Pay with

USD

Supports Visa, Mastercard, SEPA & more

Flexible trading, zero fees

Use your crypto for payments worldwide

Basic

Trade crypto freely

Magnify your profit with leverage

Convert & Auto-Invest

Trade any size with no fees and no slippage

Get exposure to leveraged positions simply

Pre-Market Trading

Trade new tokens before listing

Advanced

Trade on-chain with Gate Wallet

Smart access to new on-chain tokens

Smart strategies with automated trading

Follow expert trading strategies

CrossEx Trading

One margin balance, shared across platforms

Access hundreds of perpetual contracts

One platform for global traditional assets

Trade European-style vanilla options

Unified Account

Maximize your capital efficiency

Introduction to Futures Trading

Learn the basics of futures trading

Join events to earn rewards

Use virtual funds to practice risk-free trading

Launch

Collect candies to earn airdrops

Quick staking, earn potential new tokens

Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free

Unlock full access to global stock IPOs

Trade on-chain assets and earn airdrops

Earn futures points and claim airdrop rewards

Investment

Earn interest with idle tokens

Auto-invest on a regular basis

Dual Investment

Profit from market volatility

Earn rewards with flexible staking

Pledge one crypto to borrow another

One-stop lending hub

Premium wealth growth plans

Private Wealth Management

Premium asset allocation

Top-tier quant strategies

Stake cryptos to earn in PoS products

No-liquidation leverage

Mint GUSD for RWA returns

Post, share, and explore crypto trends

Live crypto market analysis

Chat with crypto traders

What is happening in crypto

More

Promotions

Activity Center

Participate in activities to earn rewards

Invite friends to earn referral rewards

Affiliate Program

Earn exclusive commission rewards

Grow influence and earn airdrops

Real-time platform updates

Crypto industry articles

Huge fee discounts

Asset Management

One‑stop asset management solution

Enterprise digital asset solutions

Developers (API)

Connects to the Gate application ecosystem

OTC Bank Transfer

Deposit and withdraw fiat

Generous API rebate mechanisms

AI

Your all-in-one conversational AI partner

Use Gate AI directly in your social App

Gate Blue Lobster, ready to go

Gate for AI Agent

AI infrastructure, Gate MCP, Skills, and CLI

Gate Skills Hub

From office tasks to trading, the all-in-one skill hub makes AI even more useful.

Smartly choose from 40+ AI models, with 0% extra fees

Others

Find FAQs and help guides

Learn about crypto investing

Grow with the champions

Proof of Reserves

Gate promises 100% proof of reserves

Keep your assets secure

Europe's Solar Capture Factor Plummets 75% in France; Germany Records 123 Hours of Negative Prices in April

GateNews

2026-05-25 05:31:16

BTC0.79%

According to Wu Jihan on X and energy research firm Pexapark, Europe's solar oversupply problem has deteriorated sharply in April 2026. France's photovoltaic capture factor dropped 75% year-over-year to 0.10, with roughly half of solar generation occurring during negative-price periods. Germany recorded 123 hours of negative electricity prices, a 65% increase, affecting 46.8% of solar output. Spain's solar capture factor plummeted from 0.71 to 0.18 year-over-year, with negative-price hours rising from zero to 148. Wu Jihan attributed this to solar deployment outpacing grid flexibility improvements and suggested bitcoin mining and other interruptible computational loads could serve as a "last buyer" for excess renewable energy, reducing curtailment and improving project economics.

Disclaimer: The information on this page may come from third-party sources and is for reference only. It does not represent the views or opinions of Gate and does not constitute any financial, investment, or legal advice. Virtual asset trading involves high risk. Please do not rely solely on the information on this page when making decisions. For details, see the Disclaimer.

Related News

Woo Chi-hung: Bitcoin Mining Can Act as 'Final Buyer' for Europe's Excess Solar Power

EU Public Debt to Reach 130% of GDP by 2040 Without Policy Adjustment, IMF Warns

Berenberg Warns Against ECB Rate Hike in June, Says Demand Destruction Will Solve Inflation

Chinese Automakers Reach Record 15% Share of European EV Sales in April, With BYD and Chery Doubling Unit Volumes

Germany Q1 GDP, Consumer Confidence, and UK Retail Sales Set for Release in Minutes

In-Depth Analysis

China's Fusion Teams Gain Patient Capital to Break 50-Year Cycle

Crypto Frontier6h ago

Crypto Lending Falls $3.6B in Q1 2026 Amid DeFi Exploits

Crypto Frontier14h ago

Fed’s Waller warns inflation may force new hikes, rattling risk assets

Cryptonews05-22 19:07

Comment

0/400

No comments