Gate turns tokenized stocks into collateral within the crypto exchange Gate announced today an upgrade to gStocks, rolling out a series of new features. In short, it’s about integrating the stock system with the traditional (can’t believe I’m using this word ) cryptocurrency system. This means that when you buy stocks on Gate, they go into a unified account and can be used as collateral for margin trading. This also signifies that within Gate’s ecosystem, the stock system now enjoys the same level of capital exposure as cryptocurrencies. Previously, users who bought gStocks mainly benefited from stock price fluctuations and dividend yields. After the upgrade, users can now pledge gStocks to borrow USDT, deposit it into Earn for additional income, or directly use it as collateral in a unified account to participate in spot trading, margin trading, or other asset transactions. In simple terms, Gate aims to make buying tokenized stocks as versatile as buying bitcoin:native or other cryptocurrencies. Not only can users enjoy the returns from the stocks themselves, but they can also leverage them through collateralized loans and unified margin trading. For example, if you buy $100,000 worth of QQQ, you can directly borrow $60,000 to earn interest. For Gate, once stock assets can be used as collateral, it becomes easier to retain user funds on the platform. Stocks, cryptocurrencies, lending, and leverage can all operate within the same account system. To put it simply, Gate has started to financialize tokenized stocks in the same way as BTC and ETH. The positioning of gStocks is shifting from a trading product to a foundational collateral asset. This allows Gate to further expand its lending scale, interest income, and trading volume around these stock tokens.