What Are the Major Cryptocurrency Exchanges? What Makes Gate Stand Out?
By the end of June 2025, Gate announced that its global registered users surpassed 30 million, becoming the first mid-tier exchange to reach this milestone. This data not only highlights its user growth leading the industry (with a compound annual growth rate exceeding 40%), but also confirms that its strategic goal of becoming the “next-generation super unicorn exchange” is accelerating towards realization. Meanwhile, the number of crypto assets supported for trading by Gate has exceeded 3,600 (close to the 3,800+ mentioned by users), with liquidity consistently ranking among the top three globally, and a 24-hour spot trading volume ranking second in the world.
Gate’s Rapid Progress: A Dual Explosion of Data and Ecosystem
- Significant Growth in Business Scale
- Users and Trading Volume: The Gate transparency report for May 2025 shows that its cumulative users reached 27 million, surpassing 30 million just one month later, with over 3 million new users. Both contract and spot trading volumes have risen simultaneously, with daily trading amounts at historical highs, making contract business the core growth engine.
- Asset Security: As of July 2025, Gate’s total reserves value is $10.453 billion, with a reserve ratio of 123.09%, covering over 350 types of assets, and an excess reserve of $1.96 billion, ranking fourth globally in terms of financial security.
- Product Ecosystem: Innovation Drives User Participation Gate has built the industry’s richest wealth acquisition scenarios:
- Launchpad: The first project Puffverse (PFVS) raised 938 times the target, attracting 35,000 participants, with sub_script_ion funds of $656 million;
- Gate Alpha: AI-driven meme coins launched rapidly, with trading volumes exceeding billions of dollars, and airdrop rewards surpassing one million dollars;
- GT Deflationary Economy: In Q1 2025, 1.54 million GT (valued at $33.84 million) were burned, with the cumulative amount burned accounting for 59.54% of the initial issuance, continuously strengthening the token’s scarcity.
- Compliance and Brand Globalization
- New domain Gate.com and new logo launched, unifying global brand image;
- Obtained VARA license in Dubai, becoming a core service provider in the Middle East compliance market;
- Expanded Web3 Infrastructure, through Gate Web3 Alpha, lays out DeFi, NFT, and the Metaverse, with an average return rate of 187% for Alpha projects in the first half of 2025.
Comparison of Mainstream Exchanges: Gate’s Differentiated Advantages
| Exchange | Key Strengths | User Base | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate | Largest number of tokens (3,600+), fast-growing derivatives trading, 123%+ reserve ratio | 30 million+ | Needs deeper penetration in emerging markets |
| Binance | Strongest liquidity, most comprehensive ecosystem | Not disclosed | Regulatory restrictions in the US and EU |
| Coinbase | Publicly listed in the US, high transparency | 100 million+ | Limited trading pairs (250+) |
| Kraken | Leading security technology, high proportion of institutional clients | Not disclosed | Complex user interface |
| Bitget | Strong altcoin liquidity (0.3%-0.5% spread advantage) | 120 million | Insufficient derivatives depth |
Conclusion: Gate’s “Super Unicorn” Journey
From user growth to ecological explosion, Gate’s milestone of 30 million users is the result of the collaborative evolution of technology, products, and compliance. With AI trading tools (such as “Similar K Line”), global events (WCTC prize pool of 5 million dollars), and excessive reserves to build a trust loop, it has opened up a dual moat of “depth + innovation” in the homogeneous competition among exchanges. As the waves of Web3 and compliance overlap, Gate is redefining the future paradigm of crypto trading platforms.
