GateChain

GT CMC #60 in the snapshot

An independent smart-contract chain using GT for network fees and stake-weighted consensus, distinct from a balance held at the Gate exchange.

Profile checked 14 Nov 2026Asset ranks captured 14 Nov 2026Snapshot & methodology ↗

01 / THE PURPOSE

What is GateChain for?

GateChain supports transfers and applications on its own ledger. Its design combines an EVM execution environment with Gatemint consensus and specialized account features intended to address particular asset-recovery scenarios.

02 / THE ARCHITECTURE

Three questions about the machinery.

How does it agree?

Consensus & security

Gatemint uses proof-of-stake and verifiable random functions to select participants for block proposal and voting committees. Selection is weighted by stake and protocol participation rules; committee members exchange votes to agree on a valid block.

Where do instructions run?

Execution model

The current architecture documentation describes account-based state and EVM application execution. A contract runs according to GateChain rules even when developers reuse Ethereum tools. Specialized vault-account protections have specific conditions and do not make every ordinary transfer reversible.

What is the token for?

GT in the system

GT pays transaction fees and contributes consensus weight when used in the network’s staking arrangements. Its exchange-related uses are separate: an exchange account entry is an obligation of that custodian, not direct possession of native GT on GateChain.

03 / THE DESIGN CHOICES

What comes with the design?

Each architecture makes choices about security, performance, coordination, and who can participate.

Committee and stake concentration affect the security assumptions behind voting.
Bridged assets, contract upgrade permissions and custodial exchange balances each add risks beyond the base-chain consensus rules.

04 / IN PRACTICE

Follow one use.

Illustrative: withdrawing GT from an exchange to a GateChain address changes who controls the signing key and which ledger records the asset. Sending through the wrong supported network is not corrected merely because the token symbol matches.

05 / CHECK THE EXPLANATION

Sources & snapshot.

Network descriptions use the references below. The CoinMarketCap snapshot determines which assets are in scope and their captured rank; it does not assess the quality of a network.

Gatemint consensus protocol GateChain documentation contributors
GateChain architecture GateChain documentation contributors
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GateToken (GT) on CoinMarketCap Captured asset rank #60

Profile checked 14 Nov 2026. Network designs and ranked positions can change.