Gate US Adds USD Balance Trading and USD Wire Transfers

This matters less as a product launch than as a signal: a US-licensed exchange is letting customers hold dollars directly, reducing the role of stablecoins as the default cash leg for traders. The wire service, with limits above card or in-app transfers, targets larger-balance users who previously had to convert to stablecoins, and the state-by-state carve-outs show how fragmented the regulatory map remains. The open question is whether direct USD balances become a competitive norm among licensed US venues or stay a differentiator for Gate US in the states where it operates.