GATE.io was founded by Lin Han in April 2013 in China.[8][9][10] In 2019, the livestream platform, GATE.io Live,[11] the GATE SAFU fund and were launched.[12][5]

In 2020, GATE.io released its Proof-of-Reserves, a technical method for users to check their collateral, including their total assets on the platform.[13]

GATE.io passed the Trusted Volume Test by Coin Metrics in July 2020.[14] In September 2021, the venture capital arm of GATE.io, Gate Ventures, was established. In its initial stages, Gate Ventures launched a fund worth $100 million.[15] Gate Ventures later launched another fund worth $200 million in November 2022.[16]

In October 2022, GATE.io and the City of Busan started setting up and managing the Busan Digital Asset Exchange.[17] In March 2023, GATE.io has partnered with Visa to launch a crypto card for the European Economic Area countries.[18]

In 2023 GATE.io partnered with Coinfirm, a platform for real-time anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT).[19][20] In February 2023, according to India Today, Gate Group, the parent company of Gate.io, applied for a new cryptocurrency license in Hong Kong,[21] aiming to launch 'Gate HK' for the local market.[22]