Is Gate MiCA-regulated? Gate license status
Verified 2026-09-23 against the ESMA CASP register
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Yes, for crypto-asset services. Gate Technology Ltd has held a MiCA licence since September 2025.
EU perpetual futures: not offered.
Gate's EU entity is a late but notable arrival: globally, Gate.io runs one of the largest perp-futures books outside the top three, yet its MiCA authorization covers only the EU spot business.
EU users do not get Gate's global derivatives suite through this licence — that would require a separate MiFID II investment firm, which Gate does not currently operate in the EEA. The register entry matters mostly as a signal that another global top-ten venue chose to enter the EU compliant path rather than exit.
Gate MiCA licence facts
- Authorized entity
- Gate Technology Ltd
- LEI in the register
- 984500D6A0F945BB5A15ESMA CASP register · 2026-09-15
- Regulator
- Malta Financial Services Authority (🇲🇹 Malta)
- Authorization date
- September 29, 2025
- Website in the register
- gate.com/en-eu
- Licensed MiCA services
- 6 of 10
- Spot fees (maker / taker)
- 0.1% / 0.1%
- EU perpetual futuresGlobal futures exist offshore; the EU-regulated entity is spot-only
- Not offered
- EU and EEA in the venue termsGate names France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Austria as Restricted Locations. The clause does not name every EEA state.
- LimitedGate User Agreement, clause 2.5 (Restricted Locations) · 2026-09-25
- Global 24h perp volumeDaily snapshot, October 3, 2026
- $19.9B, rank 5 of 21 CEXs
- $10,000 BTC market buyGlobal book, cost sweep of October 3, 2026
- 5.01 bps all-in, rank 18 of 39
ESMA CASP register data through 2026-09-15. Fees: published standard tier.
Licensed MiCA services: 6 of 10
- Custody & administration (a)
- Operating a trading platform (b)
- Exchange crypto ↔ fiat (c)
- Exchange crypto ↔ crypto (d)
- Execution of orders (e)
- Transfer services (j)
The licence leaves out services (f), (g), (h) and (i).
Gate in the ESMA register
Gate Technology Ltd entered the ESMA register on September 29, 2025, as the 12th of 16 tracked exchanges. By service count, Gate ranks 7 of 16.
The MFSA also supervises OKX and Crypto.com. The register lists 22 firms under the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
Gate charges 0.1% spot taker, below the 0.25% median. Gate Technology Ltd sells no perps. Global futures exist offshore; the EU-regulated entity is spot-only.
Gate in the EU
Gate Technology Ltd, supervised by the Malta Financial Services Authority
Other MiCA-authorized exchanges
Gate MiCA FAQ
Is Gate MiCA-authorized?
Yes.
The Malta Financial Services Authority authorized Gate Technology Ltd on September 29, 2025, for 6 of the 10 MiCA services.
Does Gate offer perps to EU users?
Not now.
Global futures exist offshore; the EU-regulated entity is spot-only
What do the Gate terms say about EU users?
In part.
Gate names France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Austria as Restricted Locations. The clause does not name every EEA state. Source: Gate User Agreement, clause 2.5 (Restricted Locations), read September 25, 2026.