Bitget Q1 2026 Transparency Report

TLDR;

– TradFi Scales Within UEX – Public rollout of TradFi suite drove rapid adoption, with non-crypto trading volume peaking at nearly 40% of the platform, signaling real multi-asset demand.

– AI Trading Enters Execution Phase – Launched Agent Hub and GetClaw, enabling autonomous, installation-free trading and advancing toward agentic market participation. – Liquidity & Derivatives Strength – Ranked #1 globally in BTC and ETH futures liquidity while maintaining ~$893B quarterly trading volume.

– CFD & Multi-Asset Momentum – Hit $6B single-day CFD volume, reflecting growing demand beyond crypto markets.

– Diversified Trading Behavior – Asset distribution shows increasing rotation into stocks and commodities alongside core crypto pairs.

– 24/7 Market Access Expanded – Introduced round-the-clock stock futures trading and expanded tokenized equities via Ondo.

– Payments & Wallet Infrastructure – Launched Onchain Payments Matrix connecting 90M users to 150M+ merchants and expanded stablecoin rails.

Overview

Q1 2026 marked the quarter where Bitget's Universal Exchange vision matured into a fully operational multi-asset system, with user behavior beginning to reflect the convergence Bitget has been building toward. The public rollout of the TradFi suite accelerated this shift, with forex, commodities, and equities trading scaling quickly and forming a meaningful share of overall platform activity. At the same time, the release of the UEX whitepaper provided a clearer articulation of how this convergence will evolve, outlining a path where tokenized assets, AI-native interfaces and unified liquidity operate within a single architecture. On the infrastructure side, AI development moved closer to execution, with Agent Hub and GetClaw introducing agent-based trading capabilities that allow systems to observe and act within live markets. This coincided with a broader change in trading behavior, where rising CFD volumes and shifting asset distribution reflected more active capital rotation across crypto and traditional markets. Together with continued leadership in derivatives liquidity, expansion of 24/7 market access, and the scaling of wallet-based payment infrastructure, the quarter reflects a platform increasingly operating as a unified venue for global trading.

Quarterly Highlights

Bitget Expands UEX with Public TradFi Access

In Q1 2026, Bitget opened its TradFi trading suite to all users, extending the Universal Exchange (UEX) model beyond crypto into forex, commodities, indices, metals, and stock CFDs under a USDT-margined structure. The rollout followed early beta demand and quickly scaled, with daily TradFi volume reaching $4 billion within weeks. By the end of January, non-crypto products accounted for 11.75% of total platform volume, led primarily by TradFi activity at 11.42%, reflecting growing user demand for unified exposure to traditional and digital markets within one account.

UEX Whitepaper Defines Bitget's Next Market Structure Phase

Bitget published its Universal Exchange Whitepaper during the quarter, setting out a longer-term framework for how crypto infrastructure can converge with tokenized equities, commodities, bonds, and AI-assisted market participation. The roadmap identified 2025-2026 as the phase in which AI-native trading interfaces begin moving into mainstream usage, followed by broader tokenized asset expansion through 2028. The paper positioned UEX as a unified operating model where users access multiple asset classes, liquidity environments, and trading formats through one integrated platform architecture.

Bitget Advances AI Trading Infrastructure with Agent Hub and GetClaw

AI product development accelerated in Q1. In February, Bitget launched Agent Hub as standardized infrastructure for AI-driven market participation, allowing intelligent agents to securely access market data and execute trades across crypto and tokenized traditional assets. The hub expanded through the quarter with Skills, CLI, and integrated APIs, forming a full invocation layer across models, development tools, and execution systems. In March, Bitget introduced GetClaw , the world's first installation-free autonomous AI trading agent built on the OpenClaw framework. Requiring no downloads or configuration, GetClaw activates within seconds and operates as a persistent trading companion, observing markets, identifying signals, and supporting decision-making in real time. The quarter closed with Agent Hub expanding further through five analytical AI Skills, 19 integrated data tools, and a partnership with MuleRun, a self-evolving AI agent platform, bringing institutional-grade market signals to everyday investors through natural language.

Liquidity Leadership Extends Across Core Futures Markets

External market validation continued through Q1 as Bitget ranked first globally in BTC and ETH futures liquidity in TokenInsight's March 2026 Crypto Exchange Liquidity Report. The ranking reflected market depth and execution quality across both flagship contracts, reinforcing Bitget's standing as one of the primary venues for large-scale derivatives trading during a quarter marked by elevated macro volatility and active repositioning across digital assets.

