Overview
In May, Gate's spot trading volume reached $39.4 billion, derivatives trading volume reached $351.6 billion, and total trading volume reached $391.0 billion. Its derivatives market share remained close to 10%, while reserves ranked fourth globally, further reinforcing the platform's leadership in liquidity, market depth, and asset security.
Gate achieved broad-based growth across its business segments. The CFD market continued to expand, reaching the highest number of listed assets among global cryptocurrency exchanges. Meanwhile, the Prediction Market completed major upgrades, including Smart Money tracking, AI-powered analysis, and real-time monitoring capabilities. At the same time, WCTC S8 surpassed $50 billion in trading volume, further validating the vitality and influence of Gate's global user ecosystem and multi-asset trading framework.
Across the broader trading ecosystem, Simple Earn, ETF products, and Staking all maintained steady growth, reflecting rising demand for diversified asset allocation. Options, Copy Trading, Trading Bots, and Perp DEX also recorded significant expansion, while infrastructure and innovation initiatives including Institutional Services, Gate Layer, Gate AI, and Gate Card continued to evolve. As TradFi, on-chain finance, AI, and payment ecosystems become increasingly interconnected, Gate is gradually building a one-stop digital financial ecosystem spanning trading, wealth management, payments, and Web3 infrastructure.
In community building and brand development, Gate continued expanding its global influence through partnerships with two premier sports properties—Oracle Red Bull Racing in F1 and Inter—while strengthening connections with users and partners through exclusive offline events. During May, Gate also continued investing in research and content ecosystems. Gate Learn and the Gate Blog expanded educational resources and industry insights, while Gate Research delivered high-quality reports covering macroeconomics, AI, RWA, stablecoins, and Pre-IPO markets.
Gate continued advancing its global licensing strategy across key markets including the United States, Europe, Japan, the Middle East, and Australia, further solidifying its international growth foundation. In a public interview, Gate Founder Dr. Han highlighted RWA, prediction markets, stablecoins, and asset tokenization as the industry's next major growth drivers. In line with these trends, Gate continued deepening its TradFi, multi-asset trading, and Pre-IPO initiatives, accelerating its transformation into a comprehensive digital asset platform connecting crypto finance with traditional finance.
Platform Highlights
Gate Leads the Industry in CFD Scale While Advancing Global Compliance Expansion
According to CoinDesk, Gate further strengthened its position among the world's leading exchanges in May, recording approximately $39.4 billion in spot trading volume and over $350 billion in derivatives trading volume. Meanwhile, a CoinMarketCap report showed that Gate ranked fourth worldwide in reserves with $8.05 billion and was recognized as a leading example of portfolio diversification. At the same time, GT (GateToken) led major exchange tokens with a 9.86% gain, reflecting growing market confidence in the value and growth prospects of the Gate ecosystem.
Throughout May, Gate continued advancing its multi-asset and professional trading ecosystem. The number of CFD trading assets increased to 605, covering stocks, indices, foreign exchange, commodities, and other asset classes, maintaining the highest asset count among global crypto exchanges. At the same time, the Prediction Market introduced major upgrades, including Smart Money tracking, wallet monitoring, and AI-powered analytics, while also deepening its integration with Polymarket to strengthen professional trading and data analysis capabilities. The platform's flagship WCTC S8 competition attracted more than 80,000 participants and generated over $50 billion in trading volume, including more than $140 billion in CFD trading volume, making it a key growth driver. In addition, Gate ETF trading volume remained near $20 billion for multiple consecutive months, with both user participation and trading activity continuing to rise, further strengthening the platform's leadership in multi-asset trading.
Gate also continued strengthening its global brand presence through exclusive Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix VIP experiences and Inter championship-themed campaigns, deepening engagement with institutional clients, partners, and global user communities.
Ecosystem Expansion and Security Transparency
Through coordinated development across multi-asset trading, wealth management, prediction markets, and on-chain ecosystems, Gate achieved sustained growth in user adoption, trading activity, and capital retention. Core products including CFDs, ETFs, options, Copy Trading, and Perp DEX maintained strong momentum, enhancing the platform's ability to serve both traditional finance and crypto markets. Meanwhile, Gate AI, Gate Layer, the Prediction Market, and payment ecosystem continued evolving, improving research efficiency, trading experiences, and asset allocation capabilities while strengthening Gate's ecosystem synergies and long-term competitiveness within the global digital asset market.
