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Bitget Universal Exchange (UEX) Whitepaper: Blueprint for Financial Technologies in Crypto, Stocks, Commodities, and Emerging Markets Written By: Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst, Bitget Research
Foreword
Every industry has a defining moment when evolution gives way to transformation. For exchanges, that moment is now. When I first described the idea of a Universal Exchange (UEX), I called it our “seventh gear”, a metaphor for breaking limits that once seemed mechanical, even impossible. In the early days, centralized exchanges were praised for speed and trust, while decentralized exchanges were praised for freedom and transparency. E
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On March 22, 2026, Bitget Academy | Crypto Day ITMO will bring together students, builders, and crypto professionals for an evening of insights, networking, and community building at ITMO University.
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- Bitget Marks International Women’s Day by Calling for Women to Shape the Future of Web3Victoria, Seychelles, March 2, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), is glad to celebrate International Women’s Day under its flagship Blockchain4Her initiative, aligned with its beliefs of inclusion and gender diversity as critical drivers of long-term growth in the blockchain industry.
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- Bitget Kicks Off MotoGP 2026 Season With 120,000 USDT Smart Speed ChallengeVictoria, Seychelles, March 2, 2026 — Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has unveiled Smarter Speed Challenge 2026, the next edition of its MotoGP-inspired online racing mini-game designed to bring together crypto, stocks, and gold trading in an interactive format. The campaign features a total prize pool of 120,000 USDT and exclusive MotoGP VIP experiences, reinforcing Bitget's strategy of blending sports culture with multi-asset trading.
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- Press releaseBitget Universal Exchange (UEX) Whitepaper: Blueprint for Financial Technologies in Crypto, Stocks, Commodities, and Emerging Markets Written By: Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst, Bitget Research Foreword Every industry has a defining moment when evolution gives way to transformation. For exchanges, that moment is now. When I first described the idea of a Universal Exchange (UEX), I called it our “seventh gear”, a metaphor for breaking limits that once seemed mechanical, even impossible. In the early days, centralized exchanges were praised for speed and trust, while decentralized exchanges were praised for freedom and transparency. E2026-01-21
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- BitgetBitget CEO Letter: UEX and the New Era of Financial DemocracyOn New Year's Eve when I was twenty, I got a phone call from my mum. She was bursting with excitement, telling me, “Gracy! I finally did it! I bought a townhouse!” For years, this had been a dream of hers and a financial stretch. A lot of her friends tried to warn her off. “It’s too much money”, they told her. “What if prices drop and you lose it all?” Now, that house is worth eight times what she paid. She had an experience that, if we’re lucky, we all have access to only a few times in our2025-12-31
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- Press releaseBitget Launches Gold, Forex and Commodities Markets for Crypto Users Victoria, Seychelles , December 1 5 , 2025 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has announced the launch of the private beta for Bitget TradFi, a new cross-market feature that gives crypto users direct access to global forex, metals, commodities, indices, and stock CFDs using USDT as margin. Selected users are now able to test this new feature with limited early-access capabilities. The addressable market is vast. According to the Bank for International Settlements, global2025-12-15
Press releaseBitget Appoints Ignacio Aguirre Franco as Chief Marketing Officer to Drive Global Growth and UEX EvolutionVictoria, Seychelles, November 7, 2025—Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has strengthened its leadership in global brand narrative and user engagement strategy with the appointment of Ignacio Aguirre Franco as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Ignacio brings over fifteen years of experience across technology, fintech, and blockchain, with a career that bridges engineering and marketing. Before joining Bitget, he held senior roles at Adobe, SAP, Scorechain, and Xapo Bank2025-11-07
UEXBitget Turns 7, Coining the ‘Universal Exchange’ as the Next Generation of Exchanges Victoria, Seychelles, 16th September 2025 – Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), is proud to celebrate its 7th anniversary with the theme of #GearUpTo7, kickstarting a new era of integrated finance. Over the past seven years, strategic partnerships, community initiatives, and steady business growth have driven Bitget’s global expansion. Collaborations with legendary Messi, Juventus FC, MotoGP, LaLiga, and the UNTOLD music festival have extended Bitget’s reach beyond crypt2025-09-16
