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Bitget

Centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for USDT-margined futures and copy trading.

Open Bitget ↗Arbitrage

Volume (24h)$3.66BUSDT markets tracked live

Coins3780with USDT pairs

Spot / Perp markets3392 / 813tracked by ArbiLayer

Base fees0.02% / 0.06%maker / taker, futures

About Bitget

Centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for USDT-margined futures and copy trading.

Trading fees

Official fee schedule ↗

Spot

Maker0.1%

Taker0.1%

Base tier

USDT-M futures

Maker0.02%

Taker0.06%

Base tier

Pay spot fees in BGB: 20% off (0.08% / 0.08%)

Withdrawals: Network-dependent flat fee per asset

New users

Welcome pack for new users, advertised up to 6,200 USDT

Complete registration and identity verification (KYC)
Trading-volume tasks unlock USDT rewards (e.g. 7 USDT for the first 100 USDT of futures volume)
Rewards Center hosts the current task list

Claim on Bitget ↗Figure taken from a July 2026 campaign; terms, amounts and regional eligibility vary. Check the offer page before signing up.

VIP program

VIP program ↗

Tier is based on 30-day spot or futures trading volume, asset balance, or BGB balance; updated daily at 09:00 (UTC+8).

TierRequirementSpot makerSpot takerFutures makerFutures taker

VIP 0Default0.1%0.1%0.02%0.06%

VIP 1> $500K 30d spot vol, or > $5M 30d futures vol, or > $30K assets, or > 20K BGB0.08%0.08%0.019%0.06%

VIP 2> $2M 30d spot vol, or > $10M 30d futures vol, or > $50K assets, or > 30K BGB0.065%0.07%0.016%0.04%

VIP 3> $8M 30d spot vol, or > $20M 30d futures vol, or > $250K assets, or > 150K BGB0.05%0.06%0.014%0.0375%

VIP 4> $30M 30d spot vol, or > $50M 30d futures vol, or > $750K assets, or > 400K BGB0.04%0.05%0.012%0.035%

VIP 5> $50M 30d spot vol, or > $100M 30d futures vol, or > $2M assets, or > 1M BGB0.03%0.04%0.01%0.032%

VIP 6> $75M 30d spot vol, or > $200M 30d futures vol0.025%0.035%0.008%0.032%

VIP 7> $100M 30d spot vol, or > $1B 30d futures vol0.02%0.032%0.0072%0.028%

Proof of reserves

✓ Reserves verifiedReport ↗

Proof of reserves

Published

Snapshot

Sep 29, 2026

Method

Merkle tree (open-source MerkleValidator tool)

Frequency

Monthly

47th PoR report: overall reserve ratio 131% across 19 assets
BTC 142%, ETH 110%, USDT 107%, USDC 154%
Protection Fund restored above $300M on 30 Sep 2026 after absorbing the September 2026 hack

Company

Founded

2018

Headquarters

No single official HQ stated; founded in Singapore, registered in Seychelles; EU hub in Vienna (2026). Platform operator per Terms of Use: BTG Technology Holdings Limited

Token

BGBPay spot fees in BGB for a 20% discount; BGB balance counts toward VIP tier qualification

Leadership

GCGracy ChenCEO

OSOliver StauberCEO, Bitget EU

Products

SpotUSDT-M futuresCopy tradingStock+ (stock-linked trading)Bitget Wallet (self-custodial, separate product)

Licences & registrations

El Salvador: Bitcoin service provider licence from the Central Reserve Bank (December 2024)

Not available in

United States (incl. territories)CanadaHong KongSingaporeJapanMalaysiaThailandKazakhstanFranceGermanyAustriaSanctioned / high-risk jurisdictions (Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, and others)

Incidents & regulatory history

2026Hot and warm wallets drained of ~$387.5M via zero-day flaws in third-party security appliances; attributed to North Korea; withdrawals paused and reopened in phases, losses covered by the Protection Fund
2022Bitget Wallet (then BitKeep) swap exploit (~$1M) and counterfeit-app incident (~$8M)