CFD Market Expansion Continues, Multi-Asset Leadership Maintained
In May, Gate further expanded its TradFi multi-asset strategy through continued growth of its CFD market. The platform now offers 605 CFD assets spanning global equities, indices, foreign exchange, metals, energy products, and commodities, making it the largest CFD offering among cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide. Leveraging a unified account system and USDT settlement mechanism, users can seamlessly allocate capital across both crypto assets and traditional financial products within a single account, improving cross-market trading efficiency and capital utilization. As asset coverage continues expanding, CFDs have become a key component of Gate's multi-asset ecosystem, providing users with broader investment and risk management opportunities across global markets.
Smart Money Tracking and AI Analytics Go Live, Accelerating the Evolution of Gate Polymarket into a Professional Trading Platform
In May, Gate completed multiple product upgrades focused on data analytics and strategy-driven trading within its Prediction Market. Key new features included Smart Money identification, wallet monitoring, top holder tracking, profit-and-loss analysis, unusual trading activity detection, and AI-powered market analysis. The upgraded leaderboard introduced classifications such as Smart Money, Whale, and Shark, while providing access to PnL curves, historical trading records, and position changes, helping users more effectively identify high-performing traders and analyze market participation and capital flows. Meanwhile, a new AI Analysis module on event pages automatically generates event summaries, key influencing factors, and follow-up considerations, reducing information-gathering and decision-making costs.
To improve trading efficiency, Gate launched a Quick Trade mode that enables users to place market and limit orders directly from event lists and pop-up windows, significantly enhancing execution speed during major events and sports-related markets. Additional features including Live Markets, event comment sections, and real-time sports scores were also introduced, alongside continuous improvements to search, categorization, rankings, and social engagement functions. Gate has now achieved deep integration with Polymarket, allowing users to participate in event trading directly through the Gate App Alpha section using USDT. As product capabilities continue improving and user engagement steadily grows, Gate has become one of Polymarket's top three traffic and trading distribution channels.
WCTC S8 Attracts Over 80,000 Participants and Surpasses $50 Billion in Weighted Trading Volume
In May, Gate successfully concluded WCTC S8, attracting more than 80,000 participants and over 9,500 teams while generating more than $50 billion in weighted trading volume, setting new records for event scale and engagement. The competition featured team tournaments, individual competitions, and 1v1 championship battles, complemented by mystery box challenges, referral campaigns, and Gate Live interactions, driving user participation and platform activity while demonstrating the continued growth and cohesion of Gate's global community.
As a key venue connecting spot, futures, and CFD trading, WCTC S8 was the first edition to fully integrate multi-asset trading capabilities into its competition structure. CFD trading volume alone exceeded $140 billion, making it a major growth engine for the event. Gate currently supports more than 440 CFD assets and over 70 tokenized stocks while continuously enhancing its Copy Trading functionality. As the multi-asset product suite expands, Gate continues accelerating the convergence of crypto and traditional financial markets.
Gate ETF Product Suite Continues Expanding, Maintaining Nearly $20 Billion in Monthly Trading Volume
Gate's ETF business continued delivering stable growth from an already elevated base. Monthly ETF trading volume approached $20 billion in May, remaining near this level for several consecutive months and demonstrating strong liquidity and user engagement.
As market volatility remained elevated, ETF products continued attracting users due to their spot-like trading experience, long-short exposure opportunities, and leveraged strategies. By the end of May, monthly ETF trading users exceeded 250,000, up more than 11% month-over-month. The number of ETF trading pairs also expanded to 348, providing users with broader opportunities across trending sectors, momentum strategies, and risk-management scenarios. With continued improvements in product coverage and liquidity, Gate ETF products are further strengthening their competitive position in the leveraged spot trading market.
Gate Copy Trading Continues Rapid Expansion, Smart Filtering Enhances Strategy Discovery Efficiency
In May, the Gate copy trading ecosystem maintained strong growth momentum. Average daily copy trading volume represented an 82% increase compared with the previous month, reflecting growing demand for professional trading strategies and social trading solutions. At the same time, Gate continued expanding its ecosystem of high-quality traders, providing users with a broader range of strategies and copy trading opportunities.
On the product side, Gate officially launched its Smart Filtering feature for futures copy trading, which automatically identifies high-quality lead traders based on factors such as profitability consistency, trading activity, and asset size. This enhancement helps users discover and follow high-performing trading strategies more efficiently. CFD copy trading also experienced rapid growth. As copy trading products expand across more asset classes and trading scenarios, Gate continues to strengthen the strategic ecosystem connecting traders and investors, further enhancing platform activity and user engagement.
Gate Simple Earn Subscription Volume Grows 11.5%, Continuing to Attract User Capital
In May, Gate Simple Earn maintained steady growth, launching five new products, providing users with flexible options to generate returns on idle assets, demonstrating stable performance in both existing user engagement and new user acquisition.
