From reserves to risk control, how does Gate.io build a comprehensive asset security system?

The development of the digital asset trading market is accelerating, however, this also brings higher requirements for security. As a pioneer in the industry, Gate.io regards the protection of user funds and transaction security as the core responsibilities of the platform, and has set a new benchmark in the industry with a systematic and multi-dimensional security layout. From transparent asset protection to refined risk control mechanisms to technology-driven security innovation,Gate.io is leading changes in the field of crypto assets by deeply building an industry ecosystem.

**Multi-layer protection of user assets: deep linking of transparency,

security and trust**

In the field of digital assets, users’ sense of security in fund storage is based on transparency and stability. Gate.io takes asset security to a new level through a highly professional fund management mechanism.

The industry benchmark for reserve audits

Gate.io has pioneered 100% reserve auditing in mainstream exchanges. It cooperates with international authoritative audit institutions and uses Merkle Tree technology to achieve real-time verification of asset status. This open and auditable asset management model not only reduces users' doubts about the security of the platform, but also promotes the industry's continuous progress in transparent operations. The core value of this move is that it is not only a commitment to users, but also an endorsement of the credibility of the platform.

As of December 2024, Gate.io’s reserves totaled nearly $10 billion, a record high. Among them, the total reserve ratio reached 123.91%, far exceeding the industry benchmark. It is worth noting that the reserve ratios of the two mainstream cryptocurrencies, BTC and ETH, are both about 20 percentage points higher than the industry average. In addition, excess reserves reached US$1.846 billion, once again setting a new historical record.

At the technical level, Gate.io is the first to introduce zero-knowledge proof technology (zk-SNARK) for reserve auditing to enhance asset transparency and user privacy protection. Through zero-knowledge proof, the platform can prove the adequacy of reserves to users without revealing specific transaction data. This technological innovation not only improves the credibility of reserve audits, but also promotes the healthy development of the entire digital asset trading ecosystem.

At the same time, through the four steps of hot and cold wallet confirmation, user balance snapshot, zk-SNARK verification and Merkel tree generation, users can easily verify that the platform achieves 100% reserve coverage. Currently, the reserve rates of most mainstream currencies remain above 100%. Users can check the complete audit report on the platform’s reserve page , and verify the funds in their personal accounts at any time through the 100% reserve page .

Systematic support from the SAFU Fund

Gate.io is based on the SAFU fund and builds an additional security barrier for user assets. Since its launch in 2019, SAFU Fund has always taken the protection of user assets as its core goal and provided users with strong security protection through industry-leading systematic solutions. The cumulative value of SAFU funds exceeds US$100 million and will continue to grow as the platform continues to develop.

The guarantee of financial security should not rely solely on a single mechanism. In extreme market environments, Gate.io provides users with additional asset protection by building a SAFU user security asset fund based on platform income. Regardless of market fluctuations, this fund can meet users' redemption needs with sufficient liquidity, forming a deep-seated stability mechanism.

**Multi-dimensional evolution of the risk control system: precise control

of transaction risks**

In the volatile crypto market, effective risk management is directly related to users’ trading experience and confidence. Gate.io relies on refined risk control measures to minimize the negative impact of market risks and create a more stable trading environment for users.

Isolated margin account and dynamically adjusted risk model

Gate.io gives users higher risk management autonomy through the isolated margin account mechanism. Especially in violent market fluctuations, isolated margin accounts can achieve risk isolation of assets. At the same time, real-time risk rate monitoring and personalized early warning mechanisms help users discover potential risks in a timely manner and take measures. This dynamically adjusted risk control model finds a balance between user education and risk prevention and control, making risk control the "escort" in transactions.

Stepped liquidation mechanism and intelligent stop-profit and stop-loss

In contract transactions, Gate.io adopts a stepped liquidation mechanism to flexibly adjust risk exposures to minimize excessive losses caused by systematic liquidation. At the same time, the intelligent stop-profit and stop-loss functions allow users to accurately set trigger conditions and take control of the complex market. This mechanism forms a closed loop, which not only helps users effectively reduce risks, but also maintains the overall stability of the market.

