“We want Bitcoin to become the main USDT layer.” — Viktor Ihnatiuk, Co-Founder of UTEXO @VIhnatiuk @utexocom Why Bitcoin? As Viktor explains, USDT was originally launched on Bitcoin, and the technology to bring it back is finally ready — with transfers in just 50–100 milliseconds, near-zero fees, and privacy without compromising compliance. In this episode of the Gate Ventures Podcast, Viktor shares his vision for how RGB and the Lightning Network could transform Bitcoin into a fast, private settlement layer for USDT, along with his ambitious goal of bringing $10–20 billion in USDT TVL to Bitcoin within the next 12 months. We also cover: 🔹 Private but compliant: Only the sender and receiver see the transaction, while bad actors can still be blacklisted 🔹 How private OTC trading on RGB could put an end to the “BlackRock is dumping” FUD 🔹 Instant cross-exchange arbitrage: UTEXO could serve as a programmable prime broker for HFT traders 🔹 Why AI agents will choose Bitcoin for payments, and how x402 is coming to Bitcoin The full episode is now available on YouTube and Spotify! 🎬 YouTube: youtu.be/UJZhRIbGbl0?si=KxJS… 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/196… 📝 Key Takeaways: gate.com/blog/bringing-usdt-…

At Gate Gala 2026 during #TOKEN2049 Singapore, Gate Ventures recognized three partners for their contributions to institutional collaboration, innovation, and market development. ・BNY Investments @BNYglobal — Strategic Partner of the Year ・Mesh @meshpay — Best Market Impact Award ・3F Labs @3f_xyz — Innovation Excellence Award We appreciate the continued engagement of our partners and look forward to strengthening these relationships and expanding our collaboration across the digital asset industry. 🔗 Read more: gate.com/announcements/artic…

Gate Ventures is heading to The Bridge Conference 2026! Our Partner, Jeremy Wallis @Fintechblocks , will join industry leaders for a panel discussion on “Did Crypto Reinvent Gambling or Reinvent Markets?” 📅 October 27 | 10:30–11:00 AM - Mainstage 1 📍 New York City Looking forward to exploring the evolving landscape of prediction markets and digital assets. See you there! @TheTieIO #TheBridge2026 #GateVentures

From Rails to Reality: Stablecoins, Crypto Cards & Agentic Payments 🚀 Our Partner Jeremy Wallis joined leaders from Sunrate, MetaComp, and Google Cloud at @token2049 Singapore to discuss the future of payments. Key highlights: 🔹 The evolution of stablecoin payment infrastructure and cross-border settlements 🔹 Crypto cards bridging digital assets and traditional finance 🔹 Investment opportunities across stablecoins and payment infrastructure 🔹 The rise of AI-driven and machine-to-machine payments At Gate Ventures, we continue to invest in and support innovative founders building the next generation of financial infrastructure. We’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email : [email protected] to explore potential investment and collaboration opportunities.

Onchain TCG has become a proven PMF in crypto. What’s interesting now is seeing exchanges and wallets begin to adopt it as a product layer. A year ago, we saw the “DeFi mullet” become mainstream: DeFi protocols sit in the backend as the liquidity and infrastructure layer, while CEXs and neobanks own the frontend distribution. TCG trading now seems to be developing along a similar path: TCG infrastructure in the backend, exchanges / wallets / neobanks as the distribution layer. Still early on the distribution side, but the pattern is already taking shape.

Gate Ventures Podcast | Episode 15 From Equity Trader to Crypto VC: High Rates, Tokenized Stocks, DATs, and Robinhood Chain 🌟Guest: Balder Bomans, CIO at Maven 11 Capital @Maven11Capital @BalderBomans 🎤Host: Jeremy Wallis, Partner at Gate Ventures @fintechblocks Welcome to our live show! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1nxnRBvqp…

Gate Ventures Podcast | Episode 15 From Equity Trader to Crypto VC: High Rates, Tokenized Stocks, DATs, and Robinhood Chain 🌟Guest: Balder Bomans, CIO at Maven 11 Capital @Maven11Capital @BalderBomans 🎤Host: Jeremy Wallis, Partner at Gate Ventures @fintechblocks Tokenized T-bills now pay a real yield on-chain. Stock tokens are pulling huge volume. DATs let traditional PMs buy crypto through a listed ticker. But which of these would actually hold up as a position on a real equity desk? Our guest Balder Bomans, CIO at Maven 11 Capital, spent eight years trading European cash equities at Kempen before co-founding the Amsterdam-based crypto VC. He joins us to break down how high rates, tokenized stocks and DATs are reshaping crypto investing. We'll cover: 🔹What an equity desk teaches you about underwriting tokens — and what you have to unlearn 🔹Tokenized T-bills & the on-chain risk-free rate: who wins, who loses? 🔹xStocks, Robinhood Chain & the SEC exemption: are stock tokens really equities? 🔹DATs: a distribution layer that scales, or premium-to-NAV vehicles waiting to break? 🔹MiCA vs. the U.S. sandbox vs. Asia: where should companies actually build? 🗓️ September 30, 2026, 12 – 1 PM UTC | 8 – 9 PM GMT+8 📍Video livestream on Gate Ventures' X — also live on X Spaces. Set your reminder: xitter.cf/i/spaces/1wxWjlO…

The next payment war won’t be fought over cards. It will be fought over settlement, identity, authorization, and infrastructure. As money moves 24/7 on-chain — and AI agents increasingly initiate transactions — Visa and Mastercard are repositioning for a new payment stack. → Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume: $20B annualized, 15x+ YoY → Mastercard: 6 stablecoins across 8 public chains → Both are building the trust and authorization layer for Agentic Payments But their strategies are diverging: Visa is going deeper into the network, turning settlement data into programmable financial infrastructure. Mastercard is expanding beyond cards, targeting stablecoins, wallets, treasury, and AI-driven commerce. The question is no longer whether stablecoins enter traditional payments — but who owns the infrastructure when payments become on-chain, programmable, and autonomous. Our latest deep dive from Gate Ventures: gate.com/blog/visa-vs-master…