#USCoreCPIHitsFour-YearLow Why GT is Turning Heads in 2026

The Deflationary "Black Hole": You mentioned the 60% burn, and you're spot on. With the completion of the Q4 2025 burn in January, over 184.8 million GT have been permanently removed from the original 300M supply. This aggressive programmatic scarcity is one of the most transparent in the exchange-token sector.
Gate Layer (L2) Dominance: The shift to GT being the exclusive gas token for Gate Layer has been a game-changer. Between the Gate Perp DEX (which cleared over $5.5B in volume last month) and tools like Meme Go, the organic on-chain demand is finally catching up to the speculative interest.
Ecosystem Maturity: Beyond just trading, the integration of Gate TradFi (Gold, FX, and Indices) earlier this year has started attracting a more "institutional-lite" crowd, further anchoring GT’s utility within the Gate.io infrastructure.
A Peer Perspective
While the fundamentals are "diamond-hand" worthy, keep an eye on the broader market sentiment. While GT is consolidating, the 200-day moving average has been a bit flat lately. A breakout above the $8.50 resistance (seen in late January) would likely be the signal that the "strategic accumulation" phase you mentioned is turning into a full-on rally.
Quick Stat: The current circulating supply is hovering around 115 million GT, making it one of the "tightest" major exchange tokens by supply-to-utility ratio.
It's a bold pick for 2026, but the data certainly backs the "strategic" label you gave it.