How should we evaluate the Gate exchange?

In most people's impression, the Gate exchange seems quite ordinary, and it doesn't have a high market presence. It is a very low-profile exchange.

However, what many people don't know is that Gate's business layout is very extensive, with solid technology, and in some areas, it is very advanced.

Even fewer people know that the founder of Gate, Dr. Han Lin, is considered half a Shandong native, and Gate was originally established in Shandong.

Therefore, Gate can be described as a "Shandong people's exchange," with a low-key yet pragmatic temperament, overall very "open."

1️⃣ I first noticed Gate exchange through Gate Pay.

Because over half a year ago, I worked on stablecoin payment services. During my market research and competitive analysis, I suddenly found that Gate's Gate Pay is very well-developed and leading.

Many end users haven't interacted with Gate Pay because it mainly focuses on B2B payments.

Gate Pay provides merchant acquiring services, simply helping merchants quickly integrate stablecoin payment channels—like a blockchain version of Stripe.

Payments are scenario-based, and the most challenging part is actually the B2B side, meaning merchants.

Honestly, Gate Pay's depth and coverage of payment solutions are stronger than those of other exchanges on the market.

They are truly solving industry problems with clear use cases, which is very, very rare.

So, when I was developing stablecoin payment solutions, I largely referenced Gate Pay's official technical documentation.

Gate Pay is just one corner of Gate exchange's Web3 business.

Recently, I also experienced their Web3 wallet and their own Perp DEX, both of which are very smooth to use.

2️⃣ Why is such a capable exchange so low-profile?

If you want to understand a company, you must first understand its founder.

A company and its founder are inherently connected.

Dr. Han Lin, a graduate of Shandong University, is a technical guy with profound academic achievements.

This makes him a very low-key person and gives the entire company's temperament a similar low profile.

But on the other hand, he is also very pragmatic.

As a founder with a technical background, Dr. Han Lin discovered Bitcoin early on and became a Bitcoin believer.

Many people don't know that Gate was founded in 2013.

Today, Gate is one of the most established exchanges on the platform.

This exchange has gone through more than ten years, with a very stable user base—over 22 million users and reserves exceeding $10 billion.

In the past two years, it’s clear that Gate has started to focus more on branding and market presence, and Dr. Han Lin has begun to appear more frequently.

3️⃣ To answer the initial question: What kind of exchange is Gate?

From my perspective, Gate is a low-profile but technically solid, veteran yet innovative exchange.

It has performed very strongly in recent years and is definitely worth paying long-term attention to regarding its business developments.

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