Gate launches the "Precious Metals Zone," with gold and silver perpetual contracts opening 24-hour trading

Global leading digital asset trading platform Gate officially launches the “Precious Metals Zone,” offering the first batch of XAU (Gold) and XAG (Silver) USDT perpetual contracts, supporting up to 50x leverage, and enabling 24/7 continuous trading. The related contracts will officially open for trading at 17:00 (UTC+8) on January 14th. Users can access the Precious Metals Zone through the Gate official website or the contract page in the App to participate in trading.

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) Traditional Hedging Asset “Tokenized,” Precious Metals Trading Enters the 24-Hour Trading Era

Since 2026, precious metal prices have generally strengthened. Data shows that spot gold has increased nearly 7% year-to-date, breaking through $4,600; spot silver has risen by 23%, significantly outperforming mainstream crypto assets like Bitcoin. The XAU and XAG USDT perpetual contracts launched by Gate enable around-the-clock trading through crypto contract mechanisms, providing more efficient price discovery and risk management tools for precious metal assets.

On the product mechanism level, Gate’s precious metals perpetual contract index references prices from multiple comprehensive precious metals trading markets, enhancing pricing transparency and stability, and providing a more reliable price basis for contract trading. This design balances traditional financial asset pricing logic while meeting the high-frequency trading and derivatives risk control needs of the crypto market.

Multiple Trading Scenarios Connecting TradFi and Crypto User Needs

From a user scenario perspective, precious metals perpetual contracts can be widely applied in macro hedging, market trend trading, cross-market arbitrage, and asset hedging strategies. On one hand, traditional financial users can achieve more flexible trading through crypto contracts without changing familiar asset targets; on the other hand, crypto-native traders can incorporate gold and silver into their asset portfolios, enhancing overall risk diversification.

In terms of product structure and market positioning, Gate’s launch of the precious metals perpetual contract zone introduces traditional hedging assets into the crypto derivatives system in the form of standardized, tradable contracts. This model not only expands the asset boundaries of the crypto contract market but also provides new tools for capital allocation and strategic synergy between different markets.

Platform Advantages and Continuous Expansion of TradFi Product Portfolio

As one of the leading global crypto asset trading platforms, Gate has accumulated mature experience in derivatives trading, liquidity depth, and risk control systems. The launch of the precious metals zone further enriches Gate’s TradFi product matrix and demonstrates its long-term layout in connecting traditional finance with the crypto market.

Gate states that it will continue to evaluate the tokenization possibilities of more traditional asset classes in the future, gradually expanding index, commodity, and diversified derivatives trading scenarios within a compliant and risk-controlled framework, promoting the evolution of crypto trading platforms toward more comprehensive global financial infrastructure.

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About Gate

Gate was founded in 2013, with Dr. Han as the founder and CEO, and is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency trading platforms. The platform serves over 48 million users and supports trading of more than 4,300 crypto assets. As an industry benchmark, Gate was the first to achieve 100% reserve proof, with an ecosystem covering Gate Wallet, Gate Ventures, and other diverse services.

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