PANews reported on January 15th that digital asset trading platform Gate.io announced its annual awards, recognizing partners and participants within its global ecosystem who have made outstanding contributions to content creation, brand communication, and community development. The awards cover KOLs, advertising partners, brokers, and core community contributors, with categories such as the "Content Pioneer of the Year Award" and the "Forward-Looking Insight Award" reflecting the platform's recognition of the value of its diverse ecosystem.
Through a unified annual recognition mechanism, Gate further refines and presents its global partnership network and ecosystem, strengthening connections between cross-regional partners and establishing a clearer value consensus for ecosystem collaboration. In addition, Gate invites partners annually to participate in diverse exchange and hospitality arrangements, including attending F1 races, global travel and networking events, and major international industry exhibitions, further deepening collaborative relationships.
Looking back on the past year, Gate has continued to invest in expanding its collaborative ecosystem, content development, and community operations. Its global user base is approaching 50 million, with both spot and derivatives trading activity increasing simultaneously, and its overall market share remaining among the top globally. Gate stated that it will continue to improve its cooperation and incentive mechanisms, working with ecosystem partners to promote the long-term healthy development of the digital asset and Web3 industries.



BitGo’s move creates further competition in a burgeoning European crypto market that is expected to generate $26 billion revenue this year, according to one estimate. BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company with more than $100 billion in assets under custody, has received an extension of its license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), enabling it to offer crypto services to European investors. The company said its local subsidiary, BitGo Europe, can now provide custody, staking, transfer, and trading services. Institutional clients will also have access to an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk and multiple liquidity venues.The extension builds on BitGo’s previous Markets-in-Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license, also issued by BaFIN, and adds trading to the existing custody, transfer and staking services. BitGo acquired its initial MiCA license in May 2025, which allowed it to offer certain services to traditional institutions and crypto native companies in the European Union.Read more