Gate Contract Points: Analysis of Behavior Accumulation, Validity Period Management, and Rights Redemption Mechanisms

Gate Contract Points are a rights-credential system used to quantify users’ trading behavior and asset activity within the Gate Contract ecosystem. These points cannot be withdrawn, transferred, or traded; they are used solely as the basis for users to participate in platform ecosystem activities, determining airdrop reward eligibility and the corresponding redemption rights.

Three Parallel Tracks for Earning Points

The ways to obtain Gate Contract Points consist of three independent channels that operate separately and can be stacked for cumulative accumulation. The system updates and displays the points breakdown earned the previous day every day before 12:00 Beijing time.

Contract Trading Volume Channel

The effective trading volume generated through users’ contract trading is the primary source for points accumulation. For every 400 USDT of effective trading volume completed, the system counts it as 1 point, with no daily cap. Both opening and closing trade volumes are included in the statistics.

Please note that trading volume submitted via application programming interfaces (API), trading volume related to stablecoin trading pairs, copy trading volume, and robot trading volume are not counted toward points statistics for this channel.

Account Holding Balance Channel

Each day at 07:59:59 Beijing time, the system takes a snapshot of USDT and BTC asset balances in contract accounts, and awards a fixed quantity of points according to the asset value range at the snapshot time. The specific mapping is as follows:

• If the account’s asset value is between 100 USDT and 1,000 USDT: 1 point per day
• If the account’s asset value is between 1,000 USDT and 10,000 USDT: 2 points per day
• If the account’s asset value is between 10,000 USDT and 100,000 USDT: 3 points per day
• If the account’s asset value exceeds 100,000 USDT: 4 points per day

Based on data as of April 23, 2026, with the Bitcoin price at 78,148.6 USD. If a user holds approximately 0.34 BTC in the contract account, their asset value falls into the corresponding range for 3 points per day.

TradFi Product Trading Channel

Starting from February 9, 2026, the trading volume and account balances of Gate TradFi products have been included in the contract points statistics system. TradFi products include gold, foreign exchange, stock indices, and stock index CFDs. Their trading volume is counted into effective contract trading volume at a 20% conversion ratio, and USDx balances in TradFi accounts also participate in daily asset snapshot scoring.

This enables users to continue accumulating points through cross-asset trading activities even during periods when volatility in the crypto market is relatively low.

Invitation Channel

For each new user successfully invited to participate in contract trading activities, users can receive an additional points reward. The daily maximum points that can be earned through the invitation channel is 3 points.

Explanation of Points Validity Period and Consumption Rules

Each batch of points is valid for 15 days from the date of issuance. Points not used after the expiration date will be automatically cleared by the system and cannot be restored.

Points are consumed on a First-In, First-Out (FIFO) basis. When users use points to redeem rights, the system will first deduct the point batches with the earliest acquisition time and the closest expiration date. Users should check the score information shown on the “Expiring Soon” tag on the points page and complete the redemption within the validity period.

Setting the 15-day validity period is intended to maintain a dynamic balance between supply and demand within the points system, and to prevent value dilution caused by indefinite accumulation of points.

Use Scenarios for Points

Users can participate in the current airdrop activities via the points page, exchanging accumulated points for assets or rights with actual usage value. The current main use scenarios include the following three categories:

Redeeming Stablecoins or Platform Tokens

Users can use a specified number of points to directly redeem GUSD stablecoin or GT platform tokens. The outcome of this type of redemption is determined; the redeemed assets can be withdrawn or used for trading within the platform. In recent activities, users have redeemed 15 points for an equivalent set of rights worth 25 GUSD.

Participating in Project Airdrop Redemptions

Users can use points to participate in airdrop redemption activities for specific emerging projects. In past activities, there were users who redeemed 130 points for 10,000 PUMP tokens, or redeemed 120 points for 460 DEEP tokens. The specific redemption ratios and participation eligibility are subject to the announcement of the current activity.

Offsetting Contract Trading Fees

Users can enable the “Points Fee Deduction” function in account settings. After enabling it, the system will automatically use points to offset part of the contract trading fees according to the rules. This function helps users with higher trading frequency continuously lower their trading costs.

Conclusion

As a quantitative credential for users’ trading behavior and asset activity within the contract ecosystem, the rules for earning, managing, and redeeming points together form a clear user guidance system. Users can continuously accumulate points through three channels: contract trading, holding balances, and TradFi product trading, and within the 15-day validity period, independently choose to redeem for stablecoins, project airdrops, or fee offsets and other practical rights. It is recommended that users log in to the points page regularly to check balances and expiration notifications, plan the timing of points usage reasonably, and fully obtain the corresponding rewards brought by ecosystem participation.