Gate Update: Regulatory Milestones in Europe, New Asset Tools and Wave of Campaigns Launching in July

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Alyssa Davidson

Posted: July 1, 2026 9:21 AM Updated: July 1, 2026 9:21 AM

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Gates opens in July with three moves that signal where the platform is headed. In Europe, the regulatory milestone the industry has been building towards was reached on 1 July. The EU’s MiCA transition period has officially ended and Gate Europe has crossed the finish line fully approved, with both MiCA and payment institution licenses already secured for 2025. Dr. Giovanni Cunti, CEO of Gate Europe, said this completion is a significant milestone for the local digital asset market, and the company will continue to provide compliant digital asset services under the new framework. At the same time, Gate launched a broker-to-broker stock transfer feature for US and Hong Kong stocks, allowing users to move their holdings between external brokers and platforms via DTC and CCASS without transfer fees. And as the 2026 World Cup knockout stages continue to gain momentum, Gate Polymarket has topped Polymarket channels in daily trading volume for several consecutive weeks. Recent results have continued to drive user activity, with Brazil winning 2-1 over Japan, France winning 3-0 over Sweden and both Morocco and Paraguay advancing via penalties. Here’s a full summary of developments across the Gate ecosystem this week:

Market and trading activity

Metals markets became more volatile before stabilizing. Open interest in Gate’s XAU futures reached a high of $204 million, while XAG hit $64.89 million. According to CoinGlass, both rank in the top two in their industry overall. By July 1, gold was trading at $3,989 and silver was trading at $57.97, and Gate remained the leader in both futures open interest and 24-hour trading volume. The platform notes that the correction wiped out all gains accumulated since geopolitical risks escalated last November.

In the energy sector, natural gas rose more than 2% to $3.240. Gate’s NG futures open interest reached approximately $771,000, ranking first globally among the total market open interest of $1.22 million.

Cryptocurrency markets remain under pressure. BTC was trading at $59,466 (down 0.48%) while ETH was trading at $1,589 (up 1.15%). Gate ranks second globally in both BTC spot volume (~$906 million) and ETH spot volume (~$292 million), and is in the top three for ETH futures volume.

In equities, NVIDIA (NVDAX) rose 0.54% to $195.66, while Gate’s NVDAX futures recorded $3.2 million in open interest and $2.92 million in daily volume. Both figures rank first worldwide. Tesla rose 8.59%, SpaceX rose 7.37%, and Micron rose 1.96%.

stocks and stock products

Gate completed cash dividend distributions for 141 stocks and several ETFs, including NVIDIA, Bank of America, and Nasdaq, automatically paying out USDT to eligible users without any manual action. The distribution sector spans technology, finance, energy, consumer goods, healthcare and industrials.

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

In Hong Kong stocks, DIDA CHUXING was the top gainer of the day, surging more than 88% during the session, while SUPERB SUMMIT (+35.67%) and CHINA HARMONY (+33.33%) also performed strongly.

On the derivatives side, SanDisk (SNDK) rose 6.55% with Gate’s SNDK futures open interest at $13.79 million and daily trading volume at $42.5 million. SpaceX (SPCX) futures open interest is $26.51 million and daily trading volume is $34.5 million, both of which are the highest in the cryptocurrency derivatives market.

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

Campaigns, Rewards and New Listings

Gate launched the DOGE airdrop season from June 30th to July 8th, offering a prize pool of 1,000,000 USDT in DOGE. All draws guarantee a reward of up to 5,000 DOGE per draw. Opportunities are accumulated through transactions and referrals.

Phase 5 of the CFD Stock New Token Airdrop will run until July 9, providing 300 USDT to new users upon completion and a 900,000 USDT shared pool to traders of newly listed assets.

Stage 16 of the VIP Exclusive Airdrop Carnival has been launched for VIP 6 and above users, with up to 1,000 USDT worth of SK Hynix stock airdrops available per eligible participant.

Gate DEX BountyDrop has launched 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 has launched a USDD dual chain staking campaign until July 30th, offering a base APR of 4% on both BSC and ETH networks, with a total prize pool of 50,000 USDD. Existing small and medium DEX users can also get an additional 200 USDD.

Gate has released a summary of its June airdrops. CandyDrop attracted more than 60,000 participants across four projects. Launchpool’s SPCXON reached the highest APR of 191.74%. HODLer Airdrop’s RAIN hit a high of 21.7% APR.

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

Platform growth and market outlook

Gate’s CFD copy trading maintained strong momentum last week. Average daily copy volume increased 73.8%, new copiers surged 96.6%, and new lead traders increased 40.1%. The platform covers cryptocurrencies, metals, forex, indices, commodities and US stocks within an integrated copy trading ecosystem.

In its latest weekly report, Gate Ventures indicated continued risk-off sentiment. BTC fell 6.4% and ETH fell 7.9% as the Fear and Greed Index intensified to “extreme fear.” The spot BTC ETF recorded its highest weekly net outflow ever with $1.79 billion, its seventh consecutive week of outflows. Despite macro headwinds, venture activity continued to focus on DeFi and infrastructure, with $210.3 million raised across 18 deals, of which $114 million went to DeFi.

As a dedicated journalist at MPost, Alisa specializes in the broad areas of cryptocurrency, AI, investing, and Web3. With a keen eye for new trends and technologies, she provides comprehensive coverage to inform and engage readers about the ever-evolving digital financial landscape.

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