Gate Update: Regulatory Milestone In Europe, New Equity Tools, And A Wave Of Campaigns Kick Off July

Gate opens July with a trio of moves that signal where the platform is heading. In Europe, the regulatory milestone the industry had been building toward arrived on July 1: the EU’s MiCA transition period officially closed, and Gate Europe crossed the finish line fully authorized, holding both MiCA and Payment Institution licenses already secured in 2025. The company will continue providing compliant digital asset services under the new framework, with Gate Europe’s CEO Dr. Giovanni Cunti calling the completion an important milestone for the region’s digital asset market. Simultaneously, Gate launched cross-broker stock transfer functionality for U.S. and Hong Kong equities, allowing users to move holdings between external brokers and the platform via DTC and CCASS — with no transfer fees charged. And as the 2026 World Cup knockout stage continues to generate momentum, Gate Polymarket has held the No. 1 spot among Polymarket channels in daily trading volume for several consecutive weeks, with recent results — including Brazil’s 2-1 victory over Japan, France’s 3-0 win over Sweden, and Morocco and Paraguay both advancing via penalty shootouts — driving sustained user activity. Here’s a full rundown of this week’s developments across the Gate ecosystem.

Markets and Trading Activity

Metals markets saw intensified volatility before stabilizing. Gate’s XAU futures open interest reached $204 million at peak, while XAG stood at $64.89 million — both ranking in the top two industry-wide according to CoinGlass. By July 1, gold was trading at $3,989 and silver at $57.97, with Gate maintaining leading positions in both futures open interest and 24-hour trading volume. The platform notes the correction has erased all gains accumulated since geopolitical risks escalated last November.

In energy, natural gas extended gains, rising over 2% to trade at $3.240. Gate’s NG futures open interest reached approximately $771K — ranking first globally out of a total market open interest of $1.22 million.

Crypto markets remained under pressure. BTC traded at $59,466 (down 0.48%) while ETH edged higher to $1,589 (up 1.15%). Gate ranked second globally in both BTC spot trading volume (~$906 million) and ETH spot (~$292 million), while placing among the top three in ETH futures volume.

In equities, NVIDIA (NVDAX) was up 0.54% at $195.66, with Gate’s NVDAX futures recording $3.20 million in open interest and $2.92 million in daily volume — both metrics ranking first globally. Tesla gained 8.59%, SpaceX rose 7.37%, and Micron added 1.96%.

Stocks and Equity Products

Gate completed cash dividend distributions for 141 stocks and selected ETFs — including NVIDIA, Bank of America, and Nasdaq — crediting eligible users automatically in USDT, with no manual action required. The distribution spans technology, finance, energy, consumer goods, healthcare, and industrials.

South Korean semiconductor stocks maintained strong trading activity, with SK Hynix reaching an intraday high of $1,779.9. Gate’s SK Hynix futures recorded over $23 million in open interest and $42 million in 24-hour volume — Gate remains the only platform offering Korean stock trading in the crypto derivatives space.

In Hong Kong equities, DIDA CHUXING surged over 88% during the session, leading the day’s top gainers, with SUPERB SUMMIT (+35.67%) and CHINA HARMONY (+33.33%) also posting strong moves.

On the derivatives side, SanDisk (SNDK) gained 6.55%, with Gate’s SNDK futures open interest at $13.79 million and daily volume at $42.5 million. SpaceX (SPCX) futures open interest stood at $26.51 million with $34.5 million in daily volume — both among the highest across the crypto-derivatives market.

Gate CFD Stocks expanded its lineup with 9 new CFDs, including UVXY (ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF), Sony, iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ), Reddit (RDDT), DraftKings (DKNG), and several Hong Kong-listed names. All products support 4× fixed leverage.

Campaigns, Rewards, and New Listings

Gate launched a DOGE Airdrop Season running from June 30 to July 8, featuring a 1,000,000 USDT prize pool in DOGE. Every draw guarantees a reward, with up to 5,000 DOGE per draw — chances accumulate through trading and referrals.

CFD Stocks New Token Airdrop Phase 5 went live through July 9, offering 300 USDT to new users upon task completion and a 900,000 USDT shared pool for traders of newly listed assets.

VIP Exclusive Airdrop Carnival Phase 16 launched for users at VIP 6 and above, featuring SK Hynix stock airdrops worth up to 1,000 USDT per eligible participant.

Gate DEX BountyDrop kicked off airdrops for two new projects: AureoTrack (3,000 participants sharing $15,000 ART) and Mintbrush (3,000 participants sharing 200,000 BRUSH), accessible through the Gate DEX app.

The Gate DEX Bonus section launched a USDD dual-chain staking campaign through July 30, offering a 4% base APR on both BSC and ETH networks, with a combined prize pool of 50,000 USDD. Existing small and medium DEX users can also earn an additional 200 USDD.

Gate released its June airdrop summary: CandyDrop attracted over 60,000 participants across 4 projects; Launchpool’s SPCXON reached a peak APR of 191.74%; HODLer Airdrop’s RAIN peaked at 21.7% APR.

NESA (NES) was listed for spot and Convert trading on July 1, accompanied by a CandyDrop campaign with a $160,000 NES prize pool.

Platform Growth and Market Outlook

Gate’s CFD Copy Trading maintained strong momentum last week: average daily copy trading volume rose 73.8%, new copiers surged 96.6%, and new lead traders increased 40.1%. The platform covers crypto, metals, forex, indices, commodities, and US equities within a unified copy trading ecosystem.

In its latest weekly report, Gate Ventures flagged continued risk-off sentiment. BTC fell 6.4% and ETH dropped 7.9% over the week, with the Fear & Greed Index deepening into “Extreme Fear.” Spot BTC ETFs recorded their largest-ever weekly net outflow at $1.79 billion — the seventh consecutive week of outflows. Despite macro headwinds, venture activity remained concentrated in DeFi and infrastructure, with $210.3 million raised across 18 deals, led by $114 million flowing into DeFi.

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