Gate Releases Q3 2026 Report: Derivatives Volume Ranks Top 3 Globally, Deepening Comprehensive Financial Ecosystem

Gate, one of the leading global digital asset trading platforms, officially released its Q3 2026 Report, highlighting accelerated business expansion across multi-asset trading, wealth management, institutional services, and infrastructure. The platform sustained growth across key trading and asset management metrics, solidifying its integrated financial services ecosystem as the convergence between crypto and traditional finance accelerates.

According to CoinDesk data, Gate recorded $396 billion in derivatives trading volume in September 2026, marking a 38.2% month-over-month increase. This performance placed Gate among the top 3 global centralized derivatives exchanges with a market share of 10.1%. Spot trading volume reached $48.8 billion during the same period, up 21.9% month-over-month.

Trading Expansion

The platform demonstrated strong growth across multiple trading products. Its RWA perpetuals market share reached 9.1%, ranking third globally. Quarterly ETF trading volume approached 60 billion USDT, while overall options trading volume grew 23.8% quarter-over-quarter. New trading users increased by 52.1%, showcasing the continuous expansion of Gate's trading product matrix.

In traditional finance business, Gate expanded its global stock and ETF offerings to 12,800+ instruments across four major markets: the U.S., Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan. Tokenized equity trading grew significantly, with gStocks August trading volume exceeding 2.5 billion USDT.

Wealth Management Growth

Gate's wealth management products showed substantial growth in Q3. Gate Simple Earn total assets under management (AUM) surpassed $1.85 billion, increasing over 24% quarter-over-quarter. Gate Staking peak AUM exceeded $1.27 billion, representing 57%+ growth from the end of Q2.

The newly launched Idle Earn, offering automated yield generation for USDT, USDC, and USD1, has accumulated over $300 million in total holdings to date. Ecosystem incentive products also expanded steadily, with Gate Launchpool hosting 17 projects in Q3 and CandyDrop rolling out 13 airdrop campaigns distributing approximately $2 million in total rewards.

Institutional Services

Gate's institutional services division, CrossEx, recorded strong growth with quarterly trading volume increasing 63% quarter-over-quarter. Total retained assets surged 902%, while active trading users grew approximately 315%. The platform also advanced upgrades across Perp DEX, Gate Layer, Gate Card, and Gate.AI, extending its capabilities into on-chain derivatives, digital payments, and AI-driven investment research.

As the integration between crypto and traditional finance accelerates, Gate is actively reinforcing synergies across trading, yield, payments, and AI research, paving the way for a comprehensive, multi-asset financial services ecosystem.

Security and Compliance

Gate maintained robust security measures with total reserve assets standing at $8.688 billion in October 2026, maintaining an overall reserve ratio of 118.49%. Cumulative GT burns reached around 192 million GT, accounting for a 63.98% reduction from the initial total supply.

The platform strengthened its regulatory compliance under frameworks like Europe's MiCA and Dubai's VARA, expanding its legal and compliant operations across 81 regulated jurisdictions worldwide. Gate also enhanced its brand presence through industry events like Coinfest Asia 2026 and the Gate Voyage Bali Gala, which convened nearly 200 global industry leaders and ecosystem partners.