In terms of capital inflows, total subscription volume reached 1.915 billion USDT in May, representing an 11.5% month-over-month increase. TVL reached a monthly peak of 1.788 billion USDT on May 10. Asset allocation data showed particularly strong growth in BTC and ETH holdings, which increased by 4.87% and 13.88%, respectively, compared with April. This reflects growing demand for yield-generating solutions for major crypto assets amid market volatility. As product coverage expands and yield opportunities diversify, Simple Earn continues strengthening its role as a core component of the Gate wealth management ecosystem.
Staking Maintains Nearly $1.2 Billion TVL, Demand for Blue-Chip Asset Allocation Remains Strong
Gate Staking continued expanding its range of yield-generating products, launching two new projects in May and providing users with more diversified on-chain investment opportunities. Despite overall market volatility, the platform's capital base remained stable, with month-end TVL reaching approximately $1.19 billion, largely unchanged from the previous month. Peak TVL during May exceeded $1.27 billion, highlighting continued demand for on-chain yield management products.
In terms of asset allocation, major assets such as BTC and ETH remained highly favored by users. BTC deposits peaked at 2,837.22 BTC, while ETH deposits reached an all-time high of 193,100 ETH on May 30, setting a new record since the product's launch. GUSD holdings also reached a peak of $173 million. Continued inflows into major assets demonstrate growing user acceptance of on-chain yield strategies while highlighting Gate's expanding capabilities in asset management and yield aggregation. As additional quality projects and earning opportunities are introduced, Staking is increasingly becoming an important gateway for users seeking both ecosystem participation and stable returns.
Gate Perp DEX Records Steady Growth as On-Chain Derivatives Ecosystem Continues to Evolve
Gate Perp DEX steady momentum amid a broader recovery in the on-chain derivatives market. As an important component of Gate's decentralized trading ecosystem, Perp DEX continues to provide transparent, non-custodial perpetual futures trading while further enriching the platform's multi-layered product offering.
Leveraging Gate Layer infrastructure and multi-chain asset support, Gate Perp DEX continues to enhance its on-chain derivatives ecosystem, offering users trading opportunities across major assets and trending sectors. As Gate simultaneously advances its CFD, prediction market, tokenized stock, and on-chain trading initiatives, Perp DEX is increasingly becoming a key bridge between CeFi and DeFi trading environments, providing users with more diverse on-chain access to global markets.
Gate Layer On-Chain Transaction Volume Surpasses 40 Million, Developer Infrastructure Continues to Improve
The Gate Layer ecosystem maintained stable growth in May, with cumulative on-chain transaction volume exceeding 40 million transactions, up more than 10% compared with April. As on-chain activity continues to increase, Gate Layer is attracting more users and applications, further strengthening its position as a Web3 infrastructure platform.
Significant product and developer ecosystem upgrades were introduced during May. GateScan officially launched its Charts & Stats section, enabling visualized tracking of key on-chain metrics such as transaction volume and address growth, improving ecosystem transparency and data accessibility. Meanwhile, the x402 payment protocol introduced the Upto pay-as-you-go model alongside supporting developer documentation, offering developers greater flexibility in monetization. The Batch Settlement solution was also deployed, further enhancing payment and settlement infrastructure. As development tools and on-chain service capabilities continue to improve, Gate Layer is steadily building a comprehensive ecosystem spanning data services, payments, and application development, laying the foundation for future expansion.
CandyDrop Continues Strengthening User Growth Engine, Enhancing Ecosystem Participation and Trading Activity
In May, Gate CandyDrop continued serving as a platform for project distribution and user acquisition. A total of nine projects were launched, airdrop rewards attracting over 270,000 participations. Among them, the popular ETH campaign attracted more than 100,000 participants, making it one of the month's most popular events. By continuously introducing quality projects and diverse participation mechanisms, CandyDrop provides users with greater access to new assets and early-stage opportunities while enhancing overall platform engagement.
Beyond user participation, CandyDrop also contributed meaningful incremental liquidity to the trading ecosystem. During May, featured projects generated $220 million in spot trading volume and more than $13 billion in futures trading volume, demonstrating strong user conversion and market-driving effects. As more high-quality projects choose CandyDrop as their user acquisition channel, it is increasingly becoming a key gateway for project launches, user growth, and trading activity across the Gate ecosystem.
