Gate Update: Strong Inflows, New Listings, and Expanding Trading Opportunities
Discover the latest Gate highlights, from rising capital inflows and robust reserves to new listings, exciting campaigns, and growing user activity. Explore the key updates shaping Gate’s expanding global ecosystem.
Strong Net Inflows and Robust Reserves
According to DefiLlama data, Gate recorded approximately $199.73 million in net inflows over the past 30 days, ranking second among centralized exchanges (CEXs) worldwide. Over the past seven days, the platform also recorded approximately $147 million in net inflows, ranking third globally among CEXs.
Gate has also reinforced market confidence with its latest Proof of Reserves report. As of October 18, 2026, the platform’s total reserves reached $8.688 billion, marking a 5.7% increase from the previous reporting period. The overall reserve ratio stood at 118.49%, remaining above the 100% benchmark. BTC and ETH reserve ratios reached 121.60% and 123.78%, respectively, while the combined reserve ratio for USDT, USD1, GUSD, and USDC stood at 116.59%. The report covers 500 cryptocurrencies, with major assets maintaining reserve ratios above 100%.
In the derivatives market, Gate ranked among the top two global exchanges by WTI crude oil (CLUSDT) futures open interest. According to CoinGlass data, 24-hour open interest reached $182 million, while 24-hour futures trading volume surged 245.87% to $91.02 million. WTI crude oil was trading at $98.87, up 1.31% over 24 hours. More details are available on the Gate CLUSDT futures page.
Gate Trenches Launches Dual Trading Campaigns
Gate Trenches has launched two trading competitions offering users opportunities to earn blind box rewards and share airdrop pools. According to the official announcement, the 67th Hot Token Trading Competition runs from October 19 at 08:00 to October 22 at 08:00 (UTC).
Users who register and trade Robinhood Chain tokens in the Trenches section can earn blind box draws based on cumulative buy and sell volume and share a 30,000 USDT airdrop pool. Participants who did not register through an invitation code receive one standard draw for every 200 USDT in combined trading volume, while invitation-code registrants receive one premium draw for every 500 USDT in combined volume. Both groups can earn up to 12 draws, with a 100% winning rate.
Meanwhile, the Gate Trenches SOL Chain Trading Competition runs from October 19 at 10:00 to November 2 at 08:00 (UTC). Registered users who trade SOL Chain tokens can collectively unlock an airdrop pool worth up to 50,000 USDT. The final pool depends on the highest eligible cumulative trading-volume tier reached by all registered participants. Traders with at least 40,000 USDT in personal eligible volume qualify for the leaderboard, with rewards distributed among the top 100 eligible participants. The first-place winner can receive up to 10,000 USDT.
Product Expansion and New Trading Opportunities
Gate continues to broaden its trading ecosystem through new futures listings, expanded stock coverage, and additional leveraged trading opportunities.
The Innovation Section supports stock futures with leverage of up to 75x, initially featuring 40 high-demand instruments, including CXMT, Unitree Robotics, and CATL. Gate Stock Futures covers more than 482 underlying stocks across the United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan, providing users with diversified trading opportunities around the clock.
Market activity has also strengthened in individual contracts. According to Gate market data, UNITREEUSDT perpetual futures in the Innovation Section traded at 76.569 USDT, gaining 17.10% over 24 hours and reaching a high of 77.905 USDT. The contract recorded approximately 12.40 million USDT in 24-hour trading volume and 6.76 million USDT in open interest. See the UNITREEUSDT futures market for further details.
Gate also expanded its futures lineup with new listings. MPLX became available for futures trading, trading bots, and copy trading, supporting long and short positions with leverage ranging from 1x to 20x. Read the official MPLX listing announcement for details. AXIS was scheduled to launch on October 21 at 13:10 (UTC), with the same leverage range and trading features, according to the official AXIS announcement.
