Who is using Gate Gas Station? Five types of Web3 users bid farewell to Gas anxiety

The era of multi-chain Web3 is no longer a prophecy but everyday reality. For users who shuttle daily between networks like Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum, and others, switching chains feels as natural as switching browser tabs. However, what often stalls transactions at the final step isn’t complex contract interactions or cross-chain bridge wait times—it’s simply the lack of a few dollars’ worth of Gas on a certain chain.

Gate’s Gas Station is designed to solve this core pain point. After months of launch, its user profile has become clearer: who exactly is enjoying this “seamless Gas” freedom? The following five user groups provide their answers.

New Users Stuck by Gas When First Entering Web3

Typical profile: Heard of DeFi, want to try on-chain interactions, but their first wallet opening leaves them confused by concepts like “ETH as Gas fee.”

For new users, Gas isn’t just a cost issue; it’s a comprehension barrier. Many new users have USDT in their wallets but can’t send a transaction because they lack the native token of the chain. Even more frustrating, if a transaction fails, the Gas spent isn’t refunded because the nodes have already completed the computation.

How Gas Station adapts:

• Newbie Protection: Wallets created or imported within 7 days get 3 free Gas credits (covering sending, approval, transactions).
• Zero Barrier Activation: When first topping up with 5–100 USDT at Gas Station, no on-chain network fees are required, allowing recharge even if the wallet has no native Gas.
• Asset Compatibility: Supports over 100 cryptocurrencies for Gas account top-up. New users don’t need to understand “native tokens”; they can just use USDT or GT they already hold.

Multi-Chain DeFi Users Jumping Across 5+ Chains

Typical profile: Jumping back and forth daily among Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, and others, with more than four native tokens in their wallet.

These users aren’t unaware of Gas usage; rather, managing it consumes a lot of effort. When Gas on a chain runs out, they must go to exchanges, withdraw tokens, wait for confirmation—taking about 10 minutes, by which time market opportunities may have already passed. One user managing 7 chains reported that they used to manually top up Gas 3–4 times daily; now, that number is zero.

How Gas Station adapts:

• Unified Gas Account: Supports over 10 mainstream EVM networks including Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon, Avalanche, Linea, GateChain EVM, and Gate Layer, sharing a common Gas balance pool.
• Auto-Payment: When native Gas is insufficient, the system directly covers the cost, ensuring transactions are not interrupted, no pop-ups, no waiting.

“Interaction Hunters” Participating in Airdrops

Typical profile: Interacts with 10–20 new projects daily, chasing hot chains, testing testnets, boosting transaction volume, all to qualify for future airdrops.

The core of airdrop interactions is low trial-and-error cost plus high execution speed. But traditionally, each time switching to a new chain, users must first acquire that chain’s native token. Many quality projects are deployed on obscure EVM chains, and many users give up because they’re “too lazy to bother cross-chain for just a few dollars of Gas.”

How Gas Station adapts:

• Rapid Response: Top up with USDT or GT, no need to swap for native tokens across chains, start interacting immediately.
• Cost Subsidy: Users with transaction volumes reaching 2,000 USDT receive a 10% cashback on their recharge amount (up to 30 USDT).

High-Frequency DEX Traders and Meme Hunters

Typical profile: High on-chain trading frequency, taking profits quickly, running when the market turns sour, extremely sensitive to transaction speed.

Meme coin trading, new coin sniping, early liquidity injection—these scenarios make time the critical factor. In traditional setups, insufficient Gas balance causes transaction failures; after topping up, the token price may have already soared or plummeted.

How Gas Station adapts:

• Zero Failure Rate: As long as the Gas account has a balance, transactions will never fail due to insufficient Gas.
• Monthly Top-Ups: For existing wallets, the system periodically provides 2 free Gas credits per month (approval + transaction).
• Exclusive Events: Participate in Gate DEX’s “Gas-Free Spring Month” and similar activities, where both new and old users can enjoy zero Gas transactions.

Security-Conscious Users Naturally Wary of “Address Authorization”

Typical profile: Willing to spend a few extra dollars on Gas rather than sign potentially malicious authorizations; aware of “fake private key phishing” scams, cautious about third-party Gas payment services.

Recently, a scam has been spreading: scammers leak private keys containing large assets but with insufficient Gas, tricking users into transferring Gas fees. Users think they’re getting a deal, but in reality, the address is monitored by bots 24/7—Gas arrives and is transferred out within 0.1 seconds.

How Gas Station adapts:

• No Additional Contract Authorization Needed: The platform only provides Gas payment support at the Gas layer, without any access to user assets.
• Fully Traceable: All payment records, balance changes, and transaction hashes are available for real-time inquiry. Convenience doesn’t mean a black box; transparency is the foundation of asset security.

Conclusion

Since launching, the most common feedback about Gas Station is: “I use it because I don’t want to calculate Gas anymore.”

This phrase is light, but behind it lies the most genuine obstacle to Web3 adoption. Multi-chain isn’t the problem; cross-chain bridges aren’t the problem; the issue is those few dollars of Gas that get stuck at the last step and can’t be crossed.

Gate’s Gas Station doesn’t make Gas disappear, but it turns Gas from a prerequisite users must handle into a background service automatically managed by the platform. Whether you’re a newbie just downloading a wallet, a DeFi player shuttling across 10 chains, an interaction hunter fighting for the next airdrop, or an ordinary user just hoping for fewer interruptions during transactions—Gas Station quietly checks off that item on your to-do list.

When you no longer need to worry about Gas, you truly gain freedom on the chain.