Gate AI Continues Product Innovation, Launching Core Features to Enhance Research and Decision-Making Efficiency
In May, Gate AI continued upgrading its capabilities across multimodal interaction, deep research, intelligent model routing, and content generation, delivering a more efficient and intelligent AI experience for users. The mobile app officially introduced image upload, document parsing, and photo-based query functions, allowing users to upload candlestick charts, project whitepapers, research reports, and PDFs for AI-powered interpretation, summarization, and insight extraction. These features further address the high-frequency research and market analysis needs of crypto users.
At the same time, Gate AI Deep Research introduced URL-based research functionality, enabling users to start research directly from project websites, blockchain explorer links, or contract addresses for more focused and in-depth analysis. Market alert notifications, previously restricted by VIP level, are now available to all users, allowing broader access to timely market information.
In addition, AI-generated content can now be exported directly to Word, PowerPoint, and PDF formats, helping users efficiently create reports, strategy analyses, and project reviews. The platform also upgraded its intelligent routing mechanism while introducing manual model selection, combining automatic optimization with greater user control. Additional features including voice playback, history management, topic archiving, content sharing, and unified Gate account login further improved the overall experience, creating a more comprehensive one-stop AI service ecosystem.
Gate Card Adoption Continues Rising Globally, Reaching 130 Million Visa Merchants and Accelerating Crypto Payments
The Gate Card application channel remains open, with global user interest continuing to grow. The product is now available in more than 100 countries and regions, covering approximately 130 million Visa merchants worldwide and supporting both Apple Pay and Google Pay. Users can utilize Gate Card across a wide range of scenarios, including online shopping, retail purchases, dining, and travel-related payments.
During May, Gate Card also released a new brand video highlighting global spending, mobile payments, and everyday crypto usage, further promoting its vision of bringing crypto payments into daily life.
In terms of user benefits, Gate Card offers cashback rewards of up to 5%, with rewards available in BTC, ETH, USDT, GT, and other supported assets. The product also features no application fee, no annual fee, and no monthly fee. Industry observers believe that as mobile payment ecosystems become increasingly integrated with digital assets, crypto payment products are steadily evolving from trading tools into mainstream consumer payment solutions.
Gate Institutional Business Maintains Growth Momentum, Expanding Global Institutional Ecosystem and Trading Infrastructure
Gate's institutional business continued its growth trajectory in May, with both institutional trading volume and client numbers increasing steadily. Spot trading market share expanded despite broader market volatility, supported by stronger performance in key trading pairs such as BTC/USDT and ETH/USDT. Trading activity in smaller-cap assets also rebounded significantly, contributing to improved market depth and liquidity.
Meanwhile, multiple quantitative trading firms, high-frequency trading firms, and asset management institutions either completed integration or entered testing phases. More institutional clients also began adopting professional services such as Colo and DMA connectivity, driving continued expansion of Gate's institutional ecosystem.
On the infrastructure side, CrossEx achieved record highs in user growth, trading activity, and capital retention while continuing to expand its cross-market trading network. The lending business also maintained stable growth, supported by the launch of a new zero-interest lending program designed to improve institutional capital efficiency. At the same time, Gate continued enhancing its OMS, institutional APIs, WebSocket services, and overall trading stability, while strengthening permission controls, withdrawal whitelisting, and automation tools to deliver a more efficient, secure, and professional institutional trading experience.
Gate Options Business Delivers Strong Growth in May, Product Upgrades Enhance Professional Trading Experience
In May, Gate's options business maintained strong growth momentum. The number of trading users increased by more than 30% month-over-month, premium trading volume grew by over 30%, and average daily open interest rose nearly 30%, reflecting continued improvements in user participation, market activity, and capital efficiency. As options trading strategies become increasingly mainstream, more users are utilizing options for risk management and yield enhancement, further driving the growth of the overall platform ecosystem.
At the same time, Gate continued advancing product upgrades and professionalization initiatives. The platform officially launched CLUSDT crude oil options, adopting a naming convention aligned with international commodities markets to further enhance the professional trading experience. In addition, the new Dynamic Delta Hedging (DDH) feature was introduced, enabling automated Delta risk management and allowing users to execute position hedging and risk-control strategies automatically based on predefined parameters. This not only improves trading efficiency but also reduces manual operational costs. Industry observers believe that as professional trading tools and automated risk management capabilities continue to evolve, options products are attracting a broader user base and are gradually becoming an increasingly important segment of the digital asset derivatives market.
Gate Trading Bots Continue Expanding User Base, Key Metrics Show Steady Growth
Gate's trading bot business maintained stable growth throughout May. New user registrations increased by more than 25% month-over-month, further expanding the platform's automated trading ecosystem. Meanwhile, the number of daily active bot users continued to rise, demonstrating steady growth in user engagement and strategy adoption.
