Gate has added PONS trading support across perpetual futures, margin loans, trading bots, copy trading, conversion and Auto-Invest. The PONS perpetual contract is USDT-M (a stablecoin-margined futures format) and supports leverage from 1x to 20x. Users can also access PONS Loan Service, Margin Trading, Simple Earn, Flexible Crypto Loan, Fixed Crypto Loan, instant conversion into USDT or other supported tokens, and hourly or daily Auto-Invest intervals. Gate said copy trading and bots are available for the perpetual contract. The exchange may adjust funding rates, tick size, maximum leverage, risk limits and maintenance-margin requirements according to market conditions. The announcement was dated August 30, 2026, and also promoted Gate's support for more than 5,000 cryptocurrencies, welcome rewards of up to $10,000, a 40% referral commission, and its Proof of Reserves information.