual box rewards reaching up to $2,000.
Gate Futures Points Airdrop Phase 145 launches September 24, allowing users with 40+ Futures Points to claim 100 USDT position vouchers, and those with 90–120+ points to claim 0.016 QQQG. Gate Card is also running a 100% FX fee rebate campaign through October 17, offering up to 50 USDT in rebates for cross-border spending.
Stablecoins, Compliance, and AI in Finance
Gate Idle Earn added support for USD1, the stablecoin from World Liberty Financial (WLFI), with a base APR of 6.8% (combining 1.5% in USD1 and 5.3% in WLFI rewards) and up to 8.16% for high-volume futures users.
On the compliance front, Gate Europe achieved PCI DSS v4.0.1 Level 1 certification — the highest tier — covering Gate Connect, Gate Card, and their supporting infrastructure. CEO Dr. Giovanni Cunti called it “another step in strengthening our payment infrastructure” as Gate Europe continues to expand across the continent under its MiCA and Payment Institution authorisations.
Dr. Cunti also shared broader thoughts on AI’s role in finance, noting that blockchain’s programmable infrastructure and real-time on-chain data create a natural environment for AI agents to interpret financial objectives and act within defined constraints — an area Gate Europe is actively exploring.
Platform Metrics
Gate recorded approximately $114 million in net inflows over a 24-hour period, ranking second among all centralized exchanges globally according to DefiLlama. GT, the platform’s native token, gained 40.15% over the past 30 days and 67.38% over 90 days, currently trading at around 11.17 USDT.
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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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