Bitget hits $6 Billion CFD Trading Milestone

Bitget's CFD business reached a new single-day volume record of $6 billion on March 20, surpassing its previous all-time high and marking a significant milestone in the platform's multi-asset expansion. The result came during a period of elevated volatility across commodities, currencies, and indices, when users increasingly turned to CFD instruments to capture cross-market moves outside of crypto trading hours. The milestone reflects the growing traction of Bitget's TradFi offering since its public launch in January, when daily CFD volumes were still in early ramp-up, and signals that demand for non-crypto instruments within the platform's Universal Exchange model is converting from initial adoption into sustained, high-volume participation.

Bitget ecosystem in numbers

Asset Volume Distribution Reflects Evolving Trading Preferences

In Q1 2026 crypto remained Bitget's core volume driver, the strongest momentum came from Commodities. Crypto accounted for nearly all the volume at the start of January, then normalized to roughly 60%–80% through most of March, while commodity-linked assets, led by gold, rose from near zero to highs of 20%–40% on multiple days by quarter-end. The shift points to a broader change in trading behavior: users are increasingly using Bitget not only for crypto exposure, but also to trade price movements across global markets through a single platform. That rise likely reflects growing demand for more flexible, short-term, macro-linked trading opportunities, especially in products such as commodities, stocks, indices, and forex, which complement crypto and make the overall trading mix more diversified.

Maintaining Leadership in Derivatives Volume and User Assets

According to CoinGlass's Q1 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Share Research Report , Bitget maintained a top five position across all key derivatives metrics for the quarter. In trading volume, Bitget recorded $892.88 billion with an average daily volume of $10.03 billion, ranking fifth among the top ten centralized exchanges globally. In open interest, Bitget averaged $6.43 billion daily with a quarterly peak of $8.72 billion, again placing fifth. On user assets, Bitget ranked fourth with an average of $6.67 billion in daily custodial assets and a peak of $8.84 billion. The consistency across all three dimensions, volume, open interest, and asset retention, points to a platform where trading activity and capital commitment are moving in the same direction, even as broader market volumes contracted through the quarter following Q4 2025's deleveraging cycle.

Product and integrations

Bitget Opens Up Stock Futures for 24/7 Trading

Bitget has launched 24/7 trading for stock futures, allowing users to trade major equity and index contracts such as Tesla, Nvidia, and QQQ without being limited by traditional market hours. The rollout builds on Bitget’s broader push into traditional markets, following the full public launch of its TradFi trading suite with 79 instruments across metals, forex, indices, and commodities, as well as the expansion of its spot market for tokenized U.S. equities, index ETFs, and precious metals through Ondo Global Markets in a single USDT-based account. Together, these moves advance Bitget’s UEX and Global Alpha in One strategy by bringing always-on access to crypto and mainstream financial assets into one trading environment.

Bitget Launches Bot Copy Trading to Expand Access to Automated Strategies

Bitget has launched Bot Copy Trading, a feature that lets users automatically follow strategies created by approved bot traders through one-click copying, with support for spot grid and futures grid bots. The product introduces a transparent profit-sharing model, performance-based bot discovery, and simplified distribution tools such as sharing links and QR codes, making automated trading strategies easier to access and monetize. The launch reflects a wider shift among exchanges toward turning algorithmic trading tools into creator-led, user-friendly products that combine automation, social distribution, and clearer incentive alignment.

Bitget Introduces Gracy AI, a New Way to Talk Markets, Leadership, and Long-Term Thinking

Bitget has introduced Gracy AI, an animated digital human modeled on CEO Gracy Chen’s leadership style and designed to help users think through market cycles, strategy, career questions, and decision-making in a conversational format. Unlike typical crypto AI tools focused on signals or analytics, Gracy AI is positioned around interpretation, context, and mindset, extending Bitget’s AI stack beyond execution support into more human-facing guidance.

Bitget Launches Autonomous AI Trading Agent GetClaw

Bitget introduced GetClaw, an installation-free autonomous AI trading agent built on OpenClaw that monitors markets, analyzes signals such as volatility, funding rates, liquidation risk, and macro developments, and supports users across the Bitget app and messaging platforms without requiring setup or infrastructure management. Bitget later expanded the product , allowing GetClaw to execute live trades autonomously based on natural language instructions, monitor positions continuously, and operate within a separated account environment for greater control and transparency. These expansions position GetClaw as a step toward agentic trading, where AI moves beyond analysis into real-time market participation, reflecting Bitget’s broader push to embed intelligent automation directly into its Universal Exchange infrastructure.

