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Binance vs Gate

Fees, coins, new listings, perp prices and safety of Binance and Gate, side by side.

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Binance

Centralized exchange · since 2017

Global centralized exchange for spot and derivatives trading, launched in 2017 and the largest by spot volume.

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Gate

Centralized exchange · since 2013

Global centralized exchange operating since 2013 (formerly Gate.io), offering spot, derivatives, options and a large altcoin selection.

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BinanceGate
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%—
Spot taker0.1%0.1%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.05%0.05%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,1892,556
Coins with perpetuals7441,028
Coins with spot pairs8122,053
24h volume$74.59B$16.70B
Coins only here798 coins trade on both3911,758
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days84
Last 90 days84
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 693 shared perps, by mid price332 coins326 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.018%+0.008%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.061%0.061%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · periodic reports (several per year) · Hacken (audit dated 2024-01-03, as shown on the PoR page)
Licenses2Abu Dhabi (ADGM) authorisation to operate (December 2025), Japan: re-entered via acquisition of Sakura Exchange (November 2022)5Malta: Crypto-asset service provider (MiCA) and financial institution licences, MFSA (Gate Technology Ltd), Dubai: Virtual Asset Service Provider licence, VARA (Gate Technology FZE), Bahamas: Digital asset business registration, SCB (Gate Global Limited)
Restricted regions7 regionsUnited States (served by separate Binance.US), Canada, Netherlands, United Kingdom (new sign-ups closed), European Union (no MiCA licence since July 2026)…18 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan…
HeadquartersNo official headquarters; operates through regional entities (e.g. Abu Dhabi, Japan)No single official HQ disclosed; group entities licensed or registered in Malta, Dubai, the Bahamas, Australia, the US and other jurisdictions
Exchange tokenBNBGT
Incidents on record42
Highlighted = better on that line. Fees are base-tier rates before VIP and token discounts. Markets and listings are counted live from exchange APIs.

Top coins only on Binance

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Binance or Gate?

Binance and Gate are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.

Binance lists 1,189 coins and Gate 2,556. 798 coins trade on both, 391 only on Binance and 1,758 only on Gate. In the last 30 days Binance added 8 new coins and Gate 4.

On the 693 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Binance was cheaper on 332 and Gate on 326, with a typical gap of 0.061%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.018% on Binance and +0.008% on Gate.

Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Binance offers 2 discount options and Gate offers 2 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.

Which has lower fees, Binance or Gate?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on Binance and 0.1% on Gate; futures taker fees are 0.05% and 0.05%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, Binance or Gate?

Binance lists 1,189 coins and Gate 2,556. 798 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 8 new coins on Binance and 4 on Gate.

Do Binance and Gate publish proof of reserves?

Binance: yes. Gate: yes.

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