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Gate.io
Company typePrivate
IndustryCryptocurrency
FoundedApril 2013; 11 years ago (April 2013)
FoundersLin Han
Headquarters
Cayman Islands
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsCryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrencies
SubsidiariesGATE.hk (Hong Kong)
Websitegate.io

Gate.io is a Cayman Islands-based cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain platform established in 2013.[1] According to Bloomberg and Reuters it is ranked among the top most worldwide for the trading volume.[2][3][4][5]

As of May 2023, GATE.io's total exchange assets were $1.88 billion according to Bloomberg.[6][7]

History

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GATE.io was founded by Lin Han in April 2013 in China.[8][9][10] In 2019, the livestream platform, GATE.io Live,[11] the GATE SAFU fund and were launched.[12][5]

In 2020, GATE.io released its Proof-of-Reserves, a technical method for users to check their collateral, including their total assets on the platform.[13]

GATE.io passed the Trusted Volume Test by Coin Metrics in July 2020.[14] In September 2021, the venture capital arm of GATE.io, Gate Ventures, was established. In its initial stages, Gate Ventures launched a fund worth $100 million.[15] Gate Ventures later launched another fund worth $200 million in November 2022.[16]

In October 2022, GATE.io and the City of Busan started setting up and managing the Busan Digital Asset Exchange.[17] In March 2023, GATE.io has partnered with Visa to launch a crypto card for the European Economic Area countries.[18]

In 2023 GATE.io partnered with Coinfirm, a platform for real-time anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT).[19][20] In February 2023, according to India Today, Gate Group, the parent company of Gate.io, applied for a new cryptocurrency license in Hong Kong,[21] aiming to launch 'Gate HK' for the local market.[22]

Incidents

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In 2022, Okaz, a Saudi Arabian daily newspaper, and state-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya reported that hackers compromised exchange's official Twitter account, redirecting over a million users to a fraudulent website through a scam Tether (USDT) giveaway and changed a website address to: "gąte.com".[23][24] Also, in 2022 Gate.io experienced net outflows over $140 million amidst the speculations on its liquidity health.[25]

In October 2022, Crypto.com accidentally sent about 80% of its ethereal capital (about 400 million dollars) to Gate.io. The company recognized the mistake only after it was exposed.[26][27] Gate.io started returning the funds once it recognized the transfer a mistake.[28]

In May 2023, Gate.io publicly refuted rumors of financial instability amidst social media speculation.[29]

In January 2024, Google pulled out GATE.io's app with Binance and eight other major crypto exchanges because of Indian anti-crypto legislation.[30]

Review

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Business Insider gave the exchange a rating of 3.71 out of 5.[31] Meanwhile, The Motley Fool described the exchange as fitting for experienced traders, while also highlighting its high deposit fees as a drawback.[32] Fortune India names Gate exchange among top-8 worldwide, amongst Binance, Huobi, and others.[33] AlJazeera named GATE.io among the top-7 most popular crypto-exchanges globally.[5]

Overview

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The company expanded in the Middle East by acquiring a Dubai Multi Commodities Center license for crypto trading in the UAE and launching the "Turkey Portal" for cryptocurrency traders in Turkey.[5]

GATE.io has its own GateChain, a decentralized ecosystem for digital assets. In August 2019, GATE.io launched its trading token called GateToken (GT).[34][35][36][37]

In 2021, GateChain mainnet announced that it officially supports Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).[38] In November 2022, Gate.io launched its crypto-based payment service called Gate Pay.[39][40]

References

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