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Gate Stocks is Gate’s stock trading service that enables users to directly participate in U.S. and Hong Kong stock markets, including stocks and ETFs, using USDT while managing fund transfers, positions, and assets within a unified account system.

At its core, buying U.S. stocks means choosing a way to connect your funding account with the U.S. equity market. For mainland Chinese investors, the most common approaches today include traditional overseas brokers, accessing U.S. equities through Hong Kong-related market channels, and participating in U.S. stocks and ETFs through Gate Stocks using USDT.

Traditional Hong Kong stock investing typically requires opening a securities account and completing identity verification, bank account binding, and fund deposit procedures. With the global advancement of financial digitization, however, more alternatives for investing in Hong Kong stocks have become available. Beyond traditional Hong Kong stock accounts, investors can also participate in the Hong Kong stock market via Stock Connect, Hong Kong stock ETFs, global asset allocation platforms, and digital asset platforms.

SPCX serves as a tokenized stock identifier representing equity exposure tied to SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.). As of now, there is no single standardized SPCX on the market. Instead, multiple versions have been issued across various platforms, including SpaceX Tokenized Stock (Backpack), SpaceX Tokenized Stock (xStocks) — SPCXx, SpaceX Tokenized Stock (Ondo) — SPCXon, SpaceX Tokenized bStocks (SPCXB), and SpaceX (Derivatives), among others.

Dinari Financial Network (DFN) is an on-chain securities infrastructure network built by Dinari, providing a standardized framework for the issuance, settlement, and distribution of tokenized stocks and real-world assets (RWA). By connecting securities custodians, issuers, blockchain networks, and application platforms, DFN aims to establish an infrastructure layer that enables the digital circulation of global securities assets.

Tencent Holdings stands as one of the most iconic technology companies on the Hong Kong stock market and a major component of both the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng Tech Index. Following Gate's launch of Hong Kong stock trading services, users can invest in Tencent Holdings using USDT via the Gate Stocks platform, while managing Hong Kong stocks, U.S. stocks, and digital assets on the same platform.

Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) is one of the most iconic tech companies on the Hong Kong stock market and a key component of both the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng Tech Index. Beyond its business growth and share price performance, Tencent has a long track record of paying cash dividends to shareholders and boosting returns through share buybacks and other methods, making it a stock that consistently attracts strong interest from long-term investors.

Tencent Holdings is a leading internet technology company in China that has built a diversified business ecosystem spanning social platforms, digital content, gaming, fintech, and cloud services. It has become one of the most representative technology companies in the Hong Kong stock market.

Gate Stocks is Gate’s stock trading service that connects digital assets with traditional securities markets. It enables investors to continue participating in U.S. stocks and ETFs through USDT when Futu or other overseas brokers become unavailable—without opening a separate brokerage account or converting funds into USD.

Dinari is an American fintech company specializing in tokenized stock infrastructure. Its dShares product line transforms real-world equities into on-chain digital assets. The model relies on real securities custody, legal structure design, and blockchain-based issuance, allowing traditional stocks to preserve their asset-backed nature while achieving on-chain liquidity.

Backed Finance is a fintech company that specializes in tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs), mapping traditional financial assets like stocks and ETFs onto blockchain networks through a regulated issuance framework. Its tokenized assets are typically backed by the corresponding underlying securities, with asset mapping relationships maintained through custodians, legal entities, and compliance frameworks.

USDY and OUSG are both tokenized U.S. Treasury products from Ondo Finance, but they target distinct investor profiles and employ different legal structures. USDY is a yield-bearing tokenized note that provides USD yield exposure primarily to eligible international users, while OUSG represents the on-chain representation of U.S. Treasury fund shares, geared more toward institutional and accredited investors. Although both derive their yield from U.S. Treasuries, they differ significantly in access requirements, liquidity design, DeFi compatibility, and regulatory framework.

USDY, USDT, and USDC all provide users with USD exposure, but they are fundamentally different types of on-chain assets. USDY is a yield-bearing USD asset backed by U.S. Treasury bonds and bank deposits, enabling holders to indirectly earn Treasury yields; USDT and USDC are payment stablecoins primarily used for trading, settlement, and value transfer, with the goal of maintaining a near 1:1 peg to the USD. The three exhibit clear distinctions in yield mechanism, underlying asset structure, price performance, regulatory framework, and DeFi application scenarios.

USDC is a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar, jointly launched by Circle and Coinbase, and governed by the Centre Consortium.

Because Gate Stocks supports real stock ownership, investors can participate in economic rights associated with their holdings, including cash dividends, stock dividends, stock splits, and reverse splits.