What rewards can be redeemed with Gate contract points? Unlock your trading value

October 2025, the crypto exchange Gate officially launched its Contract Points System. This is not just a simple reward program; it represents an attempt at “behavior monetization.”

Every transaction, position, and even successful invitation by users is converted into quantifiable points, which can be directly exchanged for tangible rewards.

01 System Philosophy

In an increasingly competitive exchange environment, simple trading rebates are no longer sufficient to meet users’ demands for ongoing value feedback. The birth of Gate’s Contract Points System marks an evolution in the exchange’s incentive logic.

It no longer merely “rewards trading volume” but has evolved into “rewarding ecosystem participation.”

This is a systematic incentive model that, by quantifying user behaviors, transforms contract trading from a single buy-and-sell activity into a continuous value-accumulating growth process.

Regardless of trading frequency, users can gain additional value feedback beyond their regular trading activities, making each market participation more meaningful.

02 Core Exchange Rewards

The core value of points lies in their exchangeability. Gate offers users a diversified and highly practical selection of rewards, transforming points into tools that can directly enhance trading experience and profits.

Cash tokens are the most direct form of value realization. Points can be exchanged for cash tokens, which can be used to directly offset trading fees, effectively reducing trading costs. Users can also view them as additional trading funds or for withdrawal.

Position Experience Vouchers provide traders with a “safe sandbox” for strategy testing. They allow users to experience higher leverage trading or simulate larger positions without risking actual funds. This is a highly valuable tool for beginners wanting to try new strategies or educate themselves.

Contract Trial Funds directly inject funds into the user’s account for real contract trading. This lowers the capital threshold for trying new trading pairs and provides additional risk buffers.

03 Special Activities and Excess Returns

Besides regular exchanges, points are also a passport for user participation in Gate’s various airdrops and limited-time activities, offering opportunities for excess gains.

Gate regularly hosts points airdrop events, where users holding at least 1 contract point are eligible to participate. Past cases show users have directly received airdrops of mainstream or emerging tokens like Dogecoin (DOGE), PENGU, and others through points.

Official data indicates that the single-point return from such activities is stable at about 2 USDT, providing a clear market anchor for the value of points.

The platform will also launch “Points Treasure Hunt” lottery or auction activities, where users can participate using points for a chance to win rewards worth multiple times their input. Additionally, in the future, points may become a key qualification for participating in new token subscriptions (TGE) and other exclusive events.

04 Three Pillars of Point Acquisition

To exchange for desired rewards, first, you need to accumulate points. Gate’s Contract Points System has designed three clear and fair ways to earn points, covering different trader behaviors.

Trading Points are the most direct and primary way to earn points. The system calculates points based on the user’s effective contract trading volume in a tiered manner. The minimum threshold is relatively low—completing 400 USDT in trading volume grants 1 point, with no daily cap.

The larger the trading volume, the higher the tier, and the more points earned per transaction, greatly incentivizing high-frequency and active traders.

Balance Points reward long-term holdings and asset accumulation. The system snapshots the USDT and BTC balances in the user’s contract or unified account daily. Based on the asset value at the snapshot, users can earn 1 to 4 fixed points daily.

This means that even without trading on a given day, holding certain assets in the account allows for steady, ongoing point accumulation.

Invitation Points turn users’ social networks into earning opportunities. Successfully inviting new users to register on Gate and participate in contract trading grants points to the inviter. Typically, inviting 1 to 3 valid new users yields 1 to 3 points respectively. This creates an incentive loop where both users and the platform grow together.

05 Efficient Acquisition and Usage Strategies

Understanding the rules and adopting the right strategies can help you accumulate and use points more efficiently, maximizing their value.

Active traders can consciously plan their trading volume. Under risk control, setting daily or phased trading volume targets above certain point tiers can improve point earning efficiency.

Long-term investors should maintain and optimize their account balances. Storing part of their funds in contract or unified accounts ensures daily stable balance points. Transferring funds from financial accounts to trading accounts is an effective way to boost balance points.

All users can leverage effective social invitations. Inviting genuinely interested friends in contract trading and helping them complete initial trading tasks (usually, the invitee needs to accumulate at least 2 points) is a reliable way to earn this reward.

When using points, remember that they have a 15-day validity period. The system uses a FIFO (First-In-First-Out) rule for deduction, automatically prioritizing the use of the earliest earned points. Users should develop the habit of regularly checking their point balances and expiration dates, prioritizing redeeming soon-to-expire points to avoid waste.

It is recommended to flexibly redeem points based on personal trading plans. For large trades, redeem cash tokens to offset fees; when trying new strategies, use experience vouchers to reduce trial costs.

06 Important Rules and Notices

Before participating in the Contract Points Program, understanding the following key rules will help ensure a smoother experience.

Points are valid for 15 days from the date of issuance; unused points will automatically expire after this period. Points are an internal platform rights tool, non-transferable, non-tradable, and cannot be directly equated with cash or token assets.

Note that trading volume generated through copy trading or trading bots generally does not count toward effective points. Market maker, corporate, and institutional accounts are usually not eligible for this reward program.

Gate Contract Points are independent of the platform’s other product, Gate Alpha’s Points System. They are separate in terms of earning methods, redemption items, and rules. Contract users can focus solely on accumulating points within this system.

Future Outlook

When you complete a contract trade on Gate, the system backend not only records profit and loss. That 400 USDT trading volume quietly converts into 1 point, which could be a position experience voucher for strategy testing or an entry ticket for the next hot token airdrop.

This system is quietly weaving a dynamic value network from the behaviors of countless traders worldwide. Every opening position, every holding, and every successful invitation adds a node to this network, and what the network returns to you is a future where trading behaviors themselves are capitalized.