Gate US leads in one of the fastest-growing corners of crypto, with Unit21’s flexibility and real-time detection by its side
Gate US officially launched in the United States in 2025. A registered money services business with FinCEN and licensed across a growing list of U.S. states, Gate US is bringing that same scale and momentum to U.S. crypto investors with more users onboarding and more trading volume activity every quarter. And the team responsible for monitoring all of it? Built to move at the speed of a market that never closes.
The scale opportunity
Growth in crypto doesn't arrive in a straight line. It shows up as a surge in market maker order flow that can flood alert queues with noise. It shows up as new products and trading pairs that introduce fraud patterns nobody has seen yet. It shows up as account takeover attempts that need to be caught in real time, not reviewed the next day. And it shows up as regulators paying closer attention to exactly the kind of fast-moving, high-volume platform Gate US is becoming.
Gate US wanted a compliance program that could grow at the same speed as the business. As Head of Financial Crime Intelligence & Risk, Steve Patterson puts it, the goal was to invest "ahead of the curve rather than waiting for volume to force the issue."
Flexibility built for a market that moves fast
That's the investment Gate US made in Unit21.
Unit21's self-service rules engine puts detection logic directly in the hands of Gate US's compliance team. Rules can be built, tested against historical data, and deployed in minutes, not sprint cycles, so when a new fraud pattern shows up in market maker activity or a new trading pair launches, the team can respond immediately, without opening an engineering ticket.
Unit21's real-time detection engine evaluates activity as it happens, giving Gate US the ability to catch account takeover attempts and other time-sensitive fraud typologies in the moment, not after the fact.
Unit21's AI Agents automate high-volume, pattern-consistent alert reviews, so analysts can spend their time on the investigations that actually require judgment. Every action stays logged with a complete audit trail, keeping the program fast without sacrificing auditability.
And Unit21's Fraud Consortium, a network of 100+ fintechs, banks, and crypto platforms covering 80M+ U.S. adults, gives Gate US's team access to cross-network fraud intelligence no single exchange could build on its own. When a bad actor is identified anywhere in the network, that signal protects every member, including Gate US.
The result is a compliance program built to scale with Gate US's ambitions: flexible enough to adapt to a market that changes weekly, and fast enough that a lean team can fully own it.
Welcome to the network
Gate US is one of the more compelling stories in U.S. crypto right now: a locally registered, compliance-first exchange entering one of the hottest segments in fintech and scaling fast. We're proud they chose Unit21 to build the compliance infrastructure behind that growth. And we're excited to grow with them.
Gal Perelman is the Product Marketing Lead at Unit21, where she spearheads go-to-market strategies for AI-driven risk and compliance solutions. With over a decade of experience in the fintech and fraud sectors, she has led high-impact launches for products like Watchlist Screening and AI Rule Recommendations.
Previously, Gal held marketing leadership roles at Design Pickle, Sightfull, and Lusha. She holds a Master’s degree from American University and a Bachelor’s from UCLA, and is dedicated to helping banks and fintechs navigate complex regulatory landscapes through innovative technology.
