Bitget reported a 45% increase in net assets held by institutional clients compared to the third quarter of 2025. During the same period, the number of active market makers on the platform rose from 90 to 248, marking a 176% growth. CEO Gracy Chen identified the institutional sector as the company's primary strategic focus.
The exchange is prioritizing improvements in trade execution, including order matching speed and reduced slippage. Bitget is also expanding its infrastructure, which includes FIX/API connectivity, sub-accounts with portfolio margin, OTC RFQ services, and credit lines. These efforts aim to enhance accessibility across both traditional and digital asset markets.
The platform's Universal Exchange (UEX) model allows trading of cryptocurrencies, tokenized stocks, commodities, and currencies from a single account. At its peak, non-crypto assets accounted for 40% of total trading volume, with daily turnover for perpetual contracts on traditional assets and CFDs exceeding $10 billion each.
Bitget's RWA-focused Reality platform offers the rToken line, which includes approximately 1,000 assets. One in four new clients chooses these instruments, with users completing 3 million transactions. The rToken lineup features 300 traditional asset contracts and about 100 CFD pairs, with plans to introduce dividend payments and lending.
