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Gate.io, a platform that built its name on crypto trading, is now processing roughly $85 billion in traditional finance volume per week. That figure represents a 55% jump from the prior week, driven largely by traders piling into AI-linked stocks, memory chip companies, and other high-beta plays.
What’s actually being traded
US stock-related perpetual contracts account for roughly 60-65% of Gate’s trading volume during this period. That means the majority of activity on a platform originally designed for Bitcoin and altcoins now revolves around equity derivatives.
The dominant themes tell a clear story about where risk appetite is pointed. AI-related equities and memory chip stocks, including names like Micron and Western Digital, are driving the bulk of activity.
Perpetual contracts, not spot trades, are the vehicle of choice. Across six major centralized exchanges, perpetual futures made up 98.5% of overall TradFi trading volume in June 2026.
The $85 billion weekly figure actually represents a cooldown. Gate’s weekly TradFi volume recently peaked near $98 billion, meaning the current number reflects a 13-15% decline from that high-water mark.
The bigger picture is almost absurd
Monthly TradFi trading volume across six major centralized exchanges went from $3.46 billion in January 2025 to $393.15 billion in June 2026. That’s more than 100-fold growth in 18 months.
Gate has positioned itself at the front of this wave. The platform claims approximately 39.4% of reported TradFi derivatives volume among exchanges that disclose their figures. During one promotional period ending in mid-August 2026, Gate recorded over $33 billion in TradFi transactions, with peak single-day volumes exceeding $6 billion.
The platform now offers trading across stocks, metals, forex, indices, and commodities through both its app and web interfaces.
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