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BS Bitstamp VS GT Gate.io
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitstamp and Gate.io.
| Bitstamp | Gate.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2013 |
| Regions | Available across the US, UK, and EU/EEA (MiCA-licensed since May 2025), plus a range of other regions; unavailable in a small number of jurisdictions with sanctions or licensing restrictions. Perpetual futures are limited to eligible EU and institutional users and not offered to US, Canadian, or Japanese customers. | 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, Staking, Perpetual futures (EU/institutional only), OTC / institutional block trading | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Copy trading, Launchpad (new-token offerings) |
| Maker fee | 0.30% at the lowest 30-day-volume tier, stepping down to 0.00% at the highest tier (above roughly $1 billion in monthly volume) | Verify current tier: Gate.io uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
| Taker fee | 0.40% at the lowest 30-day-volume tier, stepping down to roughly 0.03% at the highest tier | Verify current tier: Gate.io uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
Bitstamp pros
- The longest continuously operating major exchange, trading since 2011 without ever losing customer funds to a hack, including through a 2015 breach that cold-storage reserves absorbed
- Deep, long-standing regulatory footprint: a Luxembourg payment institution license since 2016, UK FCA cryptoasset registration, and a MiCA CASP license (May 2025) covering the full EEA
- Now backed by Robinhood's balance sheet and infrastructure following a $200 million acquisition that closed in June 2025, without (so far) folding Bitstamp into Robinhood's own product
- Nasdaq-built matching engine and a dedicated OTC desk, giving it institutional-grade infrastructure most retail-first exchanges don't build themselves
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.