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Crypto exchange Gate US has expanded its regulatory footprint to 31 licenses across 42 authorized states where it is permitted to do business, reflecting its approach of putting compliance first and backing that up with a 100.14% proof-of-reserves ratio.
The United States is often viewed as the final frontier for cryptocurrency platforms. It is a market of immense depth, but one that is guarded by a regulatory labyrinth that has halted many global players. In this environment, compliance becomes a core component of the business model, rather than just a department.
Crypto exchange Gate US, which commenced operations on Aug. 1, has positioned itself specifically to navigate this landscape. Rather than retrofitting a global model for American users, the platform has spent its initial months constructing an architecture designed to meet US financial oversight requirements while maintaining the agility native to the crypto sector.
Licenses across the US
In the US, trust is a metric defined by licensure and auditability. Over the past six months, Gate US doubled its money transmitter licenses to 31, allowing it to operate in compliance across 42 states. Behind those approvals is a set of compliance tools, including Chainalysis blockchain monitoring and strict Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks.
On top of meeting licensing requirements, the exchange has set up ways for people to check that it is solvent. Adopting a proof of reserves standard, Gate US provides independent verification that customer assets are not rehypothecated. Data from mid-November 2025 indicates a reserve ratio of 100.14%, securing over 200 assets with a total reserve value exceeding $80 million.
Features for the modern trader
While safety is the baseline, utility drives adoption. Gate US has rolled out a suite of features designed for the specific habits of US traders. The platform recently introduced “NextUp,” a mechanism designed to allow early access to new tokens, alongside a staking feature and a “Convert” feature for instant asset swaps.
To make it easier to move money between bank accounts and the onchain world, Gate US offers two-way crypto-fiat deposits and withdrawals so that funds can flow in and out without extra steps.
For funds and other institutional clients, what matters most is how well their trades go through. Gate US caters to them with fast, stable API connections for automated trading and VIP fee tiers that lower costs for high-volume activity, aiming to give professional desks the responsiveness they expect.
Navigating the listing standards
One of the most significant friction points in the US market is asset variety. Exchanges often struggle to list new tokens due to regulatory ambiguity. Gate US attempts to balance this through a multilayer review framework that evaluates assets on regulatory risk, smart contract security and market integrity.
Even with those hurdles, the platform continues to add new markets and now lists more than 310 spot trading pairs. These cover areas like layer-1 and layer-2 infrastructure, DeFi and gaming, so traders can move between major networks and smaller projects from the same account.
“This is our first year, and it is already a year of growth, progress and laying the foundation for what comes next,” noted the chief compliance officer at Gate US. “We are building from the ground up, putting strong compliance and security measures in place, learning quickly and adapting along the way.”
As the US market matures, the divide between regulated traditional finance and decentralized assets continues to blur. Gate US represents a new generation of platforms attempting to bridge this divide, betting that the future of American crypto lies in the seamless integration of compliance and broad market access.