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Bybit vs Gate

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

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Bybit

Centralized exchange · since 2018

Dubai-based centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for derivatives and spot trading.

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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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BybitGate
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%—
Spot taker0.1%0.1%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.055%0.05%
Markets (live)
Coins listed8912,556
Coins with perpetuals7971,028
Coins with spot pairs3952,053
24h volume$15.68B$15.74B
Coins only here808 coins trade on both831,748
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days04
Last 90 days04
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 709 shared perps, by mid price325 coins363 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts-0.005%+0.003%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.079%0.079%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · regular (roughly monthly) · HackenYes · periodic reports (several per year) · Hacken (audit dated 2024-01-03, as shown on the PoR page)
Licenses1EU: MiCA crypto-asset service provider authorisation from Austria's FMA (May 2025)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, Canada, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Singapore…18 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan…
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab EmiratesNo single official HQ disclosed; group entities licensed or registered in Malta, Dubai, the Bahamas, Australia, the US and other jurisdictions
Exchange token—GT
Incidents on record12
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 Bybit

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.

Bybit or Gate?

Bybit 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.

Bybit lists 891 coins and Gate 2,556. 808 coins trade on both, 83 only on Bybit and 1,748 only on Gate. In the last 30 days Bybit added 0 new coins and Gate 4.

On the 709 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bybit was cheaper on 325 and Gate on 363, with a typical gap of 0.079%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was -0.005% on Bybit and +0.003% on Gate.

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

Which has lower fees, Bybit or Gate?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on Bybit and 0.1% on Gate; futures taker fees are 0.055% and 0.05%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, Bybit or Gate?

Bybit lists 891 coins and Gate 2,556. 808 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 0 new coins on Bybit and 4 on Gate.

Do Bybit and Gate publish proof of reserves?

Bybit: yes. Gate: yes.

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