Among available strategies, popular products such as Futures Grid and Futures Martingale continued to attract strong user interest. Daily active users of Futures Grid recorded double-digit growth, while both the user base and capital allocation for Futures Martingale increased simultaneously, reflecting growing user confidence in automated trading solutions.
On the product side, Gate further optimized leverage settings for Futures Grid strategies in May, helping users improve capital efficiency and adapt more flexibly to different market environments. The platform also upgraded order placement interfaces for selected strategies, simplifying operational workflows and enhancing the overall strategy creation and management experience. As product capabilities continue to improve and the user base expands, Gate Trading Bots are providing increasingly convenient, efficient, and intelligent automated trading solutions for a growing number of users.
Gate Private Wealth Quantitative Funds Demonstrate Resilience Amid Market Pressure, with 90% of Strategies Delivering Positive Returns
In May, the net asset value of Gate Private Wealth Quantitative Funds recovered overall, with 90% of strategies generating positive returns. Across all USDT-denominated strategies, the average annualized return reached 5.2%. Among them, the Interstellar Hedge (USDT) strategy delivered the highest monthly return at 3.8%, bringing its cumulative return to 18.6%. Historical maximum drawdowns across strategies were generally maintained below 0.9%, highlighting strong risk management capabilities. Notably, the Gravity Hedge (USDT) strategy recorded a maximum drawdown of only 0.01%, demonstrating exceptional stability. Both USDT- and BTC-denominated strategies experienced significantly lower maximum drawdowns than Bitcoin itself during the same period, underscoring their ability to manage downside risk effectively.
In terms of win rates, Interstellar Hedge (USDT) delivered the most consistent performance, achieving positive returns in all 23 measured periods and maintaining a 100% overall win rate. Meanwhile, both Gravity Hedge (USDT) and Stellar Core Smart Investment (USDT) have maintained a 100% positive-return record year-to-date, with overall win rates of 95% and 94%, respectively.
Gate Launches Localized Fiat On-Ramp for CIS Markets, Expanding Crypto Accessibility and Adoption
Gate announced the launch of a localized fiat on-ramp service for selected countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The initiative is designed to address the region's rapidly growing demand for cryptocurrency purchases while emphasizing convenience, security, and compliance. The local crypto market currently generates approximately $650 million in daily trading volume and serves millions of active users.
The new fiat on-ramp enables users to purchase major cryptocurrencies directly using local currencies and familiar payment methods, eliminating many of the barriers associated with cross-border transactions. To ensure a seamless user experience, the platform supports widely used local payment methods, including instant bank transfers and bank cards. These integrations significantly reduce the high fees and delays commonly associated with international transfers, allowing CIS users to acquire digital assets more efficiently and cost-effectively.
Designed specifically for regional users, the localized fiat gateway offers a fully localized experience, including user interfaces, customer support, documentation, and local-language support, effectively lowering barriers for non-English-speaking users. In addition, users benefit from zero cross-border transaction fees when purchasing assets locally and gain access to a curated selection of major cryptocurrencies aligned with regional market demand. By combining practicality and market relevance, the solution is designed to meet both investment and trading needs while further accelerating cryptocurrency adoption across the CIS region.
Community Building and Brand Events
In May, Gate continued to focus on global community building and expanding brand influence, leveraging international sports IPs and offline events to deepen emotional connections with users. Gate collaborated with Inter to launch a Championship Limited-Edition Pizza Festival Gift Box and hosted the “Gate x Inter XIII: Champion's Circle” reception in Milan, inviting clients, KOLs, institutions, and partners to participate. Centered around Inter Milan’s championship victory, attendees had the opportunity to closely view the championship trophy, interact with legendary football players, participate in discussions on community development, and enjoy co-branded pizza tasting activities, enhancing community engagement and brand affinity. In addition, Gate hosted a VIP viewing event during the F1 Miami Grand Prix, inviting global KOLs, institutions, and industry partners to experience one of the world's premier motorsport events. The event provided a high-end setting that combined race viewing, business networking, and community interaction. Through the deep integration of international sports resources and offline community activities, Gate continues to expand its brand reach, strengthen global user engagement and community cohesion, and reinforce its international brand image.
