Dr. Han framed 2025 as a turning point for Web3, arguing the technology is moving from niche experiment to everyday infrastructure. He linked this shift to Gate.io’s “All in Web3” strategy, pointing to product launches, market metrics and compliance steps that the firm says demonstrate real‑world traction.
Dr. Han highlighted a suite of initiatives designed to embed Web3 into investing, payments and wealth management through a single user experience. Key products named include Gate Layer, a Layer‑2 network built on the OP Stack intended to speed up and lower the cost of on‑chain trading and cross‑chain asset movement; Gate Perp DEX, a decentralized perpetuals platform for permissionless derivatives trading; and Gate Fun, a zero‑code on‑chain token launch platform that lowers the technical barrier to creating digital assets.
A Layer‑2 network is a secondary protocol that processes transactions off the main blockchain to increase throughput and reduce fees.
Dr. Han used 2025 performance figures to argue for Web3’s viability. Gate.io reported a monthly spot trading volume exceeding $160 billion and said its spot trading ranked second globally while its derivatives activity placed it among the top three exchanges worldwide. The platform stated a reserve ratio above 120% and cited an AA rating for derivatives and an A rating for spot trading from CoinDesk as indicators of asset security and transparency.
Gate.io products driving Web3 integration
On regulation, Gate.io described active compliance efforts across Dubai, Europe and Australia, framing licensing progress as essential to building trust and enabling long‑term international services.
“Web3 should become invisible yet real in daily life,” Dr. Han wrote, framing the company strategy around seamless access to on‑chain finance and tokenized real‑world assets.
Dr. Han positioned a dual‑engine approach—combining centralized exchange (CEX) liquidity with decentralized exchange (DEX) transparency—as central to scaling adoption. The stated intent is to preserve deep liquidity while extending decentralized primitives to more users, potentially lowering entry costs for tokenized and fractional real‑world assets and widening participation in DeFi lending and yield activities.
He emphasized a focus on stability over raw speed, suggesting prioritization of reliability and compliance as adoption drivers. Dr. Han’s letter presents 2025 as the year Web3 moved toward practical use, anchored by product launches, high trading volumes and compliance steps.
