Gate Contract Points Complete Guide: Acquisition Methods, Usage Rules, and Value Explanation

Since its official launch on October 14, 2025, the Gate Contract Points System has become a key bridge connecting contract trading behaviors with platform ecosystem rights.

This system quantifies users’ contract trading volume, asset holdings, and even social invitation behaviors into accumulative and redeemable points, with a validity period of 15 days and a wide range of usage scenarios.

01 Contract Points System Overview

Gate Contract Points are a non-asset-based rights point introduced by Gate for contract trading users. It is not a token, does not have financial attributes, and cannot be transferred or traded. Instead, it is an internal tool used by the platform to measure user contract activity and contribution.

Essentially, this system is a long-term incentive mechanism that systematically converts users’ participation in perpetual contract trading into tangible rights that can be exchanged.

Unlike short-term activities or simple fee rebates, Gate Contract Points emphasize sustained participation and rights accumulation. Over time, points evolve into a “voucher” for users to participate in broader platform ecosystem activities.

Since its launch, the system has shown significant operational data. As of January 20, 2026, it has run 67 periods, attracted 264,000 users, distributed approximately 3.7 million USDT worth of airdrop rewards, and the highest cumulative earnings for a single account exceeded 2,600 USDT.

02 Core Ways to Earn Points

Gate Contract Points mainly come from three independent, stackable, and cumulative channels: contract trading, asset balance, and inviting friends.

Contract Trading Points: Tiered Growth, No Limit

This is the primary way to earn points. The system awards points based on the user’s effective daily contract trading volume according to preset tier rules.

Both opening and closing trades are included in the calculation. The rules are friendly to traders of all sizes: starting threshold is 400 USDT trading volume for 1 point, with higher tiers for larger volumes, and no daily cap on points earned.

Asset Balance Points: Earn from Holding, Stable Gains

In addition to trading activity, the system takes daily snapshots of the user’s USDT and BTC balances (calculated in USD value) in the contract account and awards fixed points based on the balance range.

This mechanism encourages users to maintain reasonable margin sizes. Funds in financial accounts like YuBi Bao are not included in the calculation.

Invitation Points: Expand Ecosystem, Social Incentives

When a user successfully invites a new user to participate in contract trading, and the invited user earns at least 2 points on the same day, the inviter receives a reward.

There is a daily cap on points earned through invitations to prevent abuse such as “invitation spamming,” ensuring that the incentive promotes genuine trading activity.

03 Specific Rules for Earning Points

To facilitate understanding, the following table summarizes the detailed rules for the two main earning channels:

All points are calculated daily and distributed to user accounts the next day. Sub-accounts, API trading volume, and abnormal trading behaviors such as wash trading or platform-detected manipulations are not included in effective statistics.

04 Rules for Using and Consuming Points

After earning points, their value is reflected in exchange and usage.

Users can go to the platform’s points page to redeem points for cash tokens, position experience coupons, trial funds, and other practical items that directly assist in contract trading.

More importantly, contract points have become a core credential for participating in Gate ecosystem activities. Holding points is the basis for participating in platform periodic airdrops, project TGE (Token Generation Event) subscriptions, and other ecosystem privileges.

For example, in past airdrop events, some users received rewards worth $30 in GUSD in a single claim.

It is important to note that points are subject to clear validity management rules: from the moment of issuance, they are valid for 15 days. Unused points after expiration will automatically become invalid.

The system defaults to a “first-expiring, first-used” principle to help users manage their points assets and avoid unintentional losses.

05 Strategic Value and Precautions for Points

For active contract traders, the contract points system offers an opportunity to further capitalize on trading behaviors. By combining trading, position holding, and invitations, users can maximize their points earnings.

Planning trading rhythm reasonably, increasing trading volume during market volatility, allows users to seize opportunities and efficiently earn points. Maintaining a certain scale of USDT or BTC in the contract account can also provide stable daily balance points.

It must be clearly understood that contract points are an auxiliary incentive for trading behavior, not an end in itself. Contract trading involves high risk, and it is strongly discouraged to trade unfamiliar or beyond one’s risk tolerance solely for the purpose of earning points.

Points are an entitlement tool issued by the platform. Gate reserves the final right to adjust rules, usage scenarios, and related terms. All changes will be announced officially.

06 Frequently Asked Questions and Clarifications

Are contract points the same as fee rebates or Alpha points?

No. Contract points are an independent system, unrelated to Alpha points or any rebate plans. They focus on converting trading behaviors and asset holdings into long-term ecosystem rights.

Can points be transferred or traded?

No. Contract points are not tokens or financial assets. They are limited to personal account use only and cannot be transferred, traded, or bought/sold off-platform.

Are all trading volumes counted?

No. Only genuine and effective trading volume from perpetual contracts is included. Copy trading, bot trading, sub-accounts, API trading volume, and platform-detected wash trading or manipulations are excluded.

Future Outlook

As Gate continues to promote its contract points airdrop system and integrates it with platform tokens GT, more project resources, and decentralized products (such as Gate Perp DEX), the value connection of this system is becoming stronger.

Points have evolved from simple reward numbers into an identity credential that proves user participation and enables long-term value acquisition within Gate’s extensive ecosystem. In the future, every contract trading decision you make on Gate may not only bring profit or loss but also serve as a ticket to a broader crypto world.