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As volatility intensifies in global precious metals markets and capital continues to rotate among assets, Gate has introduced its Metals Section, incorporating gold, silver, and similar assets into its perpetual contract framework. The section delivers 24/7 trading, integrated risk controls, and streamlined settlement. This article examines the section’s positioning, key functions, and use cases, enabling investors to seize opportunities and manage risks associated with these innovative trading instruments.

This article uses Gate Exchange as an example to illustrate how position size and long-short ratio data in contract trading reflect market sentiment. It aims to help beginners understand the relationship between changes in position structure and price volatility.

AAVE is the native governance and utility token of Aave, the world’s leading lending protocol, built on the Ethereum ERC-20 standard. Serving as the core value driver of the protocol’s ecosystem, AAVE goes beyond conventional incentive models by directly anchoring token value to systemic risk via its distinctive Safety Module. Token holders have the highest authority over protocol upgrades, risk parameters, and reserve management, and act as the ultimate safeguard through a risk-sharing mechanism in the event of a shortfall.

Aave and Compound are both decentralized liquidity protocols built on blockchain technology, enabling users to borrow assets with over-collateralization or earn interest by supplying liquidity. The key distinction lies in Aave’s broader range of features and risk-layered design, whereas Compound stands out for its straightforward interest rate model and modular governance framework.

Gate has officially launched Gate for AI, establishing the industry's first unified AI portal that brings together five core functions: CEX, DEX, wallet, real-time information, and on-chain data. Leveraging a dual-layer architecture with MCP and Skills, Gate grants AI Agents comprehensive access to its core exchange capabilities, empowering them to conduct research, make decisions, execute actions, and monitor processes—all within a single integrated framework.

Gate has launched a groundbreaking AI Quantitative Workbench, seamlessly integrating strategy development, historical backtesting, and live trading within a unified platform powered by natural language interaction. Traders simply articulate their trading concepts, and the system automatically generates quantitative strategies, performs backtesting, and enables one-click deployment to real markets. This innovative approach dramatically reduces the technical requirements for programming and data environments in quantitative trading, empowering more traders to rapidly transform market insights into actionable strategies and advancing the widespread adoption of AI and quantitative trading.

Gate has officially released Gate for AI, seamlessly connecting CEX, DEX, wallets, information services, and on-chain data into a unified interface framework designed for AI Agents, marking a foundational upgrade to exchange infrastructure.

With the Gate No-Code AI Quantitative Trading Workbench, traders can create, backtest, and deploy quantitative trading strategies effortlessly—no programming experience required. Natural language strategy generation simplifies the trading process, boosts execution efficiency, and enables every trader to fulfill their quantitative trading needs with ease.

Base and Virtuals Protocol have introduced Base Batches 003: Robotics, focusing on the convergence of AI agents and robotics to advance embodied intelligence. The initiative analyzes the emerging opportunities and challenges in the Web3, AI, and robotics economic landscape.

Bitcoin surged past $74,000, setting a new interim high. Crypto-related stocks and equity markets in Japan and South Korea advanced simultaneously. Renewed risk asset sentiment is driven by a repricing of policy expectations, geopolitical dynamics, and global liquidity.

Western Union, a global leader in remittance services, has partnered with blockchain infrastructure firm Crossmint to introduce the USDPT stablecoin and Digital Asset Network built on Solana. By integrating wallet and payment APIs, the solution is designed to empower fintech platforms to conduct cross-border transfers using stablecoins. Users can also redeem these funds for local currency via Western Union’s worldwide cash withdrawal network.

Leading U.S. financial regulators are introducing new measures to integrate crypto assets and the fast-emerging prediction markets into a more transparent regulatory system. With policy directions evolving under the new administration, these regulations could establish a clearer framework for digital assets and event contract markets, exerting a lasting influence on the future of financial markets.

Gate ETF has launched the second phase of the Hot Picks Trading Sprint, spotlighting top ETFs including gold, silver, and crude oil. Trade to unlock substantial rewards. By completing tasks, you can earn trading fee rebates and cash rewards, with a maximum reward of 500 USDT.

Gate DEX has officially launched the "Gas-Free Spring Promotion." All users—both new and existing—are eligible to participate, benefit from zero-Gas trading and deposit fee waivers, and enjoy seamless on-chain transactions.

LayerZero is an omnichain interoperability protocol focused on secure, efficient cross-blockchain communication. Its innovative lightweight architecture and modular design enable native transfers of information, data, and assets between chains—eliminating the need for intermediary tokens or centralized custodians.