Crypto trading no longer exists in isolation from the rest of the financial world. Many traders now track global events, interest rates, and commodity prices just as closely as token charts. As a result, the boundary between digital assets and traditional markets has continued to thin. Bitget’s latest move reflects that shift, as the exchange opens its platform to traditional financial markets for the first time.
The exchange has announced the public launch of its traditional finance trading suite, opening the door for users to trade assets like gold, forex, indices, and commodities alongside cryptocurrencies on the same platform.
Bitget says the decision follows strong interest during a private beta phase. More than 80,000 users joined the waitlist, a sign that many traders want exposure to traditional markets without leaving their crypto accounts. During testing, activity quickly picked up. Gold trading, tracked through the XAU/USD pair, recorded over $100 million in single day volume at one point, which Bitget described as one of the strongest performances seen during the trial period.
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That early demand helped shape the final product. With the full launch now live, Bitget TradFi offers access to 79 instruments across metals, forex, indices, and commodities. All trades are settled in USDT and can be placed directly from existing Bitget accounts, meaning users do not need to move funds between platforms or manage separate balances.
According to the company, the TradFi suite was built to feel familiar to users who already trade crypto. The goal is to let traders react to global market moves, hedge positions, or diversify without switching tools. Bitget says this setup allows users to run macro driven strategies while staying inside one trading environment.
Gracy Chen, Chief Executive Officer of Bitget, said the launch fits into the company’s wider vision. “This launch reinforces Bitget’s UEX vision, where trading is no longer segmented by asset class,” she said. “By bringing gold, forex and commodities into the same ecosystem as crypto, Bitget is positioning itself around how modern traders think about risk, diversification and opportunity.”
Chen added that key features were adjusted during the beta period based on user feedback. “Traders want the freedom to move between crypto and traditional markets as conditions change,” she said. “Making TradFi publicly available is about giving them that access in one place, without friction.”
Bitget’s move reflects a broader trend in the industry. Crypto exchanges are increasingly trying to position themselves as full financial platforms rather than places to trade digital assets alone. As crypto becomes more connected to global markets, the lines between traditional finance and digital assets continue to blur.
With TradFi trading now live, Bitget says it plans to keep expanding its offerings in line with its goal of unifying multiple asset classes on a single platform.
David Adubiina
