Gate Layer: The Next Layer Reshaping the Blockchain Ecosystem

On October 8, 2025, with the continuous evolution of blockchain technology and the accelerated rise of Layer 2 networks, Gate Layer is gradually becoming the focus of attention in the industry. As one of the core infrastructures of the Gate ecosystem, Gate Layer not only represents an upgrade in performance but also signifies a strategic leap from a trading platform to an on-chain ecosystem.

In the wave of decentralization, Gate is creating a more efficient, secure, and sustainable Blockchain environment for users, developers, and assets with its innovative Layer architecture.

1. Positioning of Gate Layer: A Layer 2 Beyond Performance

In traditional Layer 1 Blockchains, the scalability issue has always been a bottleneck restricting ecological growth. Gate Layer is designed with Layer 2 as the core concept, aiming to significantly enhance transaction throughput through on-chain scaling technologies (such as Rollup and zkEVM), while maintaining security and compatibility.

The uniqueness of Gate Layer lies in the fact that it is not only a high-performance network but also a key hub connecting the Gate ecosystem with the multi-chain world.

• High performance: Capable of processing over 10,000 TPS per second, significantly reducing network congestion.
• Low Gas Costs: Compared to the Ethereum mainnet, the average transaction fee is reduced by about 90%.
• Cross-chain interoperability: Supports asset bridging with mainstream chains such as Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Polygon.

This architecture allows Gate Layer to not only serve trading scenarios but also become the foundation for diverse applications such as DeFi, NFT, and GameFi.

2. Ecological Layout: From Trading Platform to Open Ecology

Gate has always made "bringing Blockchain to the masses" its core mission, and Gate Layer is the key bearer of this vision.

On the Gate Layer, developers can easily deploy smart contracts, create dApps (decentralized applications), and leverage the liquidity, user base, and security system of the Gate ecosystem.

The core components of the current ecosystem include:

1. Gate Perp DEX —— An on-chain perpetual contract platform based on Layer 2, achieving a high-performance trading experience.
2. Gate Fun —— A one-stop on-chain launch platform that provides projects with issuance, fundraising, and community interaction support.
3. Gate Launchpad —— Gate's classic early project platform, which will be deeply integrated with Layer 2 networks in the future to achieve on-chain fundraising and NFT Launch synchronization.

This multi-layered ecological architecture makes Gate Layer no longer just a simple "technical upgrade," but a complete "finance + technology + community" ecological integration.

3. GT and Gate Layer: The Dual-Engine of the Ecosystem

As the native token of the Gate platform, GT (GateToken) plays a key role in the upgrade of Gate Layer.

Users holding GT can not only enjoy fee discounts and priority access to Launchpad, but also directly participate in the governance and staking incentives of Gate Layer.

Through the integration of the Layer network, the use cases of GT are comprehensively expanded:

• Gas payment: GT can be used as the transaction fuel for the Gate Layer ecosystem;
• Staking rewards: Users can stake GT to earn Layer node income;
• Governance Voting: Participate in network parameter adjustments and ecosystem proposal voting.

This means that the value of GT is transitioning from "trading platform equity token" to "eco-driven asset", achieving a natural shift from centralized to on-chain governance.

4. Security and Compliance: The Foundation of Trust for Gate

Gate Layer adopts a multi-layer security architecture design, including zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP), distributed verification, and multi-node consensus mechanisms, to ensure that each transaction maintains absolute security while achieving high performance.

In addition, Gate, as one of the world's leading trading platforms, has extended its experience in compliance management to the Layer network. Through the Compliance Bridge mechanism, Gate Layer is able to achieve a balance between on-chain asset tracking and risk prevention, providing a safer environment for institutional users.

5. Future Outlook: Building a New Pattern of Full-Chain Interconnection

Looking to the future, the vision of Gate Layer is not only to serve the Gate ecosystem but also to become an open interface in a multi-chain world.

The official roadmap shows that the future Gate Layer will launch:

• Cross-Chain Asset Center (Bridge Hub): One-click bridging of mainstream chain assets;
• DeFi incentive program: Support early liquidity providers and developers;
• Layer 2 ecosystem fund: Plans to invest over $100 million to support innovative projects.

These measures will further enhance the developer attraction of Gate Layer and promote the entire Gate ecosystem towards a new stage of "on-chain native."

VI. Conclusion: Gate Layer makes Blockchain lighter, faster, and smarter.

In the current era of accelerated advancement in global Blockchain technology, Gate Layer not only represents the technical evolution of Gate but also embodies its ecological vision.