Gate Update: Second In Global RWA Futures OI, MiCA Compliance Secured, And World Cup Predictions Surge

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Gate’s multi-asset enlargement has moved to the middle of {industry} consideration this week, pushed by three headline developments. A contemporary CryptoRank report positioned the change second globally in RWA perpetual futures open curiosity — a phase that has exploded from roughly 1% to over 33% of whole crypto perpetual buying and selling quantity since January 2026 — with Gate’s open curiosity approaching $340 million and Might buying and selling quantity near $5.1 billion. 

On the regulatory entrance, Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han gave an interview to CoinDesk forward of the EU’s MiCA framework getting into full pressure, noting that the platform accomplished each its MiCA and Fee Establishment licensing in 2025, properly forward of enforcement deadlines. “All people must observe the rule. Then we are able to compete on higher service for customers,” he stated, emphasizing that constant enforcement is equally essential for creating a real stage enjoying discipline throughout European markets. Away from macro narratives, Gate’s integration with Polymarket has made the platform one of the crucial lively venues for World Cup 2026 predictions — a becoming convergence of world sports activities momentum and on-chain hypothesis, with the match now getting into its quarterfinal stage.

With the Spherical of 16 now full, all 4 2026 World Cup quarterfinal matchups have been confirmed: France vs. Morocco, Spain vs. Belgium, Norway vs. England, and Argentina vs. Switzerland. Argentina defeated Egypt 3–2, whereas Switzerland eradicated Colombia on penalties to say the ultimate spot, following Spain’s 1–0 win over Portugal and Belgium’s dominant 4–1 victory over the USA. On Gate Polymarket, prediction exercise throughout all 4 fixtures continues to speed up. Gate’s World Cup Prediction Championship runs a 100,000 USDT prize pool, rewarding customers based mostly on the return a number of of profitable predictions (minimal 10 USDT per commerce), with a Good Cash characteristic letting individuals monitor high-win-rate merchants. The concurrent “Gate Polymarket × World Cup Day by day Featured Matches” marketing campaign shares a 50,000 USDT pool amongst collaborating customers — no appropriate prediction required.

Metals and Commodities

Gate maintained sturdy {industry} rankings throughout its metals and commodities futures suite this week. Gold (XAU) futures recorded $161 million in open curiosity — putting the platform within the international prime two — alongside $157 million in 24-hour buying and selling quantity, as gold staged an intraday rebound after touching close to one-week lows round $4,090. Silver (XAG) futures posted $55.9 million in open curiosity, additionally amongst {industry} leaders. On the Tether Gold (XAUT) contract, Gate ranked third globally with roughly $115 million of the market’s whole $558 million in open curiosity. Crude oil futures carried out properly too: WTI Crude (CLUSDT) recorded $8.29 million in 24-hour quantity and $8.23 million in open curiosity, whereas Brent Crude (BZUSDT) posted $3.34 million in quantity and $2.77 million in open curiosity — each rating among the many prime contracts industry-wide, as WTI and Brent costs rose 4.79% and 4.96% respectively.

Fairness Markets

Gate’s international inventory ecosystem generated notable exercise throughout a number of markets. South Korean semiconductor shares got here below stress — SK Hynix fell 6.16% intraday and Samsung Electronics dropped 6.60% — but each noticed sharp will increase in futures open curiosity (23.14% and 22.17%) and vital quantity development. Gate recorded $25.84 million in open curiosity and $21.81 million in buying and selling quantity for SKHYNIX futures, and $3.06 million and $5.19 million respectively for SAMSUNG, with each rating amongst industry-leading exchanges. In Hong Kong, large-cap web names proved resilient: Tencent rose over 2.07% and Meituan surged greater than 4.20%, whereas the highest three gainers on Gate’s HK inventory listing have been EFORT TECH (+55.04%), FIRE ROCK HOLDINGS (+40.11%), and QUANTGROUP (+36.06%). Gate’s 24/7 infrastructure at the moment spans over 12,500 US, Hong Kong, and Korean fairness belongings, with USDT-denominated buying and selling, fractional share help, and cross-broker switch performance.

Increasing its tokenized securities providing on July 8, Gate added 11 new belongings to its gStocks part, together with SKHYNIXG (SK Hynix), SAMSUNGG (Samsung Electronics), AAPLG (Apple), GOOGLG (Google), JPMG (JPMorgan), BRKBG (Berkshire Hathaway Class B), and 5 others. All gStocks tokens are absolutely backed 1:1 by underlying belongings and obtainable for twenty-four/7 spot buying and selling.

Index Futures and ASX

In index perpetual futures, ASX — traded on Gate — noticed open curiosity surge roughly 385.82% over 4 hours to achieve $1.22 million, rating second throughout the market. Gate pioneered the usage of main international and volatility indices as underlying belongings for perpetual futures, with all contracts settled in USDT and obtainable across the clock.

GUSD Yield Campaigns

Whole GUSD minting on Gate has exceeded $181 million. This week, the platform launched two unique campaigns — “GUSD Rewards Improve Hub” and “GUSD Convert Boosted Rewards” — working from July 7 to July 21, with a mixed prize pool of over 100,000 GUSD. The primary marketing campaign awards as much as 300 GUSD for web holding development and as much as 500 GUSD for reaching futures buying and selling quantity thresholds; the second rewards prime web minters, with the leaderboard’s first-place converter taking dwelling an unique 2,000 GUSD. Backed by Gate ecosystem income, US Treasury RWAs, and stablecoins, GUSD provides a 3.8% minting APR and an estimated 100% APR for brand new customers.

Campaigns and Copy Buying and selling

Gate additionally launched a First Futures Order & Referral Money Marketing campaign working July 7–15, providing one XAUT gold fortunate draw entry per 2,000 USDT in cumulative futures quantity (as much as two entries per consumer), with every draw giving an opportunity to win as much as 10g of gold from a 50,000 USDT whole pool. New futures customers finishing a primary commerce of no less than 300 USDT obtain a 2 USDT money reward, and inviters earn as much as 10 USDT per profitable referral.

On the copy buying and selling entrance, Gate’s ecosystem recorded regular week-over-week development: futures copy buying and selling funding rose 4.3%, retail copy buying and selling quantity share reached 8.64%, and the common day by day lively copy dealer rely climbed 5.8%. CFD copy buying and selling metrics have been equally constructive, with new lead merchants up 8.3% day by day, dealer interactions up 16.4%, and lively CFD copy merchants up 10.0%.

Alisa, a devoted journalist on the MPost, focuses on crypto, AI, investments, and the expansive realm of Web3. With a eager eye for rising traits and applied sciences, she delivers complete protection to tell and have interaction readers within the ever-evolving panorama of digital finance.

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