UEXA Letter from Bitget CEO: As We #GearUpTo7, Bitget Evolves Beyond a Centralized ExchangeThis past June, I found myself in the small city of Mugello in central Italy, where the 2025 MotoGP Italy was taking place. As the riders roared past at breathtaking speed, the piercing sound of their engines seemed to shake the air itself. A MotoGP staff member beside me leaned over and said, “Did you know these bikes can reach up to 350 km per hour, almost the same as an airplane at takeoff?” My jaw dropped in astonishment, and I blurted out, “To reach such speeds, the gearbox must be incredi2025-09-15
Press releaseBitget to Transfer 440 Million BGB to Morph Foundation, Accelerating BGB as Gas and Governance Token of Morph ChainKey Highlights Bitget will transfer all BGB tokens that it controls, 440 million in total, to the Morph Foundation, with 220 million burned immediately and the remaining 220 million locked with gradual release to support ecosystem growth. The Morph Foundation will oversee BGB as the gas and governance token of Morph, powering payments and utility across the layer. Bitget and Bitget Wallet’s 120 million users will gain direct access to the innovative decentralized protocols built on2025-09-02
Press releaseBitget Burns 30M BGB Worth $138 Million for Q2 2025 Victoria, Seychelles, 10th July, 2025 – Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is set to burn 30,001,053.1 BGB (2.56% of total supply) tokens for the second quarter of 2025, equivalent to approximately $138 million based on the Q2 2025 average price. This brings the total burn for the first half of the year to over 5% of the total supply of the BGB token, based on Bitget’s strategy of growing the native ecosystem token. BGB has emerged as one of the top-2025-07-10
Hot eventsBitget Academy | Crypto Day ITMO On March 22, 2026, Bitget Academy | Crypto Day ITMO will bring together students, builders, and crypto professionals for an evening of insights, networking, and community building at ITMO University. From 17:00 to 22:00, the conference will feature five industry speakers, interactive sessions, audience giveaways, and a dedicated networking zone designed to spark meaningful connections across the Web3 ecosystem. The event is expected to welcome 150+ attendees, including traders, developers, foun2026-03-02
Press releaseBitget Marks International Women’s Day by Calling for Women to Shape the Future of Web3Victoria, Seychelles, March 2, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), is glad to celebrate International Women’s Day under its flagship Blockchain4Her initiative, aligned with its beliefs of inclusion and gender diversity as critical drivers of long-term growth in the blockchain industry. Anchored around the question “How can we achieve mass adoption without women?”, the campaign challenges the industry to confront a fundamental reality: excluding half of the global populat2026-03-02
Press releaseBitget Kicks Off MotoGP 2026 Season With 120,000 USDT Smart Speed ChallengeVictoria, Seychelles, March 2, 2026 — Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has unveiled Smarter Speed Challenge 2026, the next edition of its MotoGP-inspired online racing mini-game designed to bring together crypto, stocks, and gold trading in an interactive format. The campaign features a total prize pool of 120,000 USDT and exclusive MotoGP VIP experiences, reinforcing Bitget's strategy of blending sports culture with multi-asset trading. The launch builds on Bitget's MotoGP2026-03-02
Press releaseBitget Lists Bitway (BTW) for Spot Trading Victoria, Seychelles, March 2, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced the addition of Bitway (BTW) in the Innovation Zone for spot trading. Trading for the BTW/USDT pair opens on March 2, 2026, 9:00 (UTC), with withdrawals available from March 3, 2026, 9:00 (UTC). Bitway is an integrated DeTraFi (Decentralized Traditional Finance) ecosystem and Layer 1 blockchain designed to bridge the gap between fragmented on-chain liquidity and institutional-grade financi2026-03-02
Press releaseBitget Publishes February 2026 Proof of Reserves, Maintaining 169% Total Reserve Ratio Victoria, Seychelles, February 26, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released its February 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR), reaffirming full backing of user assets amid continued market volatility and cautious investor sentiment across digital asset markets. The February snapshot covers BTC, ETH, USDT, and USDC, with corresponding reserve data published on Bitget's Proof of Reserves transparency page. As with previous disclosures, the update includes on-chain wallet2026-02-26
