Looking back at the past of Gong Jin, the DeFi Summer 20 years ago was a remarkable event, bringing in a large amount of hot money, and it also incubated phenomenal projects like Compound and Uniswap, paving the way for the bull market in 2021. Nowadays, the only path that could recreate that kind of prosperity and glory might be the tokenization of RWA stock markets.

Speaking of tokenized stocks, in recent years, various "coin stocks" and "RWA" have sprung up in the crypto world like mushrooms after rain. Many projects claim to bring real assets onto the chain and integrate US stocks into the DeFi market, but how many have actually been implemented? Most are just PPTs, with many visions and very few that have actually been realized.

This time, #Gate's launch of gStocks is genuinely serious. By adopting a "1:1 real stock reserve + free exchange + unified account" model, it has become possible to bring traditional stocks into the DeFi ecosystem!🧐

Let’s break it down:

1️⃣ Real Stock Backing

Each gStocks token has real stock reserves backing it. It is not vapor, nor is it synthetic assets; it represents stocks bought with real money.

This avoids the risk of decoupling. You are not buying an "empty shell" token; it is a token supported by real assets. Its rise and fall are synchronized with US stocks, and dividends are distributed as well.

2️⃣ Zero Barrier Fractional Share Trading

In the past, buying US stocks often required opening an overseas account and meeting minimum deposit requirements. For companies like Tesla and Nvidia, a single share could cost hundreds of dollars, making it impossible for retail investors to participate.

gStocks starts directly from 1 USDT, allowing fractional shares to be purchased at will. The order book matches trades just like in crypto transactions, eliminating the need for any brokerage account hassles.

3️⃣ Two-Way Exchange, Zero Fees

This is the most impressive aspect. gStocks tokens and real stocks can be exchanged at any time, with zero fees on both sides.

If you want liquidity, hold the tokens and play on-chain; if you want real stocks, withdraw them anytime. This flexibility is something traditional brokers cannot provide.

4️⃣ Unified Account, Maximizing Fund Efficiency

This is what I value the most.

gStocks directly integrates into Gate's unified account system. The stock tokens you hold are not just sitting idle in your wallet but can be:

• Pledged for loans, leveraging

• Placed in interest-bearing accounts

• Automatically collecting dividends

• Running quantitative trading strategies

• API connecting to professional trading systems

Look at that; the utilization of funds significantly increases instantly. Previously, buying stocks meant waiting for dividends and price increases, but now there are so many more options to engage with.

Reflecting on the DeFi Summer era, liquidity mining incentives brought a massive influx of external incremental capital, fully activating the capital. The scene for gStocks is to integrate the most hardcore traditional financial assets "stocks" with on-chain DeFi games, bridging the real asset and crypto asset worlds, activating funds, and maximizing fund efficiency. This is the correct way to "Defi-ify."

In the future, I can envision gStocks connecting to more playstyles, such as cross-chain liquidity pools, stock + contract hedging strategies, AI Agent automated trading, institutional-level quantitative strategies, etc.

The overall efficiency of the ecosystem can be elevated by several levels. Moreover, this logic applies not just to stocks. Bonds, commodities, real estate, and anything else that represents real assets can be tokenized and DeFi-ified in the same way.

Gate is building a DeFi operating system for "stocks + asset management + automated trading."

Finally, I'd like to share my thoughts. Frankly speaking, in recent years, relying solely on the rise and fall of asset prices in the crypto world has become increasingly difficult. The market needs more assets that provide "real returns." Dividends, interest, rent, etc., are the cash flows of traditional finance that are key to transcending economic cycles.

The direction of gStocks aligns perfectly with this moment. It revitalizes high-quality traditional financial assets with the flexibility and efficiency of blockchain. If this path is successful, it may truly open a door to a "fusion win-win" between traditional finance and the crypto world.

Of course, the project has just started, and how far it can go will depend on Gate's execution and market acceptance. But at least this direction is correct. I am very much looking forward to it!

If you, like me, want to escape the passive gameplay relying solely on price fluctuations, and wish to diversify asset allocation and enhance fund efficiency, gStocks is worth paying attention to.🧐

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