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Gate vs Arcus

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

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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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Arcus

Perp DEX

Self-custodial exchange for stock tokens and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain, built by the team behind dYdX in partnership with Robinhood. Trades 24/7.

New users: Perps access via invite code or waitlist, plus Arcus Points (Season 1)

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GateArcus
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker—0%
Spot taker0.1%0%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.05%—
Markets (live)
Coins listed2,55660
Coins with perpetuals1,02860
Coins with spot pairs2,0530
24h volume$16.70B$654.4M
Coins only here58 coins trade on both2,4982
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days40
Last 90 days40
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · periodic reports (several per year) · Hacken (audit dated 2024-01-03, as shown on the PoR page)Yes · real-time
Licenses5Malta: 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)None listed
Restricted regions18 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan…3 regionsUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada
HeadquartersNo single official HQ disclosed; group entities licensed or registered in Malta, Dubai, the Bahamas, Australia, the US and other jurisdictions—
Exchange tokenGT[object Object]
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 Gate

Top coins only on Arcus

Gate or Arcus?

Gate and Arcus 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.

Gate lists 2,556 coins and Arcus 60. 58 coins trade on both, 2,498 only on Gate and 2 only on Arcus. In the last 30 days Gate added 4 new coins and Arcus 0.

Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Gate offers 2 discount options and Arcus offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.

Which has lower fees, Gate or Arcus?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on Gate and 0% on Arcus; futures taker fees are 0.05% and —. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, Gate or Arcus?

Gate lists 2,556 coins and Arcus 60. 58 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

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

Do Gate and Arcus publish proof of reserves?

Gate: yes. Arcus: yes.

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