Bitget Expands Its Exchange AI Ecosystem with Agent Hub as AI Trading Infrastructure

Bitget introduced Agent Hub, an AI trading infrastructure layer that gives agents secure, standardized access to real-time market data and execution through exchange-maintained tools such as MCP support, APIs, and controlled account permissions. The platform was later expanded with Skills, a CLI, and broader developer tooling , followed by analytical AI capabilities including five AI Skills and 19 integrated data tools for macro analysis, technical signals, sentiment monitoring, market intelligence, and news tracking. These developments position Agent Hub as a unified environment where AI systems can move from market analysis to live trading with less integration friction, supporting the next phase of AI-driven trading within a unified account and risk framework.

Bitget Brings Crypto Into Everyday Spending With APAC Launch of Bitget Card

Bitget, in partnership with Visa and DCS, has rolled out the Bitget Card across selected APAC markets, starting with a virtual card that lets users convert crypto into fiat for everyday spending through standard payment rails. The product extends Bitget’s Universal Exchange model beyond trading by allowing digital assets to function within daily commerce, with instant payments, low foreign exchange fees, and rewards of up to 20% cashback on eligible spending. The rollout reflects a broader shift toward making crypto less visible as a separate user action and more embedded as financial infrastructure behind familiar consumer payment experiences.

Bitget Wallet

Onchain Payments Matrix Launch Bitget Wallet launched the Onchain Payments Matrix, a global stablecoin payment infrastructure connecting blockchains, banks, card networks, and merchants. The network went live with partners including Ripple, Mastercard, Visa, Tether, Circle, and MoonPay, linking 90 million users to over 150 million merchants across 50+ markets. Operating at the user and merchant interface rather than as a pilot or backend system, it enables stablecoins to move seamlessly across payments, transfers, and emerging agent-driven transactions, supported by infrastructure that has processed over 155 million transactions totaling $177 billion.

XRP Ledger & RLUSD Integration

Bitget Wallet integrated the XRP Ledger and RLUSD stablecoin, expanding access to XRP-based payments and cross-border transfers for its 90 million users. The integration embeds XRPL into the Onchain Payments Matrix, enabling send, receive, and cross-chain swaps alongside fiat on- and off-ramps. By connecting XRPL to cards, QR payments, and bank transfers, the move extends retail distribution and reflects the shift toward stablecoins as practical payment infrastructure.

Stellar Integration for Payments

Bitget Wallet integrated the Stellar network to expand its stablecoin payment infrastructure, supporting faster, lower-cost cross-border transfers and real-world payments. Stellar is incorporated across crypto cards, QR payments, bank transfers, and on/off-ramps, enabling seamless movement between digital assets and traditional systems. The integration strengthens settlement efficiency and expands stablecoin utility, including USDC, in everyday financial activity.

Latin America Crypto Card Expansion

Bitget Wallet expanded its zero-fee crypto card across Latin America with issuer Immersve, enabling stablecoin spending directly from self-custodial wallets with USD settlement. Accepted at over 150 million merchants via Mastercard and compatible with Apple Pay and Google Pay, the card rebates FX and conversion fees within limits. The launch taps into growing stablecoin adoption in the region and demand for frictionless everyday payments.

Bitget Wallet Enterprise API Launch

Bitget Wallet launched its Enterprise API, expanding into B2B services as fintech platforms seek scalable onchain trading. The API offers access to execution, market data, and cross-chain transfers through a single integration, powered by a DEX aggregation engine sourcing liquidity from over 80 protocols. Designed to improve pricing and reliability, it reflects the shift toward embedded finance and positions Bitget Wallet as both a consumer platform and infrastructure provider.

Security: Updates, POR, and Protection Fund

Security remained a central focus for Bitget in Q1 2026, as the exchange continued to strengthen its safeguards amid a volatile market environment. The platform maintained a 1:1 Proof of Reserves (PoR) across all major assets, with reserve ratios of 163% in January, 169% in February, and 154% in March, consistently above industry norms. This reflects Bitget's commitment to providing a transparent snapshot of platform balances across core assets amid continued global market volatility and cautious investor sentiment.

In parallel, Bitget’s Protection Fund remained a core element of user security, valued at $588 million in January, $447 million in Feburary, and $451 million in March. Although slight decreases tracked the overall market mood, the fund remained above average, reflecting an ongoing commitment to user protection and prudent fund oversight. Together, the PoR and Protection Fund strengthen Bitget’s standing as one of the most transparent and financially secure UEXs.

