Gate, a leading global digital asset platform, released its Q1 2025 Transparency Report, highlighting record-breaking growth across business sectors. Core metrics hit historic highs, security infrastructure was fully upgraded, products expanded, and global strategies accelerated, cementing Gate’s market strength.
Trading Business Surge: Futures Trading Volume Up 31% QoQ
In Q1 2025, Gate maintained industry leadership with remarkable user growth and trading volume breakthroughs. Futures trading volume soared 31% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ). In Spot Trading, over 200 new tokens were listed, reinforcing Gate’s leading edge in asset selection and listing efficiency. Gate launched “Refer to Earn,” combining social media and campaigns to boost user growth and trading activity.
Strong Tokenomics: GT Hits Historic High at $25.96
Gate’s native token GT hit an all-time high of $25.96 on January 25, up 70% year-to-date. GT, as GateChain’s native token, supports blockchain operations, while holders enjoy LaunchPool airdrops, mining rewards, and staking incentives. Since GateChain’s 2019 launch, its deflationary mechanism has reduced GT supply by 60% from the initial 300 million. To date, 177,089,412.23 GT worth around $408 million have been burned.
Security First: Total Reserves Over $10.328B
Gate continued prioritizing asset security and transparency. As of January 17, 2025, Gate.io’s total reserves reached $10.328 billion, ranking Top 4 globally. The reserve ratio stood at 128.58%, with $2.296 billion in excess reserves. Gate advanced its global compliance framework, acquiring licensed Japanese exchange Coin Master to expand local operations.
Launchpool Upgrade: 140+ Projects Launched with $14M+ Rewards
Gate Launchpool hosted over 140 projects, including 90+ free airdrops worth $5.2 million and 70+ mining projects distributing $9.2 million. A new project search and strategy filter were introduced, matching optimal mining plans within three minutes. The HODLer Airdrop program reduced entry to 1 GT and delivered an average 43.94% annualized return. On the listing day of token TRUMP, mining was activated immediately, staking volume hit over $25 million in 24 hours.
Gate Pilot Listed Over 1,000 Tokens, Leading the Meme Sector
Gate Pilot continued innovating in the Meme sector, integrating 10+ major blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, and Base. Nearly 400 tokens were listed in Q1, totaling over 1,000 tokens on the platform. New features like “Logo Mode” and Meme Gem Index enhanced token discovery and trading. Gate Pilot’s fast listing helped users capture high-yield projects such as Kekius (55x), Trump (45x), YZY (46x), and Mubarak (28x). Partnerships with MemeCity and MemeCore, along with offline event participation, further secured leadership in the sector.
Institutional Business Growth and Infrastructure Upgrades
Institutional trading volumes grew across futures and brokerage services. Optimized trading infrastructure cut latency by over 2-fold, improving trading efficiency. Futures liquidity improved and market makers increased. Gate launched the Fireblocks Off-Exchange solution for better fund management. Through joint campaigns with 20+ partners, Gate expanded its professional client base and premium user community.
Quantitative Investment Growth: Copy Trading Volume Up 780%
Gate’s copy trading and bot strategy volumes surged. The Prometheus risk control system made copy trading safer; spot copy trading volume jumped 780%, and a leading user achieved 890x returns. Robot products, powered by the Ultra AI strategy, generated over $500 million in trading revenue. New features like BotsLive and weekly strategy recommendations boosted user engagement and performance, with newly-created strategies increased by 404%, and user-created new strategies grew by 193%. Supporting over 200 ETF leveraged tokens, the ETF business continues to lead the industry. ETF trading volume increased by 40% QoQ, and the number of participating users had grown by 197%.
Partnering with Top Players to Build Global Blockchain Influence
Gate.io became the official sponsor of the Oracle Red Bull Racing team in F1. The powerful alliance between two industry leaders, promoting Web3 and digital finance concepts to a broader audience through a world-class sports platform.
Gate Ventures joined Morph Venture Capital Collective alliance, and invested $20 million in the BNB Incubation Alliance (BIA), demonstrating its firm commitment to nurturing the next generation of blockchain innovation projects.
About Gate.io
Gate.io is one of the world’s earliest cryptocurrency exchanges and a leader among compliant and secure digital asset platforms, offering diverse trading services with 100% user-verifiable Proof of Reserves. Further, the platform has consistently ranked as one of the top 10 cryptocurrency exchanges. Besides its primary exchange services, Gate.io has diversified its ecosystem to offer decentralised finance, research and analytics, venture capital investing, wallet services, startup incubation, and more. The platform currently serves more than 22 million active users worldwide.
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