Gate Releases August Transparency Report: Derivatives Volume Surges to Global Top 3, Ecosystem Expansion and Reserves Growth Accelerate

August Transparency Report Released

Gate, the leading global crypto exchange, has released its August 2025 Transparency Report, showcasing remarkable progress across trading volume, user growth, ecosystem development, and reserves, further consolidating its position in the global market.

Record High in Trading Volume and User Growth

According to the report, August 2025 marked a record-breaking month for Gate across both spot and derivatives markets. Data from CoinDesk highlighted Gate’s strongest monthly performance in history. Spot market share rose by 1.22% to 4.13%, the largest increase among major exchanges. Meanwhile, derivatives trading volume soared 98.9% to $746 billion, setting a new all-time high. As of now, Gate’s global user base surpassed 37 million, with significant year-over-year growth in new users, underscoring the platform’s strong brand appeal and international expansion momentum.

Ecosystem Expansion with Upgraded Core Products

Gate also made substantial advances in ecosystem development with multiple core product lines delivering strong performance. Launchpool launched 10 projects, distributing millions of dollars in airdrop rewards with an annualized yield of up to 1,363.1% and total staking volume exceeding $1.1 billion; and it has opened GUSD Staking pools with the highest APR exceeding 84%. HODLer Airdrop featured 8 projects, distributing hundreds of thousands of dollars in rewards with yields close to 100%, attracting hundreds of thousands of participants. CandyDrop launched over 15 projects with a total prize pool worth millions, drawing massive community participation. Gate Alpha recorded a 426.6% MoM surge in trading volume and a 381.17% MoM increase in traders, achieving exponential growth in user engagement and liquidity. The newly launched Alpha Featured section covered 511 premium tokens, optimizing users’ asset discovery and allocation journey.

Gate Earn and On-Chain Staking Maintain Strong Momentum

Gate Earn continued its strong momentum. In August, the Simple Earn section added 19 new projects, driving steady growth of user activity and reaching a record-high TVL of $2.976 billion on August 28. The Staking section added 3 new tokens (BABY, BERA, GUSD), offering broader yield opportunities. On the capital side, BTC holdings peaked at 1,984.99 on August 31, while ETH holdings exceeded 166,500 on August 27. In parallel, Gate launched its one-stop travel booking platform, Gate Travel, covering 190+ countries, over 1 million hotels, and 150 airlines, with support for flights and hotel bookings in one click. Users can pay with 50+ major cryptocurrencies, travel points, bank cards, or Buy Now Pay Later options.

Reserves Grow Steadily with Enhanced Security and Compliance

On the security and compliance front, Gate’s reserves continued to strengthen, underscoring its financial robustness and transparency commitments. By August 2025, total reserves reached $12.02 billion, with a reserve ratio of 123.98%. Excess reserves rose 7.14% MoM to $2.32 billion, maintaining an industry-leading position. Gate remains committed to proof-of-reserves and third-party audits, leveraging zk-SNARK zero-knowledge proofs, Merkle tree structures, cold/hot wallet verification, and user snapshots to build a verifiable asset security framework.

Community and Branding Strengthen Global Presence

Community and brand initiatives also gained widespread recognition. Gate sponsored GM Vietnam, participated in Coinfest Asia, and showcased as a title sponsor at WebX 2025 in Tokyo, showcasing its advancements in trading security, compliance, and ecosystem growth. At WebX, Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han delivered a keynote speech, reiterating his conviction in the future of Web3: “the next-generation financial order will be constructed on-chain, making the mass adoption of Web3 inevitable”. Meanwhile, Gate “Red Bull Racing Tour” Phase II concluded successfully, attracting over 35,000 participants with trading volumes exceeding $27 billion.

Education and Research Drive Industry Knowledge Growth

In education and research, Gate Learn continued building a rich knowledge ecosystem, publishing hundreds of high-quality pieces in August across key sectors including stablecoins, public chains, DeFi, meme coins, and AI. Gate Research released multiple in-depth reports on market reviews, quantitative strategies, on-chain analytics, and macroeconomic trends. Gate’s performance also drew strong attention from leading international media, with CoinDesk’s latest report noting that Gate delivered its strongest-ever monthly results in August, with derivatives volumes nearly doubling and market share growth leading the industry.

Comprehensive Breakthroughs with Promising Future Outlook

Overall, in August 2025, Gate achieved breakthroughs across trading activity, ecosystem expansion, reserves transparency, security architecture, and educational output, demonstrating strong growth momentum and diversified competitive advantages. Looking ahead, Gate will continue to drive its global strategy with technological innovation and regulatory compliance at the core, further enhancing user experience and asset security while reinforcing its leadership in the global crypto trading industry.

Details: https://www.gate.com/announcements/article/47080

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Gate, founded in 2013 by Dr. Han, is one of the world’s earliest cryptocurrency exchanges. The platform serves over 37 million users with 3,600+ digital assets and pioneered the industry’s first 100% proof-of-reserves. Beyond core trading services, Gate’s ecosystem includes Gate Wallet, Gate Ventures, and other innovative solutions.
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