Trade
Trading Type
Spot
Trade crypto freely
Pre-Market
Trade new tokens before they are officially listed
Margin
Magnify your profit with leverage
Convert & Block Trading
0 Fees
Trade any size with no fees and no slippage
Alpha
Points
Get promising tokens in streamlined on-chain trading
Leveraged Tokens
Get exposure to leveraged positions simply
Futures
Futures
Hundreds of contracts settled in USDT or BTC
Options
HOT
Trade European-style vanilla options
Unified Account
Maximize your capital efficiency
Demo Trading
Futures Kickoff
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Futures Events
Participate in events to win generous rewards
Demo Trading
Use virtual funds to experience risk-free trading
Earn
Launch
CandyDrop
Collect candies to earn airdrops
Launchpool
Quick staking, earn potential new tokens
HODLer Airdrop
Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free
Launchpad
Be early to the next big token project
Alpha Points
NEW
Trade on-chain assets and enjoy airdrop rewards!
Futures Points
NEW
Earn futures points and claim airdrop rewards
Investment
Simple Earn
Earn interests with idle tokens
Auto-Invest
Auto-invest on a regular basis
Dual Investment
Buy low and sell high to take profits from price fluctuations
Soft Staking
Earn rewards with flexible staking
Crypto Loan
0 Fees
Pledge one crypto to borrow another
Lending Center
One-stop lending hub
VIP Wealth Hub
Customized wealth management empowers your assets growth
Private Wealth Management
Customized asset management to grow your digital assets
Quant Fund
Top asset management team helps you profit without hassle
Staking
Stake cryptos to earn in PoS products
BTC Staking
HOT
Stake BTC and earn 10% APR
GUSD Minting
Use USDT/USDC to mint GUSD for treasury-level yields
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Activity Center
Join activities and win big cash prizes and exclusive merch
Referral
20 USDT
Earn 40% commission or up to 500 USDT rewards
Announcements
Announcements of new listings, activities, upgrades, etc
Gate Blog
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💰How Yield Farming Works
1. Liquidity Provision: Users deposit their cryptocurrency into a liquidity pool on a decentralized exchange (DEX) or lending protocol.
2. Rewards Generation: The platform uses the pooled assets for transactions, lending, or other financial activities. In return, users earn rewards, often in the form of the platform's native tokens or other cryptocurrencies.
3. Reinvestment: Farmers can compound their rewards by reinvesting them into the same or other pools.
💰Key Components
Liquidity Pools: Smart contracts that hold the deposited funds and execute transactions.
DeFi Platforms: Protocols like Uniswap, Aave, Compound, or Curve Finance where yield farming takes place.
Native Tokens: Many platforms issue governance tokens (e.g., UNI for Uniswap or COMP for Compound) as rewards.
💰Types of Yield Farming
1. Lending: Deposit assets into lending protocols to earn interest and rewards.
2. Staking: Stake tokens in a proof-of-stake (PoS) network or DeFi platform.
3. Liquidity Provision: Provide liquidity to decentralized exchanges and earn trading fees plus rewards.
💰Advantages
High Returns: Potentially high annual percentage yields (APYs), especially in new or emerging projects.
Passive Income: Earn rewards by simply holding and deploying assets.
Token Incentives: Opportunity to earn governance tokens, which may increase in value.
💰Risks
Impermanent Loss: A loss that occurs when the price of deposited assets changes significantly compared to when they were deposited.
Smart Contract Vulnerabilities: Bugs or exploits in the smart contracts can lead to loss of funds.
High Volatility: Token values can fluctuate dramatically, impacting returns.
Scams or Rug Pulls: Malicious projects can drain liquidity pools.
💰 Popular Platforms for Yield Farming
Uniswap, Aave, PancakeSwap, Yearn.Finance, Curve Finance