Gate Live Continues to Enhance Its Live Streaming Ecosystem, Creating Higher-Quality Interactive Experiences
Gate continues to strengthen the content ecosystem and interactive capabilities of Gate Live. In May, the platform launched both Private Live Rooms and the Co-hosting Feature, improving content management efficiency and user engagement within live streaming scenarios. Private Live Rooms support access control through password-protected entry, providing a more secure and precise content distribution mechanism for core fans, VIP users, and exclusive event scenarios, while enhancing user belonging and community loyalty. Meanwhile, the new Co-hosting Feature enables real-time voice interaction between viewers and hosts, making it suitable for Q&A sessions, topic discussions, event engagement, and various other scenarios, effectively increasing participation and interaction depth within live rooms. The launch of these two features further enriches Gate Live's content operation toolkit, helping creators build higher-quality interactive experiences and laying the foundation for a more vibrant Web3 content ecosystem on the platform.
Gate Successfully Hosts F1 Miami Grand Prix VIP Viewing Event, Strengthening Global User Connections
From May 1 to May 3, Gate successfully hosted a VIP viewing event at the F1 Miami Grand Prix, attended by institutional representatives, market makers, KOLs, and ecosystem partners from around the world. During the event, guests watched the race from the exclusive Paddock Club area, enjoying close-up views of key moments such as race starts and pit stops, while receiving premium catering, dedicated services, and diverse networking opportunities. The overall experience covered both race entertainment and brand engagement.
As an official sponsor of the Oracle Red Bull Racing team, Gate branding was prominently displayed on the race car’s rear wing, the helmet of world champion driver Max Verstappen, and racing suits, strengthening brand recognition and global influence within the context of a world-class sporting event.
Through cross-industry collaboration and immersive offline experiences, Gate not only increased brand exposure but also strengthened engagement with high-value users and partners. Meanwhile, Gate continued to advance its global compliance strategy and localized operations.
Gate Launches Limited-Edition Pizza Festival Gift Box with Inter, Connecting Football Culture and the Web3 Community
In mid-May, Gate launched the Gate × Inter Championship Limited-Edition Pizza Festival Gift Box to celebrate Inter securing the 2025–26 Serie A title with three matches remaining. As the club’s official sleeve sponsor, Gate shared in the championship moment and further strengthened engagement with younger users and the Web3 community through the Pizza Festival campaign.
The initiative combined Italian pizza culture, football elements, and crypto community culture. Users could participate in social engagement activities for a chance to win limited-edition gift boxes. In addition, Gate hosted an offline event in Milan on May 21, inviting clients, KOLs, and institutional representatives to exchange ideas around football milestones and brand culture. Through sports and community culture, Gate continues to expand its brand boundaries and enhance its influence within the global digital asset industry.
Gate and Inter Host Exclusive Reception Featuring Championship Trophy and Legendary Player Experiences
On May 21, Gate hosted the “Gate x Inter XIII: Champion's Circle” reception in Milan. The event coincided with Inter securing the 2025–26 Serie A title with three matches remaining, earning the club’s 21st league championship, while also marking Gate’s 13th anniversary.
During the event, participants visited Inter’s headquarters and viewed the championship trophy up close, experiencing the history and culture of one of football’s most prestigious clubs. Inter Milan legends also attended, sharing behind-the-scenes stories from the pitch and dressing room while interacting with guests and taking photos.
At the same time, Gate’s CMO and Inter executives participated in a panel discussion focused on community development, exchanging views on global user growth, brand culture, and community operations. The event also featured a tasting session of the limited-edition Gate × Inter co-branded pizza. Leveraging the popularity of top-tier sports IPs and international sporting events, Gate will continue expanding the boundaries between its brand and mainstream culture.
Education, Research, and Media Influence
Gate Research Institute, Gate Learn, and the Gate Blog continued advancing the platform’s education and research ecosystem. Content covered macroeconomic trends, on-chain data, AI, RWA, ETFs, stablecoins, Pre-IPO opportunities, institutional investment, and emerging sectors. Through coordinated outputs including research reports, market analysis, industry education, and product-focused content, the platform continued strengthening its professional research capabilities and user education efforts, providing users at different stages with more systematic market insights and learning pathways.
Meanwhile, Gate’s content ecosystem further evolved toward a “research-driven + education-enabled + brand communication” model. The Research Institute continued producing high-frequency market analysis and in-depth studies; Gate Learn focused on systematic educational content around industry trends and core technologies; and the Blog expanded user reach through trend tracking, product insights, and market observations. Overall, Gate continues to refine a comprehensive content ecosystem covering research, education, communication, and user conversion, further enhancing its professional influence and media presence within the Web3 industry.
