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Gate vs Pionex

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

Centralized exchange · since 2019

Singapore-based crypto exchange known for free built-in trading bots, with spot, futures and a separate US platform.

New users: Up to 60 USDT in Growth Funds for new users

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GatePionex
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker—0.05%
Spot taker0.1%0.05%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.05%0.05%
Markets (live)
Coins listed2,556685
Coins with perpetuals1,028561
Coins with spot pairs2,053309
24h volume$15.27B$19.66B
Coins only here523 coins trade on both2,033162
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 · Elite Partners; Moore
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)2US FinCEN MSB registration (Pionex.US, with state money transmitter licences/exemptions), Registrations reported in Singapore and Australia
Restricted regions18 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan…17 regionsUnited States (served via separate Pionex.US), China, North Korea, Iran, Cuba…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ disclosed; group entities licensed or registered in Malta, Dubai, the Bahamas, Australia, the US and other jurisdictionsSingapore
Exchange tokenGT—
Incidents on record21
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 Pionex

Gate or Pionex?

Gate and Pionex 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 Pionex 685. 523 coins trade on both, 2,033 only on Gate and 162 only on Pionex. In the last 30 days Gate added 4 new coins and Pionex 0.

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

Which has lower fees, Gate or Pionex?

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

Which lists more coins, Gate or Pionex?

Gate lists 2,556 coins and Pionex 685. 523 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 Pionex.

Do Gate and Pionex publish proof of reserves?

Gate: yes. Pionex: yes.

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