Events: Across the world

Bitget Spring Camp

Bitget Spring Camp brought together top creators and key partners from across global markets for a flagship retreat designed to deepen long-term relationships and align the community around what’s next. Through immersive programming and playful, gamified experiences—anchored by the UEXplorer Passport Challenge and a high-energy Gold Rush theme—participants engaged with Bitget's evolving narratives in a natural, shareable way. From curated interview moments to style-led community highlights and memorable cultural performances, Spring Camp created a premium, content-rich environment that sparked authentic storytelling and amplified Bitget’s brand presence through creator-led voices.

International Women's Day — Lady f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ Forward"

"Lady f̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ Forward" celebrated International Women's Day 2026 across multiple regions covering EU, SEA, CIS, and OC, engaging 500+ attendees through 7 distinct events. Each activation combined Blockchain4Her sharing sessions and women-in-Web3 panel discussions with hands-on workshops — perfume-making, flower arrangement, nail art, and pottery — proving that creative workshop formats foster significantly stronger engagement than lecture-style presentations. The campaign's signature Bitget Lipstick and Interactive Wall let attendees "sign" their presence on a bias-cross-out wall, transforming a cosmetic item into a bold symbol of women claiming their space in finance and uniting diverse regional executions under one memorable visual identity.

CNY Celebration — Beyond 2026: Unlock Tomorrow

Bitget extended its Beyond 2026 narrative into a CNY-themed celebration that blended cultural warmth with accessible product storytelling. The Bitget Spring Feast brought regional guests and partners together in a traditional, localized setting where gold-and-red décor, "prosperity" symbolism, and a custom Golden Mahjong set created a festive, highly shareable atmosphere. It aligned with the spirit of Lunar New Year while reinforcing Bitget's cultural resonance in APAC markets.

LALIGA Youth Tournament

Bitget activated a community-first, participation-led format designed for a family-oriented, largely non-crypto-native audience. Three on-ground stations — Header, Penalty, and 1v1 — kept energy high and encouraged repeat play, creating strong brand recall through simple, joyful interaction. The press conference, featuring CMO Ignacio Aguirre alongside LALIGA Southeast Asia leadership, reinforcing the Bitget × LALIGA partnership narrative and UEX credibility across regional outlets. The activation successfully extended Bitget's brand into the grassroots sports and family segment, strengthening goodwill at the intersection of youth development and Web3 innovation.

Bitget Summer Camp

Bitget Summer Camp gathered creators and VIP members from LATAM and Iberia for a premium three-day program combining roadmap briefings, product training, and curated lifestyle experiences. On-site sessions covered Bitget roadmap and early reveals of key product initiatives, giving creators a first look at the platform's product direction. The camp format generated authentic, high-quality content while strengthening long-term creator relationships.

MotoGP Brazil

Bitget opened the 2026 MotoGP season with its first South American activation at the Brazilian Grand Prix, bringing the brand directly into a high-energy motorsport audience. A proven engagement setup—simulator, photo wall, and MotoGP mini-game—drove strong participation and repeat visits, while trackside visibility captured via broadcast and aerial content extended Bitget's presence beyond the venue. The activation reinforced #MakeItCount and marked a meaningful expansion of Bitget's MotoGP footprint in Latin America.

Crypto Expo Europe

Bitget joined Crypto Expo Europe in Bucharest as a lead sponsor, combining strong on-stage thought leadership with high-visibility on-ground branding to deepen presence in Eastern Europe. CMO Ignacio's keynote/panels reinforced credibility, while interactive touchpoints—an IWD photo wall and LALIGA × MotoGP mini-game—drove engagement and organic sharing, strengthening brand trust.

Bitget Research

Messari Examines UEX Growth and Tokenized Equity Participation

In January, a Messari research report examined Bitget's evolving Universal Exchange model using platform trading and liquidity data. The report found that cumulative tokenized stock futures volume on Bitget reached approximately $18 billion by December 2025, with institutional traders accounting for 82% of spot trading volume, indicating deeper professional participation across asset classes. Tokenized equities emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments on the platform, led by Tesla, Meta, MicroStrategy, Apple, and Google-linked contracts, while East Asia accounted for 39.6% of tokenized stock trading activity alongside growing participation from Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The findings reinforced a broader shift toward consolidated trading infrastructure where digital assets, tokenized equities, and institutional liquidity increasingly operate within one execution environment.

