In order to rapidly adapt to current changes and market conditions, Gate.io will implement changes in our Global Market Maker Competition Program, which will go live as of 2023-1-1 0:00 . These changes include: Spot Market Maker Program and Futures Market Maker Program： 1. New Market Maker Program Offers and Lower Criteria For Entry We have updated to offer 5 MM tiers for both Spot and Futures markets, and have lowered the criteria to join our market maker program: a. Spot: ALL market makers are eligible to receive a negative maker fee with a minimum of 0.08% of spot maker volume% on Gate.io b. USDT-M Perpetual Futures: ALL market makers are eligible to receive a negative maker fee of -0.015% with a minimum requirement of 0.04% of futures maker volume% on Gate.io 2. Extended Trial Period, Removal of Loan Limit Criteria, and Enhance Opportunities for Market Makers a. Market Makers on other exchanges can now apply for a 60-day trial period for the MM+1 tier and VIP+1 tier, based on their last 30 days of trading volume b. ANY market makers can apply for up to US$10 million equivalent token in portfolio margin account line of credit at any time. c. Market makers who provide liquidity on active trading pairs of Gate.io under pre-determined quoting requirements will be eligible for up to a US$10 million equivalent token 0% interest rate line of credit Futures Taker Program: 1. Faster VIP Upgrades and Discounted Taker Fee Rates For Takers in USDT-M Perpetual Futures a. Takers enjoy fast VIP upgrades and one of the most competitive taker fee rates in the Industry b. High-Volume takers of USDT-M Perpetual Futures will be further entitled to a taker fee discount based on their additional taker volume% on Gate.io 2. Extended Trial Period, Removal of Loan Limit Criteria, and Enhance Opportunities for Takers a. Takers on other exchanges can now apply for a 60-day trial period for the MM+1 tier and VIP+1 tier, based on their last 30 days of trading volume b. ANY takers can apply for up to US$10 million equivalent token in portfolio margin account line of credit at any time. c. High-volume market makers who are primarily acting as takers under pre-determined requirements will be eligible for up to a US$10 million equivalent token 0% interest rate line of credit Gate.io has established a $100 million liquidity support fund to provide additional support to market makers, high-frequency trading institutions, and high-quality listing projects. Furthermore, Gate.io is also offering our market makers access to a high-value line of credit on our portfolio margin account. We are also keen to evaluate co-marketing partnership opportunities with our market makers to increase mutual exposure within the industry. To learn more and take advantage of these opportunities, please contact your Key Account Manager, email [email protected] or Telegram contact @KA_EMEA, @KA_APAC, or Apply Now to participate in our new GMMC Programs. : Terms and conditions are subject to a 1-1 discussion with your Key Account Manager. Gateway to Crypto Trade over 1,400 cryptocurrencies safely, quickly and easily on Gate.io Sign up to enter the crypto gateway and get 40% commission from referrals Download iOS/Android App right now. Users who have traded more than $8 million on Gate.io or other exchanges in the past 30 days enter the Global Market Maker Program Reach out to us! Twitter: https://twitter.com/gate_io GateVIP Twitter：https://twitter.com/GateioVIP Telegram: https://t.me/gate_io API Telegram：https://t.me/gateioapi Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/gateioglobal Medium：https://medium.com/@gateio Gate.io Team December 16, 2022