In addition, Gate Stock Futures introduced FASTRETAILING, TAIYOYUDEN, IBKR, and VLO futures on October 21 at 09:00 (UTC), bringing the total number of supported stocks to 486. Further information is available in the official stock futures listing announcement.
According to CoinGecko derivatives market data, Gate ranked third globally among derivatives exchanges by 24-hour open interest, at approximately $13.44 billion, behind Binance at $33.11 billion and Hyperliquid at $14.87 billion.
Copy Trading Rebounds as User Activity Accelerates
Gate’s copy trading business has recorded a strong rebound in new-user acquisition and trading activity. During the week of October 12–18, the daily average number of new futures copy traders increased 71.3% week over week, reaching a four-week high. Daily new CFD copy traders rose 40.5%, while new lead traders increased 16.9%.
Trading activity also strengthened. Daily futures lead trading volume rose 11.9% week over week, and daily active copy traders increased 17.9%. In CFD copy trading, daily active copy traders and lead traders grew 15.4% and 11.4%, respectively.
To welcome new users, Gate launched Phase 4 of its New Copy Trading User Bonus campaign on October 16. First-time copy traders can claim a 20 USDT experience voucher upon registration. Users who complete live copy trades and daily check-in tasks can also qualify to share a limited-time prize pool of 100,000 USDT. See the official campaign announcement.
Idle Earn Surpasses $300 Million in Holdings
Gate Idle Earn has surpassed $300 million in total holdings across multiple stablecoins, including USDT, USDC, and USD1. Once enabled, the feature allows eligible stablecoin balances in users’ spot and futures accounts to generate yield automatically without requiring subscriptions or lock-up periods, while funds remain available for trading.
Current reference APRs reach up to 5.00% for USDT and 1.50% for USDC. USD1 offers a base APR of 6.5%, with eligible users able to earn up to 8.16%. Learn more about the feature on the Gate Idle Earn page.
Gate has also launched Phase 2 of its limited-time Idle Earn × Simple Earn bonus APR campaign. Eligible Idle Earn users who meet specified cumulative net deposit thresholds for BTC, ETH, and USDT can receive additional APR rewards. Users with at least 10,000 USDT in qualifying net deposits can earn a 1% bonus APR, bringing the combined APR to 4%. Those reaching 50,000 USDT can receive a 2% bonus APR, bringing the combined APR to 5%. The maximum principal eligible for the bonus is capped at 50,000 USDT for both tiers.
For Simple Earn, the campaign is available to VIP 2–VIP 14 users. Eligible participants who achieve at least 100,000 USDT in cumulative net deposits and subscribe to the seven-day fixed-term USDT product can earn an additional 7.3% bonus APR on top of the 3.7% base APR, bringing the combined APR to 11%. The maximum principal eligible for the bonus is 100,000 USDT, and qualifying net deposits must be maintained throughout the subscription period until maturity. See the official Idle Earn × Simple Earn campaign announcement for the full terms.
Prediction Markets and Community Events
Gate Prediction Markets continues to expand its event-based trading opportunities through sports predictions, championship challenges, and reward campaigns.
The Rift Summit Prediction Challenge, running through November 15, features a 150,000 USDT prize pool tied to the 2026 League of Legends World Championship. Users can participate in prediction markets covering match outcomes, advancing teams, and the eventual champion. Rewards are available through first-time prediction incentives, stage-based trading tasks, the Rift Power leaderboard, and championship predictions. Visit the Rift Summit Prediction Challenge page for more information.
Gate Prediction Markets Points Phase 10 is also underway. Users can earn scratch cards by completing designated trading tasks, accumulate prediction points, and compete for leaderboard rewards. The prize pool reported in the latest update reached $65,089, including $10,802 allocated to the points prize pool and $54,287 to the lucky prize pool.
