Bitget2026-09-14 10:36:28Bitget’s 8th anniversary letter puts institutional business at the center of its next phaseBitget marked its eighth anniversary with a public letter from CEO Gracy, who used the occasion to revisit the exchange’s UEX strategy and outline what comes next. She said the plan, introduced a year ago, was met with skepticism at first, and that the team chose to answer those doubts through product launches rather than rhetoric. In the letter, Gracy said UEX was designed to remove fragmentation across assets, accounts, time zones and regions, allowing users to trade global quality assets through a one-stop platform. She also 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 letter listed several launches over the past year, including stock perpetual futures, Pre-IPO products, a unified cross-asset account, rToken and Hong Kong stock Quanto contracts. Bitget said non-crypto assets at peak accounted for 40% of total platform trading volume, while daily trading volume in TradFi contracts and CFDs both exceeded $10 billion. Gracy added that institutional business will be the company’s core direction in the next stage, with institutional client net assets up 45% by Q2 2026 from Q3 2025, and core active market makers rising from 90 to 248.880
Gate2026-09-11 07:41:17Gate says its RWA perpetual OI share hit 49.6% in August, with 30-day net inflows ranking second among major CEXsGate has released its transparency report for August 2026, outlining growth across several trading segments and citing recognition from data providers including CoinDesk, CryptoQuant, CryptoRank and DefiLlama. According to the report, the platform’s stock perpetual futures trading volume rose 308% month over month and has now logged triple-digit growth for three consecutive months. Gate also said its market share in open interest for RWA perpetual contracts reached 49.6%, placing it first among centralized exchanges globally. The report added that Gate recorded about $9.5 billion in 24-hour spot and derivatives trading volume, while total open interest reached $12.48 billion. Both figures ranked in the global top three, according to the company. Over a 30-day period, net inflows came to $308.1 million, which Gate said was enough to rank second among major trading platforms. On the traditional finance side, Gate said its CFD business now covers 680 trading pairs spanning forex, metals, energy, indices and stocks. Across its broader TradFi product lineup, the exchange said it offers more than 1,000 TradFi assets, including stock derivatives linked to more than 360 underlying assets.840
Bitget2026-09-11 03:09:28Bitget API adds full CFD trading support across gold, forex, stock indexes and oilBitget has rolled out full support for CFD trading through its API, extending programmatic trading beyond crypto assets to global markets including gold, foreign exchange, stock indexes and crude oil. The update is aimed at institutional clients and professional traders, who can now manage CFD accounts directly through the API. Available functions include order execution, account queries, fund transfers, real-time market data and risk-control parameters. Under the same API framework, traders can apply existing systematic strategies to traditional financial derivatives markets instead of limiting them to digital assets. Bitget said the upgrade broadens the range of programmatic trading scenarios available on the platform. It also allows traders to incorporate macroeconomic inputs such as Federal Reserve policy, employment and inflation data, as well as oil price moves and stock index volatility, into their models. The platform added that different account modes, including ECN, STP and Pro, can be configured flexibly within the setup, giving professional and institutional users a more complete way to run automated strategies across global markets.790
Bitget2026-09-09 11:25:39Bitget says August transparency report shows upgrades in institutional products and trading infrastructureBitget has released its August 2026 transparency report, outlining fresh developments across its multi-asset trading ecosystem. In the tokenized U.S. equities segment, the exchange said rNVDA posted $38.5 million in single-day trading volume, with more than 4,200 users completing about 112,800 trades. Roughly 36% of that volume took place outside regular U.S. stock market hours, which the company said highlights growing use of rToken products for round-the-clock asset allocation. On the institutional side, Bitget introduced an institutional-grade CFD liquidity solution aimed at quantitative teams, proprietary trading firms, funds, brokers and high-net-worth professional traders. The platform also launched FCN, or Fixed Coupon Note, bringing a traditional structured finance product into the tokenized U.S. stock market. Bitget said it is the first crypto exchange to combine the FCN structure with USDT settlement and U.S. equity rToken delivery. The report also cited third-party data on liquidity and execution. According to DeFiLlama, Bitget recorded the lowest median bid-ask spread at 0.83 basis points in liquidity benchmark tests covering MSTR, SPY, QQQ, CRCL and NVDA spot markets, while also showing the deepest order book depth across all sampled markets. In execution tests covering 36 stock perpetual contracts and eight metals and commodities perpetual contracts, Bitget led in depth on about 90% of trading pairs.910
