Bitget has marked its eighth anniversary with a renewed emphasis on security, transparency and regulatory compliance, according to Chief Legal Officer Hon Ng. In a letter published on September 18, 2026, Ng reflected on the platform's evolution from a crypto derivatives exchange into a broader trading venue that now serves more than 125 million users and is expanding into tokenized equities, commodities and other global markets under its Universal Exchange (UEX) vision.
Ng said that greater access must be accompanied by stronger infrastructure, including more transparency, stronger security and compliance frameworks capable of supporting a broader range of markets. He stressed that these standards must grow with the platform and that the responsibility becomes broader as the exchange scales.
Bitget introduced Proof of Reserves in December 2022 and has published reserve data every month since then. The platform maintains a commitment to hold user assets at a minimum 1:1 reserve ratio and provides Merkle Tree-based verification. In September 2026, the 46th consecutive Proof of Reserves report recorded a total reserve ratio of 135%, with the average reserve ratio remaining above 120%. As part of its anniversary, Bitget is expanding Proof of Reserves coverage from four assets to 19, allowing users to independently verify a wider scope of assets.
Beyond reserves, the exchange highlighted its Protection Fund, established in 2022 with an initial commitment of $300 million. In August 2026, the fund maintained an average valuation of approximately $382 million. Bitget also detailed layered security measures including two-factor authentication, FIDO2 and WebAuthn passkeys, anti-phishing codes, device controls, withdrawal safeguards, transaction monitoring, anomaly detection and fraud-prevention systems.
The platform has also introduced a Market Integrity and Token Accountability Framework to strengthen post-listing surveillance across listed assets, project teams and market makers. The framework aims to identify abnormal wallet behaviour, market manipulation, weak liquidity and suspicious trading activity. Where misconduct is identified, Bitget may issue enhanced risk warnings, restrict accounts, freeze accounts, suspend trading or delist assets.
On compliance, Ng said operating across multiple markets requires understanding and meeting the standards of individual jurisdictions. Bitget's regulatory footprint includes registrations, licences and approvals in Argentina, Australia, El Salvador, Georgia (Tbilisi Free Zone), Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland and the UK. The exchange's compliance systems cover KYC and KYB processes, AML and CFT controls, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and engagement with regulators. Bitget is also working with BlockSec on a UEX Security Standard covering verifiable solvency, multi-asset risk isolation, data and privacy protection, dynamic monitoring, and application and infrastructure defence.
Ng concluded that the lesson of eight years is that growth and responsibility cannot be separated, and that every expansion in what a platform offers also expands what it needs to protect, verify and account for. The exchange's eighth-anniversary theme is "Built for Trades", focused on the security, transparency and standards needed for users to trade with confidence.
