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Gate vs HTX

Fees, coins, new listings, perp prices and safety of Gate and HTX, 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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HTX

Centralized exchange · since 2013

Centralized exchange founded in 2013 as Huobi and renamed HTX in 2023, offering spot, futures, earn and copy-trading products.

New users: Task-based new-user campaigns (June 2026 campaign: 100,000 USDT prize pool plus device prizes)

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GateHTX
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker—0.2%
Spot taker0.1%0.2%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.05%0.06%
Markets (live)
Coins listed2,556889
Coins with perpetuals1,028391
Coins with spot pairs2,053584
24h volume$15.27B$2.13B
Coins only here794 coins trade on both1,76295
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days42
Last 90 days42
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 332 shared perps, by mid price196 coins136 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.008%+0.016%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.136%0.136%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · periodic reports (several per year) · Hacken (audit dated 2024-01-03, as shown on the PoR page)Yes · monthly
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…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ disclosed; group entities licensed or registered in Malta, Dubai, the Bahamas, Australia, the US and other jurisdictionsNo official HQ disclosed; described in press coverage as Seychelles-based
Exchange tokenGTHTX
Incidents on record25
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 HTX

Biggest perp price gaps right now

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

Gate or HTX?

Gate and HTX 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 HTX 889. 794 coins trade on both, 1,762 only on Gate and 95 only on HTX. In the last 30 days Gate added 4 new coins and HTX 2.

On the 332 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Gate was cheaper on 196 and HTX on 136, with a typical gap of 0.136%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.008% on Gate and +0.016% on HTX.

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

Which has lower fees, Gate or HTX?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on Gate and 0.2% on HTX; futures taker fees are 0.05% and 0.06%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, Gate or HTX?

Gate lists 2,556 coins and HTX 889. 794 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 4 new coins on Gate and 2 on HTX.

Do Gate and HTX publish proof of reserves?

Gate: yes. HTX: yes.

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