Gate vs KCEX

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

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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KCEX

Centralized exchange · since 2021

Seychelles-registered offshore exchange known for zero-fee spot trading and high-leverage perpetual futures.

New users: Task-based welcome rewards in USDT (futures bonus)

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Lower spot taker fee: KCEX (0% vs 0.1%)
Lower futures taker fee: KCEX (0.01% vs 0.05%)
More coins: Gate (2,556 vs 1,233)
More new listings in 30 days: KCEX (25 vs 4)

GateKCEX

Trading fees (base tier)

Spot maker—0%

Spot taker0.1%0%

Futures maker0.02%0%

Futures taker0.05%0.01%

Markets (live)

Coins listed2,5561,233

Coins with perpetuals1,028822

Coins with spot pairs2,053852

24h volume$15.27B$18.95B

Coins only here881 coins trade on both1,675352

New listings (detected live)

Last 30 days425

Last 90 days425

Safety and access

Proof of reservesYes · periodic reports (several per year) · Hacken (audit dated 2024-01-03, as shown on the PoR page)Not published

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…15 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 jurisdictionsMahe, Seychelles (Eden Plaza, Eden Island)

Exchange tokenGT—

Incidents on record20

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

USDC USDS LEO RAIN USDE USD1 USDG PYUSD RLUSD USDY USDD U HTX GT

Top coins only on KCEX

ZEN STRCON AXL NEX XVG MUON KTA APEX NEET DEBIT ASSET HIMSON TREAD DRB

Gate or KCEX?

Gate and KCEX 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 KCEX 1,233. 881 coins trade on both, 1,675 only on Gate and 352 only on KCEX. In the last 30 days Gate added 4 new coins and KCEX 25.

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

Which has lower fees, Gate or KCEX?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on Gate and 0% on KCEX; futures taker fees are 0.05% and 0.01%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, Gate or KCEX?

Gate lists 2,556 coins and KCEX 1,233. 881 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 4 new coins on Gate and 25 on KCEX.

Do Gate and KCEX publish proof of reserves?

Gate: yes. KCEX: not published.

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