Gold2026-09-03 06:52:53Gold, Silver Volatility Drives Derivatives Trading; Gate XAU and XAG Open Interest Top TwoGold and silver markets experienced sharp volatility on September 3, with prices rebounding after a swift pullback. XAU price rose 3.01% to $4,442.91, while XAG gained 3.78% to $66.24, according to Gate platform data. The price swings fueled demand for derivatives trading, with CoinGlass data showing Gate XAU contracts generated $381 million in 24-hour trading volume and $431 million in open interest, ranking second in the industry. Gate XAG open interest reached $94.53 million, also ranking second. Gate offers metal perpetual contracts and CFDs, covering gold, silver, platinum and other metals, with 7x24 trading and USDT settlement. The platform's unified account system enables users to allocate assets across stocks, metals, forex, indices and commodities without switching platforms, providing a flexible and efficient one-stop global asset allocation solution.880
BiFu2026-09-03 03:43:10BiFu pitches one-account access to gold and FX as crypto traders look beyond digital assetsA Foresight article argues that more crypto traders are paying attention to gold and foreign exchange as macro drivers increasingly move digital assets and traditional markets at the same time. The piece points to gold’s sharp 2026 swing — from a record $5,589 per ounce on Jan. 28 to below $4,000 on June 24, its first break of that level since November 2025, according to data cited from Reuters and Bloomberg — as a sign that major opportunities are no longer confined to crypto. The report says BiFu is trying to lower the barrier for crypto-native users to trade traditional products through BiNet, its network for connecting asset classes under a unified account structure. Under that setup, users can trade BTC contracts and instruments such as XAU/USD from the same account without moving funds across separate platforms. The article also says FX and commodities on BiFu are offered as CFDs, with margin trading and long-short functionality. Foresight frames the pitch around three use cases: hedging crypto exposure around Federal Reserve decisions, rotating into gold when crypto markets go sideways, and turning macro views on the dollar or rates into direct positions in FX or gold. It adds that a previous gold-themed trading campaign on the platform attracted about 3 million USDT in cumulative participation.1060
Bitget2026-08-31 10:38:49Bitget launches 11th CFD Championship event with a 75,000 USDT prize poolBitget has rolled out the 11th edition of its CFD Championship event, offering a total prize pool of 75,000 USDT. The campaign runs from 21:00 on Aug. 31 to 21:00 on Sept. 7, UTC+8. During the event window, users who complete designated CFD trading tasks can receive blind box draw chances, with every draw yielding a USDT voucher. The exchange also said users who invite new participants to complete trading tasks can earn USDT rewards, with both the referrer and the new user eligible. In addition, users who meet daily trading targets can accumulate points to share a separate 7,600 USDT points pool. Bitget said another 47,400 USDT will be distributed through a ranking pool for the top 470 users by cumulative trading volume. The first-place finisher will receive 4,000 USDT. More details are available on Bitget’s official platform, according to Odaily.830
Hong Kong SFC2026-08-29 10:40:20Hong Kong SFC Flags Star Bridge Capital Over Unlicensed Operations; Five ArrestedAccording to a report by CryptoBriefing, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has placed Star Bridge Capital Group on its official alert list, accusing the firm of carrying out unlicensed securities and futures business in the city. Police said they had received complaints from 54 investors, who said the platform, SBCFX, triggered abnormal forced liquidations in London gold CFD trading on August 19-20, causing losses ranging from about HK$5.92 million to HK$6.63 million. Five suspects, aged 26 to 43, have been arrested and the case is listed as suspected fraud. SBCFX announced on August 24 that it was shutting down its Asia business and told customers to close positions and withdraw funds by early September. The SFC warned that the Australian and South African licenses claimed by the platform carry no legal validity in Hong Kong, and that regulated activities in Hong Kong require an SFC license. It was also reported that some clients had deposited via USDT, which increased the difficulty of tracing the funds.880