Press releaseBitget and Obside Partner to Launch Live AI Trading Arena for Copy TradingVictoria, Seychelles, February 26, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced a partnership with Obside, bringing the AI Trading Arena to Bitget through copy trading. Developed by Obside, the AI Trading Arena is a live environment where advanced AI models trade real markets autonomously using real-time data. The collaboration makes Obside’s AI traders available exclusively for copy trading on Bitget Futures. The AI Trading Arena has been operating for over three2026-02-26
Press releaseBitget Lists Fabric Protocol (ROBO) for Spot Trading Victoria, Seychelles, February 26, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced the addition of Fabric Protocol (ROBO) in the Innovation and AI Zone for spot trading. Trading for the ROBO/USDT pair opens on February 27, 2026, 10:00 (UTC), with withdrawals available from February 28, 2026, 11:00 (UTC). Fabric Protocol is a global, open network for the coordination, deployment, and governance of general-purpose robotics. By integrating high-performance blockchain primiti2026-02-26
Press releaseBitget and Arkis Partner to Expand Capital-Efficient Institutional TradingVictoria, Seychelles, February 24, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced a partnership with Arkis, an institutional digital asset prime brokerage providing unified margin and credit across centralized and decentralized venues. The collaboration introduces Direct Market Access (DMA) to Bitget within Arkis’s prime brokerage framework, enabling institutions to trade on Bitget while financing positions through a single, portfolio-based margin model. Through the2026-02-24
GracyWhy We Made TradFi a Main Course — Not a Side DishOver the past year, I've watched more and more crypto exchanges add traditional financial products to their platforms. Stocks. Indices. Gold. Forex. In many ways, this is a positive signal. It tells me the industry is maturing, and it validates something I've believed for a long time: the endgame of this industry isn't TradFi versus crypto—it's TradFi on crypto rails. But as this trend takes shape, I've noticed a pattern that feels incomplete. Most platforms are adding TradFi, but they're not tr2026-02-23
Press releaseBitget Positions Itself as an AI-Native Exchange With New Agent Hub LaunchVictoria, Seychelles, February 13, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced the launch of Bitget Agent Hub, a new platform designed to support the next phase of AI-driven trading as intelligent agents move from experimentation into real market participation. As AI tools increasingly act on behalf of users, monitoring markets, summarizing research, and executing strategies, trading infrastructure is being reshaped. The key challenge is no longer model intellige2026-02-13
Hot eventsBitget to Participate as a Business Partner at VIII Crypto Summit — Booth D03 On March 25–26, 2026, Moscow will host the VIII Crypto Summit at the MTS Live Hall — one of Russia’s leading platforms bringing together the crypto industry, technological innovation, and regulatory dialogue. Bitget will join the summit as an official Business Partner, showcasing its expertise, products, and ecosystem developments at Booth D03 within the exhibition area. Crypto Summit is recognized as a unique industry event in Russia where discussions evolve into practical initiatives. The for2026-02-13
Press releaseBitget Partners with Yuma to Expand Global Access to Bittensor (TAO) StakingVictoria, Seychelles, February 13, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced a partnership with the leading TAO infrastructure provider, Yuma, to deliver TAO staking services on the Bitget platform. Under the collaboration, Yuma will serve as Bitget’s validator service provider, supporting scalable and reliable access to the Bittensor network for Bitget’s global user base. Bitget was the first centralized exchange to introduce TAO staking in 2025, providing early acc2026-02-13
Press releaseBitget Celebrates Lunar New Year With Fortune Card Campaign Highlighting a Unified Trading Experience Victoria, Seychelles, February 13, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced the launch of its UEX Fortune Card Campaign, a Lunar New Year celebration designed to invite users to explore different markets across the platform while sharing seasonal rewards. Running from February 13, 18:00 to February 21, 18:00 (UTC+8), the campaign allows users to collect Fortune Card puzzle pieces by completing simple daily activities across Bitget’s ecosystem.2026-02-13
Press releaseBitget Targets 40% of Tokenized Stock Trading by 2030, Boosts TradFi with One-Click AccessVictoria, Seychelles, February 12, 2026—Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced a major mobile app upgrade that puts crypto and traditional financial markets side by side on the homepage, reflecting how traders are increasingly moving between asset classes in one trading session. The release follows Bitget’s January rollout of TradFi trading, which expanded access to stock-linked products, FX, indices, commodities, and precious metals such as gold and silver, all se2026-02-12
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