According to CryptoRank’s latest bi-monthly exchange report, Gate maintained its momentum and consolidated its place among the top centralized exchanges in August, despite the intensifying competition among leading CEXs.

In spot trading, Gate secured the Top 2 global rank with $131B in monthly volumes, second only to Binance and firmly ahead of close competitors, underscoring its liquidity depth and user activity. On the derivatives side, Gate recorded $923B in August futures trading volume, an 18% MoM growth. This marked the strongest derivatives growth rate among the major derivatives exchanges, securing it a solid position among the top players.

Beyond trading metrics, Gate achieved several ecosystem milestones in August. Gate Launchpool marked its 300th campaign, delivering over $96.8M in total airdrop rewards, strengthening both user engagement and project exposure. Moreover, Gate launched GUSD, a tokenized US Treasury product backed by real-world assets (RWAs), reflecting robust market demand. In addition, Gate reported $12B in total assets with an overall 124% reserve ratio in its August Transparency Report, with BTC, ETH, and USDT reserves all above 120%, on average higher than most exchanges.

Gate emphasized that it will continue driving product innovation and compliance readiness, aiming to build a user-centric ecosystem and evolve as the next-generation crypto exchange bridging TradFi and Web3.

Details: https://cryptorank.io/insights/research/august-crypto-exchanges-report

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