About Han Lin

Lin Han is the founder and CEO of Gate.io, the company behind GateChain and GateToken (GT). In 2009, Lin Han graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Software Engineering from Peking University. Later on, he went on to pursue a Master's degree and graduated in Mathematics and Computer Science major in 2010. The founder of Gate.io, is a Chinese scientist and crypto enthusiast. In the early 2010s, Han stumbled upon the Bitcoin whitepaper by chance. He got involved in exchange trading and fell victim to scammers, losing 100 BTC. This stumbling block was an inspiration for Lin Han's desire to create a secure 'gateway to crypto' - his own platform for trading digital assets. In 2013, he launched the website bter.com under Chinese jurisdiction. However, as Beijing tightened its stance on the crypto sector in 2017, the project was relocated to the Cayman Islands and rebranded as Gate.io. He is an early advocate of Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Following years of experience in technological and product development, Dr. Lin Han founded Gate.io in 2013. After unremitting efforts, he developed it into an international platform focusing on safe, fast, and reliable cryptocurrency trading services for global users. Dr. Lin Han emphasizes platform and product innovation and hopes to build a secure, transparent, fair, and efficient crypto trading ecosystem through Gate.io to promote the innovation and widespread adoption of blockchain technology.