A New Paradigm of Exchanges in the Web3 Era: A Detailed Explanation of Gate's "Public Chain + Perp DEX + Launch Platform" Trinity Strategy

The world's leading crypto assets exchange Gate is fully committed to building a comprehensive Web3 ecosystem, which is core to Gate Layer, Gate Perp DEX, and Gate Fun three major zones, aiming to provide users and developers with a high-performance, low-cost one-stop on-chain experience.

Core zone of the Gate Web3 ecosystem

Gate's Web3 strategy is implemented through the following core infrastructure, which together form a closely collaborative ecosystem.

Gate Layer: High-performance ecological cornerstone

Gate Layer is a high-performance Layer 2 network independently developed by Gate. As the technical foundation of the entire ecosystem, it has several key features:

High Performance and Low Cost: Built on OP Stack, fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), capable of processing over 5,700 transactions per second (TPS), with a block time of only 1 second and a transaction fee as low as $0.00003.

Powerful Cross-Chain Capability: By integrating the LayerZero protocol, it has opened up cross-chain asset channels with mainstream public chains such as Ethereum, BSC, and Polygon.

Thriving Ecosystem: Driven by the launch of core applications such as Gate Fun and Gate Perp DEX, as of October 10, 2025, the number of on-chain addresses for Gate Layer has surpassed 23 million, marking the initial formation of its ecosystem and expansion potential.

Gate Perp DEX: Core of Decentralized Derivatives Trading

Gate Perp DEX is a decentralized perpetual contract trading platform deployed on Gate Layer, cleverly combining the efficiency of centralized exchanges with the transparency of blockchain.

Professional trading experience: The platform adopts an order book model, offering leverage trading of up to 125 times, supporting various order types such as limit, market, and stop-loss orders, aiming to provide professional traders with tight spreads and minimal slippage.

Mixed Liquidity Model: The platform's innovative mixed model combines the order book of Gate centralized exchange with the depth of external liquidity providers, achieving a base liquidity of $100 million, and is planned to expand to $500 million through incentive programs.

Ultimate Security and Transparency: All transaction data and user funds are recorded on-chain in real-time, ensuring the openness and transparency of operations, and smart contracts have also undergone professional audits.

Gate Fun: on-chain innovation and launch platform

Gate Fun is a one-stop on-chain token issuance and innovation platform based on Gate Layer, characterized by gamification and community interaction.

Transparent and Fair Issuance: All project subscriptions and allocations are executed through smart contracts, with the process being completely open and traceable, achieving true “transparency, fairness, and trustlessness.”

Gamified Participation Experience: Users can earn tokens, NFT badges, or points rewards by completing on-chain tasks, participating in mini-games, and more, making the participation process more enjoyable.

Low Threshold and Diverse Incentives: Thanks to the high performance and low cost of Gate Layer, the participation threshold for users has been significantly reduced. At the same time, the platform has a diversified reward system, where the points accumulated by users can be exchanged for future ecological rewards or airdrop eligibility.

Ecological Collaboration and Token Economy

These three major zones do not exist in isolation; rather, they create a seamless on-chain experience for users and project parties through close synergy, and the GT token is the key to maintaining the operation of this ecosystem.

Ecological Synergy:

Seamless Transition from Issuance to Trading: A project can achieve transparent and efficient token issuance on Gate Fun, and subsequently, its tokens can be seamlessly connected to Gate Perp DEX for trading, providing users with a smooth experience from the primary market to the secondary market.

Empowerment of Performance and Traffic: Gate Layer provides a stable and low-cost technical foundation for Gate Fun and Gate Perp DEX. Conversely, the success of these two core applications has also brought significant user traffic and activity to Gate Layer, driving its on-chain address count to exceed 23 million.

The Value Support of GT Tokens:

GT token is the “fuel” that drives the entire Gate on-chain ecosystem, and its value is captured in various ways:

Payment Medium: It is the only Gas fee payment token for the Gate Layer network.

Governance and Incentives: Used for network governance voting and earning rewards through staking. At the same time, as a core incentive tool within the ecosystem, users' active participation in Gate Fun and Gate Perp DEX may earn GT rewards.

Deflation Model: GT adopts a dual deflation mechanism of “periodic destruction + on-chain burning”. As of now, the total amount of GT destroyed has accounted for 60.18% of the initial issuance, aiming to continuously enhance its scarcity.

Ecological Growth and Future Outlook

Gate's Web3 ecosystem has demonstrated strong growth momentum and development potential.

Strong Market Performance: Gate's overall strategic effectiveness is remarkable, with its spot market share ranking first among major exchanges globally, and the growth rate of its derivatives market share ranking second worldwide. The number of registered users globally has exceeded 40 million.

Clear Future Plan: Gate Layer plans to launch a cross-chain asset center (Bridge Hub) and invest over $100 million in the Layer ecological fund to support the development of innovative projects. The roadmap for Gate Perp DEX includes the launch of options trading and a spot DEX in the second quarter of 2026.

Summary

Overall, Gate has built a complete Web3 ecosystem covering technical infrastructure, derivatives trading, and asset issuance through three core zones: Gate Layer, Gate Perp DEX, and Gate Fun. This ecosystem, characterized by high performance, low cost, and transparent fairness, along with strong synergies between the zones, not only provides users with a brand new on-chain experience but also positions it advantageously in the fiercely competitive Web3 space.