Bitget has significantly expanded its proof-of-reserves coverage, moving from four cryptocurrencies to 19 major assets for its eighth anniversary. The upgraded verification infrastructure now covers BTC, USDT, ETH, LTC, LINK, XRP, USDC, DOGE, BNB, SOL, ADA, NEAR, XAUT, TAO, SUI, ONDO, HYPE, PI, and USDGO, significantly widening the share of user holdings covered by reserve verification. According to the latest reports, the expanded coverage includes both platform-level reserve disclosures and personal proof of assets verification, giving users greater visibility into how assets held on Bitget are accounted for and the ability to independently verify their inclusion in reserve snapshots. The September 2026 report recorded a total reserve ratio of 135%, marking the 46th consecutive monthly disclosure since December 2022, with the exchange maintaining an average reserve ratio above 120% throughout this period. The August report showed a company-reported 122% reserve ratio after 45 consecutive monthly disclosures since December 2022, with the exchange maintaining a separate protection fund containing 5,500 BTC worth approximately $382 million during August 2026.
Bitget has launched its eighth-anniversary campaign with a $3 million trading competition and a separate 50,000 USDT community reward pool under the theme "8uilt for Perfect Trades." The campaign introduces 'VIP to the Top,' a direct pathway for qualified professional traders to access VIP 7, Bitget's highest VIP tier running from September 15 to October 31. According to the latest reports, the campaign recognizes users based on their existing trading activity, including eligible VIP status earned on other exchanges, with Ultimate VIP Perks giving eligible former Bitget VIPs and VIP traders from other exchanges access to a 30-day VIP 7 Experience Card without requiring them to progress through each VIP level.
To qualify for VIP status during the campaign, current VIP users of other crypto exchanges can qualify by providing proof of at least 50 million USDT in futures trading volume or 30 million USDT in spot trading volume over the previous 30 days. Former Bitget VIPs who reached VIP 4 or above through futures trading volume between August 2025 and August 2026, but are no longer Bitget VIPs when the campaign begins, are also eligible. The campaign follows surveys and interviews with more than 300 Bitget VIP users, which identified trading costs and rates as key considerations for high-frequency and professional traders. CEO Gracy Chen emphasized that "experienced traders have already earned their stripes, and switching platforms shouldn't mean starting from zero."
Founded in 2018, Bitget began with cryptocurrency spot trading and has systematically expanded its offerings. According to the company's product timeline, the exchange introduced USDT-margined futures in 2019, launched one-click copy trading in 2020, grid trading in 2022, and PoolX and pre-market trading in 2024. The platform opened on-chain trading service in April 2025 and launched stock perpetual contracts four months later. By September 2025, it had listed more than 100 U.S. stock tokens powered by Ondo Finance, with rToken stock trading following in June 2026. Over the past year, Bitget launched stock perpetual contracts, US stock options, and Hong Kong stock Quanto contracts, while rToken surpassed $100 million in AUM within five weeks and has now recorded more than 3 million cumulative transactions. Bitget reports significant trading volumes across its multi-asset platform, claiming daily cryptocurrency spot volume exceeding 600 million USDT and USDT-margined futures volume above 16 billion USDT.
Bitget has significantly expanded its institutional trading capabilities, with institutional client net assets growing 45% compared with the end of 2025 as of Q2 2026. According to the latest reports, core active market makers increased from 90 to 248 firms, demonstrating strong institutional adoption. The 'VIP to the Top' campaign extends benefits beyond trading fee discounts, combining competitive trading and borrowing rates with advanced API capabilities, Unified Trading Account (UTA) infrastructure, multi-asset opportunities, and dedicated VIP services. The campaign comes as Bitget increases its focus on institutional, high-net-worth, and professional traders as part of the next phase of UEX, with the platform expanding across crypto and traditional markets while developing VIP offerings around execution, capital efficiency, connectivity, and service requirements of traders operating at greater scale. The platform now serves more than 125 million users under its Universal Exchange (UEX) vision, expanding across crypto, tokenized equities, commodities, and other global markets.