Double protection of insurance funds

Gate.io has set up an insurance fund to provide traders with additional protection against excessive losses caused by contract outflows. During the forced liquidation process, even if the market fluctuates violently and the position loss exceeds the margin, the insurance fund can quickly intervene to make up for the loss, avoid triggering the automatic position reduction (ADL) mechanism, and ensure that the rights and interests of users are not affected.

Highly transparent fund management

The operation of the insurance fund is transparent and efficient. When the liquidation transaction price is higher than the bankruptcy price, the surplus generated will be automatically injected into the fund to enhance its risk resistance. Users can check the fund balance at any time through the Gate.io contract page, and the platform updates and discloses data daily to provide users with a higher level of trust.

**Comprehensive stop-profit and stop-loss system: high degree of freedom

to create perfect risk control**

Gate.io is committed to building a comprehensive and flexible stop-profit and stop-loss system, providing users with a variety of options to meet the risk management needs of different trading scenarios. By combining a variety of technologies and strategies, users can freely set take-profit and stop-loss based on price, rise and fall, rate of return and other conditions, far exceeding the traditional single price trigger mechanism, and comprehensively improving users' trading experience and risk response capabilities.

Full position and partial stop-profit and stop-loss: the core choice for efficient position closing

In the Gate.io take-profit and stop-loss system, full-position take-profit and stop-loss and partial take-profit and stop-loss are the most frequently used and easy-to-operate functions by users. Full stop-profit and stop-loss allows users to close all positions immediately when the trigger conditions are met, quickly locking in profits or limiting losses; while partial stop-profit and stop-loss allows users to close part of their positions and retain the remaining positions to deal with potential markets. Chance.

Tracking and MMR stop-profit and stop-loss: dynamic response to market fluctuations

The trailing stop-profit and stop-loss function will dynamically adjust the trigger price as the market price fluctuates in a favorable direction, ensuring that users continue to make profits while locking in profits. This mechanism effectively avoids the limitations of traditional fixed trigger points and helps users seize more market opportunities. MMR (maintenance margin ratio) stop-profit and stop-loss focus on the overall risk management of the account. When the risk level exceeds the user's preset threshold, the system automatically closes the position to prevent further losses.

Flexibility and efficiency: meet diverse trading needs

The Gate.io stop-profit and stop-loss system provides users with a high degree of freedom in risk management tools. Whether it is precise control of positions or dynamic adjustment of strategies, users can flexibly respond to market changes according to their own needs. With the support of this complete system, Gate.io creates a safe, stable and flexible operating experience for traders, making every transaction more secure and more possible.

**Comprehensive upgrade of the unified account: efficiently leading a new

asset management experience**

In complex digital asset transactions, the unified account system is becoming an important tool to improve the efficiency of user fund management. Gate.io provides users with flexible and efficient risk management solutions through gradient rule design and innovative function integration.

Gradient liability risk management

Gate.io has introduced a gradient liability risk management system to provide users with more flexible transaction support. First of all, the gradient maintenance margin rate significantly reduces users’ margin requirements, and through the dynamic adjustment mechanism, users can enjoy a better liquidation price level. This design can significantly improve the account's ability to withstand fluctuations and provide strong support for robust operations in complex markets.

In addition, the gradient debt leverage multiples and limits cover more than 200 currencies, and the maximum leverage multiple is increased from 3 times to 20 times. Diverse leverage options bring greater strategic flexibility to users, helping them achieve their trading goals more efficiently.

Rich collateral options

The unified account supports using Yubibao financial products as collateral to act as margin, providing users with higher funding flexibility. This function allows users to realize asset appreciation while conducting leveraged transactions, greatly improving the comprehensive utilization efficiency of funds. At the same time, the platform supports 130+ currency spot assets as collateral, and activates gradient guarantee adjustment coefficients to maximize the use of the US dollar value of collateral assets as margin.

Through the comprehensive optimization of unified accounts, Gate.io combines efficient asset management tools with flexible capital utilization strategies to build a safer and more convenient trading environment for users, and also explores a new path of innovative development for the industry.

**In-depth exploration of technological innovation: security drives

industry upgrades**

In the constantly iterative encryption industry, technological innovation is an important way to break through the traditional security model. Gate.io is supported by cutting-edge technology and provides users with comprehensive technical support from on-chain monitoring to risk identification.

