#GateVentures战略收购PerpDexADEN

GateVentures Acquires PerpDex ADEN: A Strategic Integration Model for the Web3 Derivatives Sector

Gate Ventures' strategic acquisition of the decentralized perpetual contract exchange (Perp DEX) ADEN is a key move in its "All in Web3" strategy, aligning with the trillion-dollar market opportunities of the Perp DEX track and directly addressing the core pain point of liquidity fragmentation in the industry. This transaction is not only a merger of a single asset but also a precise integration of ecological resources.

From the industry background, Perp DEX is currently in a period of rapid rise. Perpetual contracts, with their characteristics of no expiration date and high leverage, have become the core scenario for trading crypto assets. However, the security risks of funds and regulatory constraints in traditional CEXs have created an alternative space for on-chain trading. As the third largest Perp DEX in the world, ADEN has a monthly trading volume exceeding $20 billion and a cumulative user base of 200,000, having established a mature user and trading ecosystem. Its market position provides Gate Ventures with a high starting point entry ticket into the track.

For Gate, the acquisition achieves a dual strategic complement. On one hand, ADEN's mature business can synergize with Gate's previously launched Gate Perp DEX, rapidly expanding its market share in the decentralized derivatives field; on the other hand, after migrating to Gate's self-developed Layer 2 network Gate Layer, ADEN can leverage the scalability advantages of this network to address the common issues of trading efficiency and Gas fees in Perp DEX, realizing a deep integration of "technical foundation + application scenario."

This acquisition also reflects a shift in the competitive logic of the industry. Currently, although there are players like GMX and dYdX in the Perp DEX track, issues such as fragmented liquidity and insufficient cross-chain collaboration have yet to be resolved. Gate aims to overcome the growth bottleneck of a single platform by merging the traffic of ADEN with its own infrastructure and ecological resources. This "infrastructure + vertical application" merger model may become the mainstream path for Web3 giants to integrate track resources.

In the long run, this transaction not only enhances Gate's overall competitiveness in the Web3 ecosystem but also promotes the Perp DEX sector from decentralized competition to ecological integration. With Gate Layer's technical empowerment of ADEN and the collaborative operation of the two platforms, it is expected to provide users with a more efficient and secure on-chain trading experience, further narrowing the user experience gap between Perp DEX and CEX, and accelerating the large-scale development of the decentralized derivatives market.

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