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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
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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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- 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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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
Press releaseBitget Brings Blockchain4Youth to the LALIGA Youth Tournament in ThailandBangkok, Thailand, February 5, 2026—Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), marked the kickoff of the 2026 LALIGA Youth Tournament (LLYT) at the FA Thailand High Performance Training Center, highlighting its commitment to youth engagement and grassroots development throughout Southeast Asia. As a regional partner of LALIGA, Bitget supported the tournament as part of its broader Blockchain4Youth initiative, which focuses on education, discipline, and long-term opportunity for the ne2026-02-05
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Press releaseBitget Lists Tria (TRIA) for Spot Trading Victoria, Seychelles, February 5, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced the addition of Tria (TRIA) in the Innovation Zone for spot trading. Trading for the TRIA/USDT pair opens on February 3, 2026, 10:00 (UTC), with withdrawals available from February 4, 2026, 11:00 (UTC). Tria is a self-custodial neobank and interoperable payments protocol designed to unify spending, trading, and earning across fragmented blockchain ecosystems without the traditional requireme2026-02-05
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Press releaseBitget Opens Up Stock Futures for 24/7 Trading Victoria, Seychelles, January 30, 2026— Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has announced the upcoming launch of 24/7 trading for stock futures, removing traditional market-hour constraints and giving traders uninterrupted access to global equities. The upgrade marks a major step in Bitget’s UEX vision, where crypto-native speed and flexibility extend fully into traditional markets. While equities remain largely tied to defined local trading sessions, major markets still conce2026-01-30
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