Gate DexBuilder launches first event contracts builder and $3M grant program
Gate DexBuilder launched its Event Contracts Builder on August 7, 2026, calling it the first tool of its kind for creating event-based trading contracts. The platform targets developers, project teams, and Web3 builders with modular infrastructure services designed to lower barriers for prediction-market products. Gate paired the launch with a $3 million grant program to incentivize adoption and accelerate the event-contract ecosystem.
DeFi platforms are racing to capture prediction-market builders before regulated venues can match their speed. Gate's modular tool lets developers launch event contracts without building infrastructure from scratch or waiting for CFTC approvals. That threatens Kalshi and Polymarket, who face months of regulatory review for each new contract type. Traders who form habits on non-custodial platforms may never migrate to regulated venues, even when those venues eventually list similar products.
The $3 million grant pool is a direct bid to lock in developer loyalty early. Gate now competes with DreamDEX for on-chain prediction-market infrastructure, splitting the DeFi builder ecosystem into rival camps. The platform that attracts the most live markets first wins default status for new projects. CFTC-registered exchanges must prove their compliance advantage justifies the wait, or watch developer talent and trader volume drift permanently on-chain.
Gate joins DreamDEX as the second DeFi platform this month to launch an event-contract builder, accelerating the race between non-custodial infrastructure and CFTC-registered venues like Kalshi and Polymarket.