Wikipedia Draft:Gate.io

Gate.io is a cryptocurrency exchange which is the sixth largest exchange in the world in terms of daily trading volume of cryptocurrencies. It was founded in 2013 and is registered in the Cayman Islands.

Gate.io was founded as Bter.com in 2013 by Han Lin and later rebranded to Gate.io in 2017, raising $64 million for its GateToken (GT) cryptocurrency. It later moved its headquarters out of China following the Chinese government's increasing regulation of cryptocurrency.

In 2015, while still trading as Bter.com, the platform was hacked and 7,000 Bitcoin was stolen In 2019, Gate.io was hacked and $200,000 in cryptocurrency assets were stolen.==History==

Exchange
CEO Han Lin launched Bter.com in 2013 and later rebranded to Gate.io in April 2019, raising $64 million for its native GateToken (GT) cryptocurrency. In May 2020, the company was audited and shown to have 100% proof of collateral. overtaking Coinbase and FTX, among others.

In 2019, the company launched Startup, an early investment platform for early stage cryptocurrency projects. In June 2021, the company launched NFT Magic Box, a non-fungible token marketplace.

In July 2021, Gate.io announced that it had partnered with Israel-based payment processor Simplex, as well as Banxa, Mercuryo and Legend Trading to enable cryptocurrency purchases with debit and credit cards, including Visa and Mastercard. In March 2022, amidst the Russian invasion on Ukraine, Gate.io refused to ban users from Russia.

Cryptocurrencies
After rebranding to Gate.io in 2017, the company raised $64 million and launched its own native cryptocurrency, GateToken (GT) together with its proprietary blockchain, Gatechain. As of April 2022, the platform has over 1,400 cryptocurrencies listed on its spot exchange.

Legal status
As of April 2022, the company restricted access to the platform for citizens of the United States, Canada, China, Singapore, Singapore, Malaysia, Malta, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Crimea region, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ecuador and Kyrgyzstan. Additionally citizens of Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, France, Lithuania and Italy are limited to spot trading on the platform.