Crypto-asset platform

Gate

Crypto-asset platform (not a forex/CFD broker, though its global site also lists stock and CFD products) offering spot, margin, futures and options on crypto-assets. "Gate" is a brand used by independent entities; licences belong to specific regional entities (including MiCA in Malta and VARA in Dubai), and the global gate.com agreement is governed by Panama law and names no licensed operator.

Last reviewed: 19 October 20269 sourcesgate.com

Entity for international clients: Not stated on the broker's site
Licensed entities: MFSAVARAJFSACySECGFSCSCBAUSTRACCompanies RegistryDMCC
Minimum deposit: Set per asset and network
Trading fees: Spot: 0.1% maker / 0.1% taker

Regulation

Each licence covers only the entity named. Check which entity will hold your account before you register.

MFSAChecked on the register

Gate Technology Limited (Gate Europe)

Regulator: Malta Financial Services Authority
Country: Malta (EU)
Licence no.: Not available
Authorisation: MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation, granted 29 September 2025 (LEI 984500D6A0F945BB5A15), including operating a trading platform, custody, exchange, order execution and transfers.
Serves: EEA clients via gate.com/en-eu

Open register · esma.europa.eu

MFSAFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Gate Technology Ltd

Regulator: Malta Financial Services Authority
Country: Malta (EU)
Licence no.: Not available
Authorisation: Financial Institution authorisation under the Financial Institutions Act (payment services), as stated by Gate.
Serves: EEA (per Gate)

Open register · mfsa.mt

VARAChecked on the register

Gate Technology FZE (Gate Dubai)

Regulator: Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Dubai)
Country: Dubai, UAE (excluding DIFC)
Licence no.: VL/25/04/007
Authorisation: VASP licence, licensed activity: Exchange Services; status Active; issued 25 April 2025; permitted to serve institutional, qualified and retail investors. The register also shows CMA registration CMA-VASP-1000000-0033.
Serves: Dubai/UAE clients via gate.com/en-dubai

Open register · vara.ae

JFSAChecked on the register

Gate Japan K.K.

Regulator: Financial Services Agency of Japan (Kanto Local Finance Bureau)
Country: Japan
Licence no.: Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director No. 00018
Authorisation: Registered crypto-asset exchange service provider since 27 November 2019; the register's "crypto-assets handled" column shows none.
Serves: Japan (separate entity)

Open register · fsa.go.jp

CySECChecked on the register

Gate Securities (Cyprus) Ltd

Regulator: Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Country: Cyprus (EU)
Licence no.: 395/20
Authorisation: Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) licence under MiFID for investment services in financial instruments, since 18 December 2020; not a crypto-asset licence. Formerly Sheer Markets (Cyprus) Ltd.
Serves: Clients of this entity in the EEA states Gate says it is passported to

Open register · cysec.gov.cy

GFSCChecked on the register

Hippo Capital Co Limited (Gate Gibraltar)

Regulator: Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
Country: Gibraltar
Licence no.: Not available
Authorisation: Permission under the Financial Services Act 2019 to provide distributed ledger technology (DLT) services.
Serves: Gate Gibraltar clients via gate.gi

Open register · fsc.gi

SCBFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Gate Global Limited

Regulator: Securities Commission of The Bahamas
Country: The Bahamas
Licence no.: Not available
Authorisation: Approval or registration to engage in digital asset business, as stated by Gate.

AUSTRACFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Gate Information Pty Ltd

Regulator: Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
Country: Australia
Licence no.: Not available
Authorisation: Digital currency exchange provider registration for anti-money-laundering purposes, as stated by Gate; not a financial services licence.

Companies RegistryFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Hippo Financial Services Limited

Regulator: Hong Kong Companies Registry (TCSP licensing)
Country: Hong Kong
Licence no.: TC008572
Authorisation: Trust or Company Service Provider (TCSP) licence, as stated by Gate; not an SFC virtual-asset trading platform licence.

DMCCFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened

Gate MENA DMCC

Regulator: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
Country: Dubai, UAE
Licence no.: Not available
Authorisation: Permitted to engage in proprietary trading in crypto commodities, as stated by Gate; not a client-facing service.

Clients in the EEA, Dubai and Japan are served by separate regional entities and sites. The global gate.com User Agreement is governed by Panama law and does not name the operating entity or a licence for it.

Markets & platforms

Markets

Crypto spot
Crypto derivatives
Crypto options
Stock CFDs
Metals

Platforms

Gate web
Gate app
API
TradingView

Fees & costs

Values as the broker publishes them; "from" is the lowest advertised value, and actual costs vary by instrument, account and market conditions.

Trading fees

Spot: 0.1% maker / 0.1% taker (VIP0; 0.09% when paying with GT). USDT perpetual futures: 0.02% maker / 0.05% taker (VIP0, before discounts). Separate rates for stocks, CFDs and options.

Deposits & withdrawals

Deposit & withdrawal methods: Crypto deposits and withdrawals on supported networks, buy and sell via Visa, Mastercard, SEPA and others, P2P, OTC bank transfer, and Gate Card. Fiat methods and providers vary by region and entity.
Account currencies: Not available
Withdrawal fees & terms: Crypto deposits carry a 0 fee; withdrawal fees are fixed per asset and network (e.g. 1 USDT on ERC20, 0.00003 BTC).
Country restrictions: The global site is not available in, among others, the US, mainland China, Canada, the UK, Japan, South Korea, India, the UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, several EU states (France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Austria, Malta), Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Sudan. The list is not exhaustive and may change without notice.

Strengths & limits

Strengths

Gate publishes a licences page naming each entity, its regulator and licence scope, with links to the GFSC, MFSA and VARA registers.
Source: gate.com
Gate Technology Limited (Malta) is listed in ESMA's interim MiCA register as an MFSA-authorised CASP, including operation of a trading platform.
Source: esma.europa.eu
Gate Technology FZE holds an active VARA VASP licence for Exchange Services, permitted to serve retail investors.
Source: vara.ae
The full VIP fee schedule for spot and futures is published.
Source: gate.com

Limits

Gate says its brand is used by independent entities; regional licences do not cover the global gate.com platform, and its agreement (under Panama law) names no licensed operator.
Source: gate.com
Long restricted-locations list for the global site, including the US, UK, Canada, UAE, Japan and several EU states.
Source: gate.com
The global site also offers leveraged derivatives, CFDs and stock products, which carry high risk; the licensing basis for these products is not stated.
Source: gate.com

What we could not verify

The legal entity operating the global gate.com platform is not named in the agreement sections reviewed (only the governing law, Panama).
Not checked on official registers: the MFSA payment-services authorisation, Gate Global Limited (Bahamas), the AUSTRAC registration, the Hong Kong TCSP licence and the DMCC permission.
Which entity provides the CFD and stock products on the global site.
Fiat methods and partner providers in each region.

Sources

9 official sources · last reviewed 19 October 2026

Gate

Last reviewed: 19 October 20269 sourcesgate.com