Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has announced a strategic partnership with institutional digital asset trading leader B2C2. The collaboration, announced on March 11, 2026, is designed to bring B2C2's deep liquidity and execution capabilities directly into Bitget's institutional ecosystem. B2C2, founded in 2015 and majority-owned by Japanese financial giant SBI, is globally recognized for its institutional market-making and over-the-counter (OTC) electronic trading services.
The partnership aims to provide Bitget's institutional clients—including hedge funds, asset managers, brokers, and traditional financial institutions—with consistent liquidity, competitive bid-ask spreads, robust credit offerings, and efficient settlement. This move is a key part of Bitget's strategy to strengthen its position in the institutional digital asset market.
In a related development, Bitget released its February 2026 Transparency Report, revealing significant platform growth. The exchange recorded net inflows of $205.95 million during the month, ranking it third globally among centralized exchanges, according to data from DefiLlama. This performance placed Bitget ahead of several larger competitors during a period when many exchanges experienced net outflows.
Most notably, the report highlighted a massive 86% year-over-year increase in Bitget's Bitcoin reserves. Data from CryptoQuant shows that Bitget's BTC holdings grew from approximately 19,700 BTC in early 2025 to around 36,700 BTC by the end of February 2026. This accumulation of Bitcoin occurred despite ongoing volatility in the broader cryptocurrency market. The report also cited the expansion of the platform's traditional finance (TradFi) and AI-driven trading infrastructure as key components of its ongoing Universal Exchange strategy.
