Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange serving over 120 million users, has opened its traditional finance trading suite to all customers after a private beta period that attracted more than 80,000 waitlist sign-ups and generated over $100 million in single-day gold trading volume.

What Happened: Exchange Expansion

Bitget completed a private beta program in December that tested traditional finance trading capabilities alongside its cryptocurrency offerings.

The XAU/USD gold pair recorded the $100 million trading volume during the test phase.

The exchange processes trades across four asset categories with leverage options that were refined based on beta participant feedback.

The platform now offers 79 traditional market instruments including metals, foreign exchange, indices and commodities, all settled in USDT and accessible from existing Bitget accounts.

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Why It Matters: Platform Convergence

The launch represents a shift in exchange business models from single-asset-class platforms to unified trading environments.

"Traders want the flexibility to choose between assets in a unified ecosystem," said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. "They want the freedom to move between crypto and traditional markets as conditions change."

The company describes the approach as a Universal Exchange model, allowing users to access both digital assets and traditional instruments without switching platforms or creating separate accounts.

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