PANews reported on March 9th that Gate.io released its February 2026 Transparency Report, showing continued growth in the platform's overall trading volume and market share. The platform ranks third globally in spot market share and fourth in derivatives among centralized exchanges, with spot trading volume exceeding $74 billion, a month-over-month increase of approximately 11%; its derivatives market share also reached 11%. Meanwhile, the Gate.TradFi trading system continues to improve, supporting trading of global traditional financial assets such as forex, metals, indices, commodities, and some stocks using USDT under a unified account. Cumulative trading volume has exceeded $70 billion, with a single-day peak exceeding $10 billion.
Gate is simultaneously promoting industry exchange and brand building, hosting multiple ecosystem events during Consensus Hong Kong, with founder Dr. Han invited to deliver a keynote speech on "Intelligent Web3" on the main stage. Furthermore, the platform continues to upgrade its cross-exchange trading system and API infrastructure, launching the CrossEx cross-exchange trading system, implementing natural language trading functionality, and introducing 17 MCP tools. In terms of compliance, Gate's Maltese subsidiary, Gate Technology Ltd, has obtained a Payment Institution (PI) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) under the EU's Payment Services Directive II (PSD2). Overall, Gate is accelerating its development into a comprehensive digital financial platform and driving the rapid integration of TradeFi, Web3, and AI.


