The globally leading digital asset trading platform Gate has officially launched the "Precious Metals Zone," introducing the first batch of XAU (gold) and XAG (silver) USDT perpetual contracts, supporting up to 50x leverage and enabling 24/7 uninterrupted trading. The relevant contracts officially opened for trading on January 14 at 17:00 (UTC+8). Users can access the Precious Metals Zone for trading through the Gate official website or the App's contract page.
Traditional Safe-Haven Assets "Cryptofied," Precious Metals Trading Enters 24-Hour Trading Era
Since 2026, precious metal prices have generally strengthened. Data shows that spot gold has increased nearly 7% this year, with prices surpassing $4,600; spot silver has risen by 23%, significantly outperforming mainstream crypto assets like Bitcoin during this period. The XAU and XAG USDT perpetual contracts launched by Gate enable around-the-clock trading through a crypto contract mechanism, providing more efficient price discovery and risk management tools for precious metal assets.
From a product mechanism perspective, the Gate precious metals perpetual contract index references prices from multiple comprehensive precious metal trading markets, enhancing pricing transparency and stability, and providing a more reliable price foundation for contract trading. This design balances the pricing logic of traditional finance (TradFi) assets while also meeting the high-frequency trading and derivative risk control needs of the crypto market.
Multiple Trading Scenarios, Connecting TradFi and Crypto User Needs
From the user scenario perspective, precious metal perpetual contracts can be widely applied in macro hedging, market swing operations, cross-market arbitrage, and asset hedging strategies. On one hand, traditional financial users can achieve more flexible trading through crypto contracts without changing their familiar asset targets; on the other hand, crypto-native traders can incorporate gold and silver into their asset portfolios, enhancing overall risk diversification.
From the product structure and market positioning perspective, Gate's launch of the precious metals perpetual contract zone introduces traditional safe-haven assets in a standardized, tradable contract form into the crypto derivatives system. This model not only expands the asset boundaries of the crypto contract market but also provides new tool options for capital allocation and strategy collaboration between different markets.
Platform Advantages Boosting Continuous Expansion of TradFi Product Landscape
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 reflects its long-term layout in connecting traditional finance and the crypto market.
Gate stated that it will continue to assess the potential for the cryptofication of more traditional asset classes in the future, gradually expanding trading scenarios for indices, commodities, and diverse derivatives under a compliance and risk control framework, promoting the evolution of crypto trading platforms into more comprehensive global financial infrastructures.
About Gate
Founded in 2013, Gate's founder and CEO is Dr. Han, and it is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency trading platforms. The platform serves over 48 million users and supports trading of over 4,300 crypto assets. As an industry benchmark, Gate was the first to achieve 100% reserve proof, with an ecosystem that includes Gate Wallet, Gate Ventures, and other diverse services.
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