Gate October 2026 report reveals strong derivatives trading volumes and the launch of Gate Money for integrated financial services.
Gate’s October 2026 Transparency Report puts derivatives trading volume at $394 billion, alongside the October launch of Gate Money, which brings payments and multiple asset classes into the Gate App. The report covers trading, reserves and wealth management as the platform expands beyond digital asset trading into integrated financial services.
Summary
Key takeaways
- Gate reported a 10.2% share of global centralized-exchange derivatives trading.
- Platform reserves totaled $8.688 billion, with a 118.49% reserve ratio.
- Gate Money launched in October 2026 with payments and multi-asset services.
- Perp DEX volume and GateSwap transactions posted double-digit growth.
Gate’s October 2026 report details trading growth
Gate ranked third globally among centralized exchanges for October derivatives trading volume, according to its report. Its derivatives market share reached 10.2%, while spot trading volume totaled $49.8 billion.
The platform also placed among the global top two for spot market-share growth. That ranking measures growth in market share, rather than its overall share of spot trading.
According to Glassnode data referenced in the report, Gate was responsible for 42% of the worldwide net rise in open interest for tokenized gold perpetual futures during 2026. With a seven-day average gold exposure of 1.7 tonnes based on open interest, the platform ranked first worldwide.
On-chain trading and emerging businesses
Monthly trading volume on Perp DEX rose more than 45% month over month, while the number of GateSwap transactions increased by over 46%, Gate reported.
Event Markets passed $900 million in cumulative trading volume and ranked second among Polymarket’s integration channels. The average daily value of assets managed through AI-generated trading bot strategies increased 80.57% from the previous month.
Proof of Reserves shows $8.688 billion in holdings
According to Gate’s Proof of Reserves data, the platform’s total reserves reached $8.688 billion, marking a 5.7% increase compared to the prior reporting period. With customer net assets amounting to $7.332 billion, this resulted in an overall reserve ratio of 118.49%.
The reported reserve ratios for BTC and ETH were 121.60% and 123.78%, respectively. Gate said multiple major assets held reserves above customer balances.
Gate Money brings payments and investments into one app
In October 2026, Gate Money debuted, integrating global accounts, fiat currencies, digital assets, stocks, ETFs, gold and payment services into a single Gate App experience. Gate’s October 2026 report presents the launch as part of its expansion into multi-asset management and everyday financial services.
The platform supports cross-border deposits and withdrawals through SWIFT in USD, EUR, GBP and AED. During October, Gate Card also upgraded its automatic top-up feature, linking Spot accounts, Gate Money, Simple Earn and stock accounts, with automatic transfers supported across 14 assets.
Stock trading and wealth management
Gate’s stock trading service covers the US, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, offering more than 12,800 stocks and ETFs. Cumulative gStocks trading volume exceeded $8.4 billion, including more than $2.2 billion over the report’s past-30-day period.
Gate ETF recorded nearly 20 billion USDT in October trading volume, and its trading-pair count increased to 430.
In wealth management, cumulative monthly staking on Gate Launchpool exceeded $575 million. Assets held in Idle Earn surpassed $340 million.
Singapore events put Gate Money on the global stage
Gate presented Gate Money at TOKEN2049 Singapore in October, where Founder and CEO Dr. Han delivered a main-stage keynote. He unveiled the product and outlined the integrated financial services vision, “One Gate, Everything Money.”
Additionally, the platform held its Gate Gala 2026 Awards Dinner at the Raffles Hotel Singapore, bringing together close to 300 partners and industry figures.
Gate collaborated with the Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 team throughout the Singapore Grand Prix, offering driver meet-and-greets, exclusive sessions with team executives and VIP hospitality events.
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