Bitget marked its eighth anniversary with a public letter from CEO Gracy, who used the occasion to defend the exchange’s Universal Exchange, or UEX, strategy and outline what she sees as the next stage of competition in trading platforms. Gracy said the idea behind UEX was to remove fragmentation across assets, accounts, time zones and regions so users could access global quality assets through a single trading venue.
In the letter, she said Bitget spent the past year answering skepticism with product launches rather than rhetoric. She described 2025 to 2026 as the “first year of multi-asset trading,” pointing to a broader move by leading exchanges into traditional finance products. The company rolled out stock perpetual futures, Pre-IPO products, a cross-asset unified account, rToken and Hong Kong stock Quanto contracts.
Gracy also disclosed operating figures tied to that push. Non-crypto assets at peak accounted for 40% of total platform trading volume. Daily trading volume for TradFi contracts and CFDs each surpassed $10 billion, while cumulative rToken trades exceeded 3 million. On institutional expansion, she said Bitget will make that business a core focus. As of the second quarter of 2026, net assets held by institutional clients were up 45% from the third quarter of 2025, and the number of core active market makers increased from 90 to 248.
Bitget marked its eighth anniversary with a public letter from CEO Gracy, who said the exchange has moved over the past year from a follower to a leader in product innovation.
Gracy said Bitget faced skepticism a year ago when it introduced its Universal Exchange, or UEX, strategy. The team chose to answer that criticism through product rollout, she wrote. According to Gracy, UEX was designed to address fragmentation across assets, accounts, time and geography, allowing users to trade global quality assets through a one-stop platform.
Gracy calls 2025 to 2026 the first year of multi-asset trading
With more major exchanges moving into traditional finance trading, Gracy described 2025 to 2026 as the "first year of multi-asset trading."
In the letter, she said Bitget launched a series of products over the past year, including stock perpetual futures, Pre-IPO offerings, a cross-asset unified account, rToken and Hong Kong stock Quanto contracts.
Letter includes trading and product data
Gracy said peak non-crypto asset trading volume accounted for 40% of Bitget’s total platform volume. Daily trading volume for TradFi contracts and CFDs each exceeded $10 billion, while cumulative rToken trades topped 3 million.
Institutional business set as next core focus
Looking ahead, Gracy said institutional business will become a core direction for Bitget. As of the second quarter of 2026, net assets from Bitget’s institutional clients had increased 45% on a cumulative basis from the third quarter of 2025. The number of core active market makers rose from 90 to 248.
She added that the platform will continue to improve trade execution, asset security and service flows for institutional clients.
Gracy closed the letter by writing, "There is no finish line in pursuing the ultimate trading experience, only an ongoing process. The era of multi-asset trading has only just begun."
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