Gate, one of the world’s leading digital asset trading platforms, has officially launched its precious metals section and introduced USDT margined perpetual futures for XAU (gold) and XAG (silver) for the first time. The new futures support up to 50x leverage and enable continuous trading 24/7.
Related futures trading was officially launched on January 14 at 09:00 (UTC), with users able to access the precious metals section from the futures trading page on the Gate website or Gate app.
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Precious metal prices have been on an upward trend since the beginning of 2026. Data shows spot gold has a cumulative annual growth rate of nearly 7%, with prices above $4,600. Spot silver’s growth rate was even higher, reaching 23%, significantly outpacing major crypto assets such as Bitcoin over the same period. Through USDT margined perpetual futures on XAU and XAG, Gate brings traditional precious metals into the crypto derivatives framework, enabling 24-hour trading and providing more efficient tools for price discovery and risk management.
In terms of product design, Gate Precious Metals’ perpetual index is formed by referencing prices from multiple comprehensive precious metals trading markets, providing greater price transparency and stability, as well as a more reliable reference for futures trading. This structure is consistent with the TradFi pricing mechanism while meeting the high-frequency trading and risk management requirements of the crypto derivatives market.
Multiple trading scenarios that bridge the demands of TradFi and crypto users
In terms of user trading scenarios, Precious Metals Perpetuals can be broadly applied to macro hedging strategies, market trend trading, cross-market arbitrage, and portfolio hedging. For TradFi users, futures offer more flexibility in trading without changing familiar asset targets. Meanwhile, crypto traders will be able to incorporate gold and silver into their portfolios, increasing their overall diversification and risk tolerance.
From a product positioning perspective, the launch of Gate’s precious metals section introduces standardized tradable futures on traditional safe-haven assets to the crypto derivatives market. This model not only expands the asset boundaries of the cryptocurrency derivatives market, but also provides new tools for capital allocation and strategy coordination between markets.
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Platform strength drives continued expansion of TradFi product portfolio
As one of the world’s leading crypto asset trading platforms, Gate has accumulated extensive experience in derivatives trading, liquidity depth, and risk management systems. The launch of the precious metals section further enriches Gate’s TradFi product matrix and reflects the company’s long-term commitment to bridging traditional finance and crypto markets.
Gate said it will continue to evaluate the potential for tokenization of additional traditional asset classes and progressively expand trading scenarios across indices, commodities, and diverse derivatives within a compliant and risk-managed framework, moving the cryptocurrency trading platform towards a more inclusive global financial infrastructure.
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