On February 12, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han was invited to attend Consensus HK, where he delivered a speech on the main stage titled "Rebuilding Finance for Intelligent Web3." Dr. Han systematically reviewed the development path of Gate in his speech and shared his forward-looking insights on the development trends of the digital asset industry.
Creating a Comprehensive Web3 Platform Integrating CEX, DEX, and AI Capabilities
Dr. Han stated that since its establishment in 2013, Gate has gone through nearly thirteen years of development, evolving from an early cryptocurrency trading platform to a comprehensive Web3 platform integrating CEX, DEX, and AI capabilities. As of February 2026, Gate's global user base has exceeded 49 million, with the scale of managed crypto assets surpassing $10 billion, and the total trading volume for 2025 exceeding $12 trillion. On the compliance front, as of now, multiple entities under Gate have obtained or completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, authorizations, or approvals in 79 jurisdictions, including Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, Australia, and Dubai.
Multidimensional Product System Collaboratively Promotes Integrated Financial Service System
In terms of product system, Gate continues to implement the collaborative development of a multidimensional product system. The centralized trading sector covers core products such as spot, contracts, and options, and innovatively launches TradFi services. The platform has introduced an independent TradFi CFD zone and incorporates traditional financial assets into the spot and contract systems: the spot sector supports stock and metal trading, while the contract sector covers a variety of assets including metals, stocks, indices, foreign exchange, and commodities, and has pioneered the launch of a metal contract sector, offering 7×24 hour trading and USDT settlement mechanism, further expanding cross-market asset allocation and trading scenarios.
Trading Business Ranks Among the World’s Top, Cross-Industry Collaboration Promotes Industry Awareness
From the business data perspective, Gate's spot trading volume currently ranks second in the world, supporting over 4,400 cryptocurrencies, with an average daily trading volume of approximately $5.714 billion, achieving a growth of 117 times over nine years; contract trading ranks third globally, supporting over 600 cryptocurrencies, with an average daily trading volume of approximately $36.913 billion, achieving a growth of 141 times over seven years. In addition, as the official sponsor of the F1 Red Bull Racing Team and the sleeve sponsor of Inter Milan Football Club, Gate continues to promote cross-industry collaboration with partners, leveraging global scenarios like sports to strengthen the connection between Web3 and mainstream culture.
Intelligent Web3: Reconstructing the Next Generation Financial System
When discussing industry trends, Dr. Han pointed out that the current global scale of cryptocurrency users is about 740 million, with overall growth slowing down, and the ratio of asset holdings and market capitalization experiencing periodic contraction; meanwhile, the number of Web3 applications and on-chain assets has shown exponential growth, leading users to face higher complexities in information acquisition, decision-making, and execution, which is becoming a new structural bottleneck in the industry.
To address this issue, Dr. Han proposed the development direction of "Intelligent Web3," which is a new generation of Web3 architecture driven by AI. He believes that the future Web3 will be intent-driven at its core, where AI agents understand user needs and automatically find optimal solutions in a multi-chain, multi-protocol environment, completing execution under verifiable and secure mechanisms.
Based on this judgment, Gate has officially launched GateAI and deeply integrated it into the Gate App, assisting users in information filtering, strategy understanding, and operational decision-making, thereby lowering participation barriers. Dr. Han stated that in the future, Gate will continue to promote the deep integration of AI with trading, asset management, and TradFi products, building a more efficient and secure intelligent financial infrastructure, laying the foundation capabilities for the next phase of Web3 development.
Overall Review and Future Direction
Overall, Dr. Han's speech started from Gate's long-term practice and extended to a systematic judgment on the future form of Web3. Against the backdrop of slowing user growth and rising asset complexity, Gate is exploring a new generation of Web3 path centered on intent-driven and verifiable execution through TradFi integration and intelligent capabilities like GateAI. As Intelligent Web3 gradually transitions from concept to implementation, Gate’s continued layout in AI and financial infrastructure also provides the industry with a long-term case worth noting.
About Gate
Founded in 2013, Gate is led by founder and CEO Dr. Han and is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency trading platforms. The platform serves over 49 million users and supports trading of over 4,400 cryptocurrencies. As an industry benchmark, Gate was the first to achieve 100% reserve proof, with an ecosystem that includes diverse services such as Gate Wallet and Gate Ventures. For more information, please visit:Website|X|Telegram|LinkedIn|Instagram|YouTube
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