Gate.io, a leading global digital asset trading platform, has officially launched its "Precious Metals Zone," initially offering XAU (gold) and XAG (silver) USDT-margined perpetual contracts. These contracts support leverage up to 50x and provide 24/7 uninterrupted trading. Trading in these contracts officially opened on January 14th at 17:00 (UTC+8). Users can access the Precious Metals Zone through the contract page on the Gate.io website or app.

Traditional safe-haven assets are being "cryptofied," ushering in a 24-hour trading era for precious metals.

Since 2026, precious metal prices have generally strengthened. Data shows that spot gold has risen nearly 7% year-to-date, breaking through $4,600; spot silver has seen an even greater increase of 23%, significantly outperforming mainstream crypto assets such as Bitcoin. Gate's newly launched XAU and XAG USDT perpetual contracts enable 24/7 trading through crypto contract mechanisms, providing precious metal assets with a more efficient price discovery and risk management tool.

At the product mechanism level, the Gate 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, while adhering to the asset pricing logic of TradeFi, also meets the risk control needs of high-frequency trading and derivatives in the crypto market.

Multiple trading scenarios, connecting TradeFi and Crypto user needs

From a user perspective, perpetual contracts for precious metals can be widely used in strategies such as macro hedging, market swing trading, cross-market arbitrage, and asset hedging. On the one hand, traditional financial users can achieve more flexible trading with the help of crypto contracts without changing their familiar asset base; on the other hand, native crypto traders can also incorporate gold and silver into their asset portfolios to improve their overall risk diversification capabilities.

From a product structure and market positioning perspective, Gate's launch of the precious metals perpetual contract zone introduces traditional safe-haven assets into the crypto derivatives system in a standardized, tradable contract format. This model not only expands the asset boundaries of the crypto contract market but also provides new tools for capital allocation and strategy synergy across different markets.

Leveraging its platform advantages, TradFi continues to expand its product portfolio.

As one of the world's leading crypto asset trading platforms, Gate has accumulated mature experience in derivatives trading, liquidity depth, and risk control systems. The launch of this precious metals zone further enriches Gate's TradeFi product portfolio and reflects its long-term strategy of connecting traditional finance with the crypto market.

Gate stated that it will continue to evaluate the possibility of encrypting more traditional asset classes in the future, and gradually expand into index, commodity and diversified derivatives trading scenarios under the framework of compliance and risk control, so as to promote the evolution of the crypto trading platform into a more comprehensive global financial infrastructure.

About Gate

Founded in 2013 by Dr. Han, Gate is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency trading platforms. The platform serves over 48 million users and supports trading in more than 4,300 crypto assets. As an industry benchmark, Gate was the first to achieve 100% proof of reserves, and its ecosystem encompasses diverse services such as Gate Wallet and Gate Ventures.

Disclaimer :

This content does not constitute an invitation, solicitation, or recommendation. You should always seek independent professional advice before making any investment decisions. Please note that Gate may restrict or ban all or part of the service from restricted regions. Please read the User Agreement for more information, link: https://www.gate.com/zh/user-agreement .

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