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BX BitMEX VS GT Gate.io
Both exchanges offer Spot, Perpetual futures. The differences below come from our individual reviews of BitMEX and Gate.io.
| BitMEX | Gate.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2013 |
| Regions | Historically available worldwide outside the US and a short list of other restricted jurisdictions. As of September 2026 the exchange is winding down entirely and is not accepting new registrations anywhere. | Available in most regions outside the US for most of its history; added regulated US spot trading in August 2025. Operates from the Cayman Islands with regional teams rather than a single onshore headquarters. |
| Products | Spot, Perpetual futures, Dated futures | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Copy trading, Launchpad (new-token offerings) |
| Maker fee | Moot given the September 2026 shutdown; historically a tiered volume-based schedule with maker rebates on major perpetual contracts. | Verify current tier: Gate.io uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
| Taker fee | Moot given the September 2026 shutdown; historically around 0.075% at the base tier on flagship perpetual contracts, lower with volume. | Verify current tier: Gate.io uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
BitMEX pros
- Invented the modern perpetual futures contract, the product type most derivatives exchanges reviewed on this site now offer
- Zero customer funds lost to hacks across more than 11 years of operation
- Deep historical liquidity on BTC and ETH perpetuals while the platform was active
- 24/7 multilingual support with a genuine (if inconsistent) track record of resolving disputes
Gate.io pros
- One of the widest altcoin listings in the industry, often ahead of larger competitors on new tokens
- Long operating history (since 2013) and a large, regularly updated Merkle-tree proof-of-reserves program
- Broad product suite in one account: spot, margin, futures, copy trading, staking, and a token launchpad
- Recently added regulated US spot access, unusual for an exchange with Gate.io's offshore structure
This table is generated from the same data behind our individual exchange reviews. See methodology for how it's put together. Fee figures marked "not yet verified" need confirming against live terms before this page is treated as launch-ready.