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Bitget vs Gate

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

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Bitget

Centralized exchange · since 2018

Centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for USDT-margined futures and copy trading.

New users: Welcome pack for new users, advertised up to 6,200 USDT

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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.

New users: Welcome rewards up to 135 USDT for new users

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BitgetGate
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%—
Spot taker0.1%0.1%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.06%0.05%
Markets (live)
Coins listed3,7812,556
Coins with perpetuals8151,028
Coins with spot pairs3,3232,053
24h volume$11.71B$16.64B
Coins only here855 coins trade on both2,9261,701
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days74
Last 90 days74
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 718 shared perps, by mid price312 coins384 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.017%+0.006%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.067%0.067%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · periodic reports (several per year) · Hacken (audit dated 2024-01-03, as shown on the PoR page)
Licenses1El Salvador: Bitcoin service provider licence from the Central Reserve Bank (December 2024)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 regions12 regionsUnited States (incl. territories), Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan…18 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ stated; founded in Singapore, registered in Seychelles; EU hub in Vienna (2026). Platform operator per Terms of Use: BTG Technology Holdings LimitedNo single official HQ disclosed; group entities licensed or registered in Malta, Dubai, the Bahamas, Australia, the US and other jurisdictions
Exchange tokenBGBGT
Incidents on record22
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 Bitget

Top coins only on Gate

Biggest perp price gaps right now

Liquid perpetuals listed on both exchanges, by mid price. Open a coin to see every route after fees.

Bitget or Gate?

Bitget 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.

Bitget lists 3,781 coins and Gate 2,556. 855 coins trade on both, 2,926 only on Bitget and 1,701 only on Gate. In the last 30 days Bitget added 7 new coins and Gate 4.

On the 718 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bitget was cheaper on 312 and Gate on 384, with a typical gap of 0.067%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.017% on Bitget and +0.006% on Gate.

Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Bitget offers 1 discount option and Gate offers 2 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.

Which has lower fees, Bitget or Gate?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on Bitget and 0.1% on Gate; futures taker fees are 0.06% and 0.05%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, Bitget or Gate?

Bitget lists 3,781 coins and Gate 2,556. 855 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 7 new coins on Bitget and 4 on Gate.

Do Bitget and Gate publish proof of reserves?

Bitget: yes. Gate: yes.

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