Gate Research Deepens Content System and Enhances Multi-Dimensional Research Capabilities
In May, Gate Research continued producing high-quality research covering macroeconomics, crypto market cycles, ETF capital flows, institutional investment behavior, AI, RWA, stablecoins, and Pre-IPO opportunities. In addition to regular publications such as daily reports, weekly reports, and VIP daily briefings, the Institute released multiple thematic research reports focused on market cycle analysis, institutional allocation trends, asset rotation logic, and emerging sector development, enriching both the depth and breadth of its content.
At the same time, the Institute further strengthened its data research and strategy analysis capabilities. By leveraging on-chain data, capital flow analysis, market structure research, and industry trend monitoring, it provides users with a more comprehensive framework for understanding markets. From short-term market tracking to long-term trend analysis, and from industry hotspot coverage to institutional-grade research perspectives, Gate Research continues to refine its professional research ecosystem and deliver forward-looking decision-making insights.
Gate Learn Continues Expanding Educational Content and Strengthening Industry Education
In May, Gate Learn continued publishing educational content covering AI, RWA, Layer 2 solutions, DeFi, payment protocols, data networks, and emerging infrastructure projects, further broadening its content coverage. Topics included project mechanism analysis, technical architecture breakdowns, tokenomics studies, industry trends, and use-case exploration, helping users build a more systematic understanding of the Web3 ecosystem.
Meanwhile, Gate Learn continued promoting a “professional, systematic, and practical” content strategy. Through project research, sector education, and explanations of key concepts, it helped newcomers quickly establish industry knowledge while providing advanced users with deeper learning resources. Overall, Gate Learn continues to strengthen its educational content ecosystem for different user groups and further enhance the platform’s influence in Web3 education.
Gate Blog Expands Content Ecosystem and Strengthens Brand Communication Through Multi-Dimensional Content
Throughout May, the Gate Blog maintained a high volume of content output focused on market hotspots, industry trends, and core platform products. Content covered AI, RWA, ETFs, stablecoins, Pre-IPO opportunities, institutional investment, on-chain ecosystems, and leading public blockchains.
Beyond market analysis and industry observations, the Blog also focused on content development around key products such as Gate AI, Gate Card, Gate ETF, Gate Earn, Gate Prediction Market, and Gate TradFi, further improving product awareness and user reach.
At the same time, the Blog continued strengthening its content strategy of combining trend tracking, in-depth research, and product education. While rapidly interpreting market developments and industry trends, it also enhanced practical value through product use cases and user-benefit analysis. Overall, the Gate Blog is gradually evolving into a comprehensive content platform that integrates industry insights, product communication, and user education, continuously expanding its brand influence and media coverage.
CMC Highlights Gate’s Derivatives Growth and Multi-Asset Expansion: Multiple Core Metrics Rank Among Global Leaders
In May, CoinMarketCap’s monthly exchange report showed that Gate maintained industry-leading performance across trading volume, derivatives market share, reserve transparency, platform token performance, and TradFi product expansion. The report noted that Gate is evolving from a traditional crypto exchange into an integrated trading platform covering both digital assets and traditional financial derivatives. Data showed that Gate recorded $39.4 billion in spot trading volume, $351.6 billion in derivatives trading volume, and $391 billion in total trading volume, ranking among the world’s top five exchanges. In terms of reserves, Gate ranked fourth globally with $8.05 billion in reserves and was recognized as a representative platform with a diversified asset structure.
Meanwhile, GT (GateToken) led major exchange tokens with a 9.86% gain, reflecting growing market confidence in the value and growth prospects of the Gate ecosystem. Gate also maintained industry-leading liquidity depth in BTC and ETH markets. On the product and business side, the report specifically highlighted Gate’s accelerating TradFi strategy, including the expansion of stock CFDs, stock perpetual contracts, commodity perpetual contracts, and various crypto derivatives, further strengthening its multi-asset trading ecosystem.
The Crypto Industry Enters a Compliance-Driven Era as Gate Accelerates Global Licensing Expansion Across Key Markets
A recent PANews analysis highlighted that as crypto regulation accelerates worldwide, compliance capabilities are becoming a key differentiator among centralized exchanges (CEXs). Exchanges represented by Gate are strengthening their competitiveness within the mainstream financial system through the continuous expansion of global licensing networks.
Specifically, Gate has advanced its compliance strategy through regional operating entities. In Europe, Gate continues to expand its presence through its CySEC license, MiCA license, and Payment Institution (PI) license. Gate Japan has entered the highly regulated Japanese market under an FSA license, while Gate has also leveraged its VARA license to access the rapidly growing Middle Eastern market. In addition, the company has completed its expansion into Australia through AUSTRAC registration.