Bitget Publishes TradFi Tokenization Thesis on Long-Term Equity Migration Onchain

In February, Bitget published internal market research examining how tokenized traditional assets may reshape global market structure over the coming decade. The thesis projected that annual stock trading volumes, currently estimated at $100 trillion to $130 trillion, could expand to $160 trillion to $200 trillion by 2030, with a meaningful share of stocks, credit products, funds, and commodities moving into tokenized formats. The research also highlighted Bitget's existing position in tokenized equity markets, noting that the platform accounted for 89.1% of global trading activity for Ondo-linked tokenized stock products, while daily platform-wide trading volume reached $6 billion during peak January activity. The publication framed tokenization as a long-term liquidity transition already beginning to reshape trading behavior.

Bitget and BlockSec Publish Security Framework for Universal Exchange Infrastructure

In February, Bitget and blockchain security firm BlockSec jointly released The UEX Security Standard: From Proof to Protection, a security framework designed for exchanges operating across crypto, tokenized assets, and traditional financial products within unified account environments. The report outlined new risks emerging from shared margin systems, cross-asset liquidation exposure, and increasingly complex pricing and settlement dependencies between product categories. It proposed a system-level security model combining real-time monitoring, offensive testing, incident response readiness, and compliance-grade controls including AML screening and fund tracing. The framework was anchored in Bitget's reserve safeguards, including a 163% Proof of Reserves ratio and a Protection Fund averaging approximately $580 million during the reporting period.

Bitget Wallet Research Tracks the Shift Toward Everyday Onchain Finance

Bitget Wallet published Everyday Finance Onchain: Key Trends Shaping 2026, a research report examining how user behavior is moving from speculative trading toward recurring onchain financial activity such as payments, savings, and asset management. The report found that global stablecoin supply grew more than 50% in 2025 to exceed $300 billion, while stablecoin transaction volume reached approximately $33 trillion onchain. It also identified early growth in machine-native payment systems as AI agents begin transacting autonomously under delegated permission models. The report concluded that digital wallets are increasingly becoming the primary interface through which users access financial functions previously spread across exchanges, banks, and standalone applications.

Interviews and highlights

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen:

CNBC Crypto World TV Show | President Trump touts progress on crypto regulation at the World Economic Forum: CNBC Crypto World

Invezz | Interview: Tokenised gold set to become core portfolio hedge amid volatile 2026 markets, says Bitget CEO Gracy Chen

Cointelegraph Magazine | Bitget’s Gracy Chen is looking for ‘entrepreneurs, not wantrepreneurs’

Bloomberg TV | Seeing 'Cascading Declines' in Crypto Trading: Bitget CEO

South China Morning Post | Policy to products: Web3 innovation takes centre stage at Consensus Hong Kong

Cointelegraph | Bitcoin Could Drop 40% — But 2026 Is a Buy Opportunity?

Coindesk | Ondo Summit 2026

Bitget CMO Ignacio Aguirre:

Genzio Media | Crypto Outlook 2026: Trends That Win

BSCNews | EXCLUSIVE: 30-MINUTES WITH BITGET'S CMO

Cointelegraph | On the Confluence of Cryptocurrency and Traditional Finance: An Interview with Ignacio Aguirre Franco, CMO of Bitget

Synopsis Podcast | Can TOKENIZED STOCKS go mainstream? Bitget on 24/7 trading, stocks, crypto, AI & universal exchange

Conclusion

Q1 2026 reinforced Bitget's position as a platform moving beyond crypto exchange functionality into a unified system, where crypto, traditional financial assets and AI-driven execution operate within a single environment. The quarter's developments, from the public expansion of TradFi trading to the rollout of AI-native infrastructure and the formalization of the UEX framework, reflect a shift from building individual capabilities to rolling out a fully connected ecosystem. Together, these advancements signal that multi-asset access, intelligent automation, and always-on markets are no longer trends, but are increasingly interdependent.

Externally, this transition is being validated through sustained leadership in liquidity and derivatives activity, alongside growing participation across tokenized equities and non-crypto instruments. Internally, the platform's evolution is reflected in how users engage with markets, with capital rotating more fluidly across asset classes and trading behavior becoming more dynamic. At the same time, Bitget's continued emphasis on Proof of Reserves and a well-capitalized Protection Fund ensures that this expansion is supported by consistent transparency and risk management standards.

As Bitget moves into the next phase of UEX, the focus will remain on deepening integration across asset classes, scaling AI-driven trading capabilities, and extending infrastructure into real-world financial applications. By aligning product development, market structure and user behavior within one cohesive system, Bitget is not just responding to the evolution of finance, but actively shaping how it is accessed and experienced.