Smart contract audit and data monitoring

With the popularity of decentralized transactions, the security of smart contracts has become a focus of users. Gate.io has established a comprehensive smart contract security audit system to promptly identify potential contract vulnerabilities and abnormal transaction behaviors through on-chain data monitoring. This not only reduces the probability of fraud on the chain, but also increases users’ trust in smart contract transactions. Currently, there are 1,559 contracts included, covering 57 types of contract vulnerabilities.

The groundbreaking significance of the Prometheus system

In view of the high-risk characteristics of order trading, Gate.io launched the world's first Prometheus risk control system. This system uses advanced data analysis models and behavioral monitoring algorithms to control high leverage and unreasonable trading behaviors from the source, providing users with a new trading guarantee experience. At the same time, it also provides risk control standards that the entire industry can learn from, and points out the direction for the standardized development of order transactions.

The Prometheus risk control system uses three core functions to protect the safety of copy trading and is suitable for ordinary users, high net worth investors and institutional investors who want to balance returns and risks in order trading.

First of all, the system's leverage limit function eliminates high-risk entry from the source by setting the maximum leverage value for single traders. Secondly, the real leverage limit dynamically intervenes in the trading process, and promptly limits the behavior of uncontrolled position additions to prevent further expansion of losses. Finally, the net value retracement stop-loss mechanism enforces a full position stop loss when the net value retracement of the leader reaches a set ratio, providing consistent rights protection for users.

**The core connection of user-first: How security measures empower

users**

Gate.io closely connects platform technology innovation with user needs through multi-dimensional security measures. Whether it is the transparency of reserve audits or the efficiency of insurance funds and risk control systems, the goal of these measures is to improve users' trust and transaction experience.

For ordinary users, the transparent asset management mechanism allows them to clearly understand the security status of their assets, significantly reducing concerns about platform reliability; for high-frequency traders and institutional users, dynamically adjusted risk control mechanisms and real-time intervention Strategies provide greater operating space and risk management capabilities, making transactions more robust and efficient.

At the same time, these measures directly improve user experience in extreme markets. For example, when the market fluctuates violently, the insurance fund and MMR stop-profit and stop-loss mechanisms quickly intervene to avoid the possibility of excessive losses for users. The isolated account and intelligent stop-profit and stop-loss functions provide users with tools to flexibly respond to risks, allowing each transaction to receive more scientific risk assessment and protection.

Gate.io's comprehensive security guarantee is a technical guarantee and a source of security for users' assets. It also elevates user experience to a new level and lays the foundation for the long-term sustainable development of the platform.

**Compliance and responsibility: from platform management to improvement

of industry standards**

In addition to safety assurance and risk control, the platform's compliance and social responsibility awareness are also crucial. Gate.io demonstrates its vision and responsibility as a leading platform through compliance practices and industry responsibility.

Global compliance layout

Facing the differentiated requirements of regulatory policies in various countries, Gate Group actively promotes global compliance operations and has completed regulatory registration and licensing in multiple major markets. This move provides users with more comprehensive legal protection and significantly enhances the platform's competitiveness in the global market.

The global compliance strategy shows that Gate.io focuses on the long-term vision of a high-quality trading platform. It should not only focus on short-term interests, but also be committed to achieving long-term sustainable development. At present, Gate Group has successfully obtained regulatory licenses or approvals in many countries and regions, including Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Malta, Italy, and Australia.

Industry responsibility and ecological promotion

As an industry leader, Gate.io continues to promote the development of the entire ecosystem through technology sharing and standard output. From transparent operations to user education, Gate.io is taking a responsible attitude to establish more sound operating rules for the industry. This is not only the shaping of one's own image, but also a positive contribution to the overall standardized development of the industry.

Today, as users pay more and more attention to asset security and transaction stability, Gate.io continues to consolidate its leading position in the industry with its multi-dimensional security design and in-depth responsibility. From reserve audits to intelligent risk control systems to global compliance layout, Gate.io continues to raise industry security standards every step of the way.

As the market environment becomes further complicated, Gate.io will continue to adhere to the principle of user first, promote the industry to move in a more efficient, safer, and more trustworthy direction, and contribute more to the healthy development of digital asset transactions.

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