Meanwhile, Gate has launched Social Growth Points Grand Draw Round 25, running from October 16 at 09:00 to November 2 at 15:59 (UTC). Users can earn growth points by completing social tasks, including posting, commenting, liking, joining community discussions, and watching livestreams. Every 300 growth points can be redeemed for one lucky draw entry. Prizes include 10,000 USDT in Position Vouchers, a Nintendo Switch, Gate merchandise, GT tokens, and more. Details are available on the Social Growth Points Grand Draw page.
Gate has also launched Futures Points Airdrop Phase 157, with redemption available on October 21 from 10:00 to 15:59 (UTC). Users can redeem Futures Points for SPCXG tokens or a 100 USDT Position Voucher, subject to eligibility and limited reward availability. See the official Phase 157 announcement.
Gate Event Contracts has also introduced Round 2 of its Win Streak Challenge, running from October 21 at 00:00 to October 28 at 00:00 (UTC), with rewards worth a total of 26,000 USDT. The event includes consecutive-win challenges, a win-rate leaderboard, trading-volume rewards, and incentives for eligible new users. The product also offers Contract Index Price (INDEX) markets for BTC and ETH across five-minute and 15-minute periods alongside existing Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) markets. Users can find more information through the Gate Event Contracts campaign page.
Expanding Financial Services and Global Market Access
Gate continues to develop its broader financial services ecosystem, connecting digital asset trading with payments, investment, and wealth management.
Gate Money is advancing its all-in-one financial services strategy by bringing global asset trading, multi-currency accounts, conversion, payments, and wealth management into a unified ecosystem. According to a recent BlockBeats analysis, Gate supports more than 5,400 digital assets and 12,800 stock assets, while Gate Money supports more than 60 currencies and plans to expand into stocks, ETFs, gold, and other asset classes. Its automatic top-up feature connects eligible stock assets with everyday spending, while Money Earn offers a reference APR of up to 3.6%.
Gate US has also partnered with Mesh, a digital asset payments network connecting more than 300 exchanges and wallets. Following integration, Gate US users are expected to be able to fund accounts and make payments on supported Mesh-powered platforms directly from their Gate US balances. The partnership aims to broaden the everyday utility of digital assets while expanding payment options across supported services. Read the Gate US partnership announcement.
In traditional markets, Gate Stocks continues to provide access to global equities and ETFs across the United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan. Its coverage includes more than 12,800 stock and ETF assets worldwide, with features such as USDT-based trading, fractional share trading, and cross-broker transfers for eligible US and Hong Kong stocks. Users can explore the platform’s South Korean stock market listings.
Gate gStocks is also expanding access to tokenized equities and leveraged ETFs. On October 21, Marvell 2x Long ETF (MVLLG/USDT) rose 10.11% over 24 hours, SpaceX tokenized stocks (SPCXG/USDT) gained 8.65%, and AXT Semiconductor tokenized stocks (AXTIG/USDT) increased 7.90%. Further market information is available on the MVLLG/USDT trading page.
Market Developments and Institutional Insights
Global markets have continued to show divergence across technology equities and digital assets. According to Gate Ventures’ weekly crypto market report for the week ending October 16, BTC gained 2.4%, while ETH declined 5.1% and total crypto market capitalization fell 2.2%. Spot BTC and ETH ETFs recorded net outflows, while the Fear & Greed Index eased from 69 to 59.
At the industry level, regulatory and infrastructure developments continued. Australia released draft legislation to implement the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), while Sweden began legal preparations for a potential digital krona. Five funding deals were recorded during the week, four of them in infrastructure, which attracted a combined US$18 million. The distribution of disclosed funding highlights continued investment in tokenized asset liquidity, settlement, and underlying on-chain financial infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Gate Europe CEO Dr. Giovanni Cunti emphasized that market integrity, transparent risk communication, and effective operational oversight are essential to building confidence in digital asset markets. Gate Europe continues to focus on its regulated operating framework, including its MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorization and Payment Institution license. Read his LinkedIn post on market integrity and digital asset markets.
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