Gate Contract Points System Explained: Your Exclusive Growth Rights and Earnings Accelerator

On October 14, 2025, Gate officially launched its pioneering Contract Points System, bringing a brand-new growth and incentive framework for contract trading users. This system directly quantifies users’ trading activity, asset holdings, and social promotion into usable rights, allowing trading itself to generate additional value beyond mere spreads.

The system automatically calculates and distributes points daily, with no cap on accumulation. Points can be redeemed for tokens, position experience vouchers, and other practical rewards. For users who wish to deepen their involvement in contract trading, understanding and effectively utilizing this system is undoubtedly a key step to improving trading efficiency and overall returns.

01 Core System: What is Gate Contract Points?

Gate Contract Points are exclusive growth rights certificates designed specifically for contract trading users on the platform. They are not ordinary digital assets but a comprehensive assessment and reward system based on users’ contract trading behavior, asset holdings, and community contributions on the platform.

In simple terms, contract points serve as a “proof of activity” and “contribution record” within the Gate contract ecosystem. They have no financial attributes and cannot be traded or transferred on the market. However, their value lies in being exchangeable for practical platform rewards.

This points system is completely independent of other point systems on the Gate platform (such as the Alpha Points available to all users), serving as an exclusive benefit for contract users, enabling users to focus more on accumulating rights through their contract trading activities.

02 How to Earn Points: A Complete Breakdown of Three Main Methods

The ways to earn Gate Contract Points are clear and transparent, primarily derived from the following three dimensions, with daily system calculations and automatic distribution the next day.

Trading Points: This is the core method. As long as a user’s daily USDT or BTC perpetual contract trading volume reaches 400 USDT, they will earn 1 point. The more you trade, the more points you accumulate, following a tiered unlimited growth model.

For example, a daily trading volume of 819,200 USDT grants 12 points, while exceeding 13,000,000 USDT grants 16 points. Both opening and closing trades are counted, encouraging users to increase trading frequency and scale.

Balance Points: The system snapshots users’ contract account (or unified account) assets daily at 07:59:59 UTC+8, awarding points based on the total USD value of USDT and BTC holdings. This rewards asset accumulation.

Table: Gate Contract Points Balance Reward Tiers

Invitation Points: Through Gate’s official invitation mechanism, each successful invitation of a new user to participate in contract trading and reach 2 points will reward the inviter with 1 point (each invited user is rewarded only once). The daily maximum points earned via invitations is 3 points.

03 Point Value: Redemption and Usage Guide

Accumulated contract points are not just symbolic; they can be exchanged within the Gate platform for various practical rewards, directly empowering your trading.

Currently, the main uses of contract points are to redeem cash tokens and position experience vouchers. Cash tokens can be used directly to pay trading fees or withdraw, while position experience vouchers allow users to try larger-scale trades or new strategies at a lower cost.

Redemption is flexible. Users can access the “Contract Points” page via the app sidebar or the top right corner of the contract trading panel, and select redemption items based on their needs. When deducting points, the system follows a “first-in, first-out” principle, prioritizing the consumption of the earliest expiring point batches to help users manage assets effectively.

In the future, Gate plans to link contract points with more platform benefits, such as participating in specific airdrops, new project subscriptions (TGE), and other limited-time activities, providing high-point users with more cutting-edge participation opportunities.

04 Rules and Strategies: Efficiently Manage Your Points

To maximize the utility of contract points, understanding their core rules and developing corresponding strategies is crucial.

15-Day Validity: Each issued contract point has a 15-day validity period, after which it automatically expires. For example, points earned on October 14 must be used before 23:59 on October 29 UTC+8.

This requires users to develop the habit of regularly checking the points page and planning their usage to avoid waste.

Acquisition and Management Strategies:

• Increase Trading Activity: Under risk-controlled conditions, increasing trading frequency and scale through reasonable strategies is the most direct way to earn large amounts of points.
• Optimize Asset Allocation: Keep some funds in Gate’s contract or unified accounts to maintain higher balance tiers, ensuring stable daily balance points.
• Leverage Social Networks: Share your invitation links, invite friends interested in contract trading, which can expand your points sources and contribute to community growth.

Important Notes: This points system applies only to individual main accounts. Sub-accounts, API trading volumes, market maker, corporate, and institutional accounts do not participate in the points activities. All activity rewards are usually limited in quantity and on a first-come, first-served basis. Achieving point thresholds does not guarantee obtaining desired rewards; users should stay attentive and participate actively.

Future Outlook

As the Gate Contract Points System deepens its operation, it is quietly transforming the experience of contract trading. High-frequency traders, long-term holders, and community promoters can all find their value coordinates within this system, turning each market participation into a stepping stone toward more platform benefits.

When trading depth and user growth are measured by the same points system, contracts are no longer just zero-sum battlegrounds but an ecosystem of shared value and continuous growth. Your next points may unlock a new opportunity to reshape trading patterns.