#Gate13周年全球庆典

Thank you Gate, 13 years in crypto with you by my side every day
Our Gate exchange is 13 years old! First, a birthday blessing: wishing Gate exchange prosperity and a flood of customers. May business shine like the midday sun, thriving with each passing day; may users grow like bamboo shoots after rain, multiplying rapidly; may trading volume surge like rivers and seas, unstoppable, with AI matrix dominating the crypto space like lobsters, setting the market ablaze! May Gate become the number one exchange in the universe, and in the next 20 or even 50 years to come, we'll still be together!

In 2013, when I first entered the crypto space, I found Gate exchange (then called "BTCer") through a Baidu search. Unlike other traditional exchanges, Gate was the capital of altcoins at that time, hosting dozens of quality tokens. Blackcoin, Infinitecoin—I still have vague memories of these names—and of course, the now-beloved "Dogecoin," which was my first altcoin where I made a killing in the crypto space. The price was around 0.001 at the time, and I made about a 10x return. My first encounter with Gate was beautiful.

In 2015, Bitcoin experienced a bull market wave, and altcoins launched collectively. My account gains grew exponentially. This proved that Gate's differentiated strategy of focusing on altcoins was effective. I continued trading on Gate because of the excellent user experience, smooth deposits and withdrawals, and instant issue resolution—these all won my heart.

In 2017, after the "9·4" regulatory policy tightened, Gate rebranded and went overseas. I felt somewhat lost without a home for a while. Eventually, I found the rebranded Gate.io and immediately chose to return and stay loyal. From then on, Gate became my solid backing. During those most difficult times, it didn't run away like some small platforms, nor did it experience major security incidents. Instead, Gate continuously optimized platform security and stability, rolling out a series of risk control measures that gave me peace of mind to hold my digital assets.

In 2019, cryptocurrency experienced the harshest bear market in history, with Bitcoin falling to $3,000 at one point. I also experienced the most severe liquidation of my life, with all assets wiped out overnight. Unprecedented helplessness and despair, even thoughts of taking my own life, flooded my heart. Back then, all I did was stay in Gate's chat room, pouring out my misfortunes while watching fellow crypto enthusiasts in the same boat. Perhaps it was the depressing emotions being relieved, or perhaps seeing so many others in the same unfortunate situation persisting, I gradually emerged from that period. But I still remember that Gate accompanied me through my darkest days.

In 2020, Gate.io issued its platform token GT, and the innovative gameplay caught my eye. The lock-up draw model was both fair and interesting, and GT's price rose accordingly. I gradually realized that Gate.io wasn't just a trading platform, but also an innovation laboratory. It continuously launches new features like leverage trading, perpetual futures, Launchpool, etc., allowing me to constantly learn and grow through trading. Each participation in a new project deepens my market understanding and tests my risk tolerance.

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Time jumps to 2026, with spot trading volume ranked second globally, supporting over 4,400 crypto assets, with a daily trading volume of approximately $5.714 billion, a 117x growth over nine years; futures trading ranked third globally, supporting 600+ crypto assets, with daily trading volume of approximately $36.913 billion, a 141x growth over seven years. Strengthened compliance investment, cross-industry collaborations with F1 Red Bull Racing and FC Internazionale. Launched TradFi and GateAI, leading industry direction forward. Gate has grown from an industry newcomer to today's market leader, and I'm honored to have walked this journey with Gate.

What surprises will Gate bring us in the future? Let's witness it together.