Gate Integrates Arc; Trenches to Support Zero-Gas Trading

Gate said on September 15, 2026 that it is integrating the Arc blockchain, with Gate Trenches set to support zero-gas trading of Arc ecosystem assets as part of a rollout scheduled to begin September 16. The Gate Arc integration spans Gate Trenches, Gate Wallet and on-chain market data, according to the exchange.

Gate Arc integration: what Gate announced

In an announcement published at 08:00 UTC, Gate said integration with Arc is scheduled to start September 16, 2026. The exchange framed the rollout as covering asset discovery, wallet management, trading and cross-chain interactions. For related coverage, see ARK Invest Sells $64 Million in Crypto-Related Holdings.

Scheduled Gate–Arc integration

September 16, 2026

Where Gate Trenches fits

Gate Trenches is the product named for the planned zero-gas trading support. Gate said Trenches will support discovery and trading of Arc ecosystem launch-platform assets, positioning it alongside Gate Wallet in the integration. For related coverage, see KULR Sells Remaining 764 Bitcoin for $59M, Exits BTC Treasury.

On the trading side, Gate said Arc support will include market and limit orders, Pro Trading and Quick Trading. Wallet features are set to cover viewing, sending and receiving assets, transaction history and DApp connections. Gate also stated it has completed integration and compatibility with Uniswap V2, V3 and V4 in the Arc ecosystem, though deployed contracts and liquidity were not independently tested.

Gate Trenches to support zero-gas trading

Gate said Gate Trenches will offer what it describes as exclusive 0-Gas trading for Arc ecosystem launch-platform assets. That wording verifies the announced offer, not live execution or exclusivity relative to competitors. As with token-launch venues covered in on-chain trading volume milestones, the meaningful test will be usage once the feature is live.

Gate Trenches advertised gas offer

0-Gas

What the fee claim leaves unspecified

The zero-gas label refers to network gas on Arc launch-platform trades. It does not establish that swap costs, spreads, bridge fees or other charges disappear, nor that coverage is permanent or applies to every user.

The distinction matters because Arc itself charges gas. Arc’s August 5, 2026 launch notice describes predictable network fees payable in stablecoins, starting with USDC, alongside sub-second finality. Its legal text says transacting depends on obtaining and using USDC to pay gas, so Gate’s product offer sits on top of a network that does levy fees.

Launch timing and trading scope remain unspecified

Arc’s public mainnet is scheduled for September 16, 2026, the same day Gate’s rollout begins, following private-mainnet operation with more than 100 ecosystem and institutional builders, per Arc’s launch blog. That alignment sets the calendar, but several terms are absent from the available material.

The supplied context does not specify the zero-gas offer’s duration, eligibility, caps, the full set of covered operations, or the subsidy mechanism behind it. Nor does it establish live execution ahead of the September 16 rollout. These are gaps in the available source material, not evidence that Gate has withheld details it may publish elsewhere.

Broader context is neutral: GateToken traded roughly flat over 24 hours, and market-wide sentiment sat in Greed territory, neither of which reflects an announcement-specific reaction. Availability may also be restricted in some jurisdictions, and Arc says it has not been reviewed or approved by NYDFS or any other regulator. Traders weighing exchange integrations may want to track how governance and treasury decisions play out at peers, as seen in recent DeFi protocol proposals and shifts in protocol viability.

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