The article noted that unlike some platforms that focus on a single jurisdiction, Gate has adopted a strategy of establishing local entities and directly applying for licenses in multiple regions. Although this approach requires more time and resources, it strengthens long-term compliance credibility and reduces reliance on any single jurisdiction. As global regulatory frameworks move into an enforcement phase in 2026, the industry’s former “expand first, comply later” model is gradually fading. Compliance is increasingly shifting from a cost center to a strategic asset and becoming a critical requirement for competing in mainstream financial markets.
Gate Founder Dr. Han Discusses Regulatory Developments and Emerging Industry Opportunities in Cointelegraph Interview
Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han participated in a live interview with Cointelegraph, sharing his views on industry regulation and future development trends. Dr. Han stated that the crypto industry is gradually transitioning from a phase primarily driven by speculative trading toward one characterized by mature infrastructure and real-world adoption. He emphasized that regulatory clarity and deeper integration with traditional finance will become major industry trends, while stablecoins, real-world assets (RWAs), prediction markets, AI, and asset tokenization are emerging as key areas of focus.
Discussing the U.S. CLARITY Act, Dr. Han noted that a clearer regulatory framework could reduce industry uncertainty, provide clearer pathways for project issuance, operations, and market expansion, and further encourage innovation, institutional participation, DeFi development, payment applications, and on-chain finance.
Regarding future opportunities, Dr. Han highlighted prediction markets and RWAs as particularly promising sectors, stating that “within the next two to five years, RWA trading volume could increase by 100 times and potentially surpass cryptocurrency trading volume itself.” As blockchain infrastructure continues to mature, more traditional assets are expected to enter the blockchain ecosystem.
In line with this vision, Gate continues to expand its multi-asset and TradFi offerings, including equities, precious metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities. At the same time, Gate launched its digital Pre-IPO subscription mechanism and introduced its first project, SpaceX (SPCX), which attracted nearly $395 million in subscriptions. Additionally, as one of the first centralized exchanges to integrate with Polymarket, Gate continues to support the development of prediction market ecosystems while accelerating the creation of a comprehensive trading platform that bridges crypto assets and traditional finance.
CoinDesk: Gate Remains a Top Four Global Derivatives Exchange While Expanding Prediction Markets and AI Ecosystem Initiatives
In May, CoinDesk published an exchange report highlighting Gate’s continued leadership in both spot and derivatives markets. According to the report, Gate recorded $39.4 billion in spot trading volume and over $350 billion in derivatives trading volume, ranking fourth globally in combined trading volume across spot and derivatives markets.
The report further noted that Gate ranked fourth among global derivatives exchanges with a market share of 9.86%, reinforcing its position among the industry’s leading trading platforms. Gate also ranked among the top four global retail trading platforms by open interest, with a market share of 9.45%, demonstrating its strengths in liquidity depth, trading activity, and derivatives market competitiveness.
Beyond trading operations, the CoinDesk report highlighted several developments across Gate’s product and ecosystem initiatives. Gate became the first centralized exchange to integrate Polymarket, allowing users to participate directly in prediction markets using USDT through the Gate App.
At the same time, Gate has established a systematic framework for integrating AI and Web3 technologies. Its growing AI ecosystem includes Gate.AI , Gate for AI Agent, GateRouter, and GateClaw, creating an increasingly important gateway for next-generation AI-powered and on-chain interactions.
Conclusion
Overall, May marked significant progress for Gate across multiple areas, including multi-asset trading, wealth management, on-chain ecosystems, AI products, and global compliance expansion. Whether through its industry-leading CFD asset scale, the continued professionalization of its prediction market platform, or the sustained growth of ETF, options, and copy trading businesses, Gate is steadily evolving from a traditional cryptocurrency exchange into a comprehensive digital financial ecosystem spanning trading, wealth management, payments, research, and Web3 infrastructure.
As user growth, capital accumulation, and ecosystem synergies continue to strengthen, Gate’s competitive advantages and market influence within the global digital asset industry are becoming increasingly pronounced.
Looking ahead, as global regulatory frameworks become clearer, institutional capital continues to enter the market, and emerging sectors such as RWAs, stablecoins, prediction markets, and asset tokenization experience rapid growth, the crypto industry is entering a new phase of deeper integration with traditional finance. Amid this transformation, Gate is well-positioned to further solidify its role as a leading global digital finance platform and provide users with a more open, efficient, and diversified financial services experience.
Disclaimer:
This content does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or recommendation. You should always seek independent professional advice before making investment decisions. Gate may restrict or prohibit all or part of its services for users from restricted regions. For more information, please read the User Agreement .
Gate Team
June 11, 2026
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