Bitget Sees Institutional Spot Trading Share More Than Double to 82% in 2025

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released its 2025 year-in-review, highlighting a sharp rise in institutional participation and rapid expansion across crypto, onchain markets, and tokenized traditional finance. According to the report, institutional spot trading volume surged from 39.4% in January to 82% by December 2025, underscoring a decisive shift in market structure toward professional and large-scale participants.

The growth coincides with Bitget’s strong performance in derivatives. As per CoinGlass’ 2025 Crypto Derivatives Market Annual Report, Bitget ranked fourth globally by derivatives trading volume, recording $8.17 trillion in total volume and an average daily volume of $25.20 billion. The exchange attributes this momentum to deeper liquidity conditions and a broader, more sophisticated participant base.

Institutions reshape spot and futures markets

Bitget’s internal data shows institutional market makers also made major inroads into futures trading, with their share rising from 3% to 60% over the course of the year. This transformation reflects growing confidence among professional traders in Bitget’s infrastructure, execution quality, and risk management tools.

The UEX model—designed to unify crypto, onchain assets, and tokenized TradFi under a single trading interface—has played a central role in attracting institutions seeking consolidated access to global markets without fragmentation.

Onchain and tokenized finance drive new growth

Beyond centralized exchanges, Bitget expanded aggressively into onchain markets. Bitget Onchain, launched in April 2025, surpassed $2.4 billion in cumulative trading volume by year-end. Multichain access and onchain analytics tools enabled users to convert market signals into executable strategies, bridging the gap between decentralized and centralized trading.

Tokenized finance emerged as another standout vertical. Bitget’s cumulative trading volume for tokenized stock futures exceeded $15 billion in 2025, while the public rollout of TradFi markets—covering stocks, indices, commodities, FX, and precious metals—pushed daily trading above $2 billion shortly after launch.

Tokenized equities gain traction

Momentum accelerated through integrations with real-world asset (RWA) issuers such as Ondo Finance. Bitget and Bitget Wallet enabled trading in 100+ tokenized stocks and ETFs for eligible users outside the U.S. In December 2025, Bitget captured 73% of all trading activity in Ondo tokenized stock tokens, as those assets generated over $88 million in spot trading volume within a single week.

AI, payments, and consumer adoption

Product expansion also extended into AI and payments. Bitget’s GetAgent AI reached more than 500,000 users, facilitating over 2 million conversations focused on portfolio insights and trading strategies. Meanwhile, Bitget Wallet Card spending increased 28× year-on-year across 50+ markets. Stablecoin Earn Plus hit $80 million in TVL within one month, driving a tenfold expansion of Bitget’s Earn products.

“Our 2025 progress shows what happens when global markets can be accessed in one place,” said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. She added that Bitget’s 2026 focus will center on UEX expansion, AI-driven execution, and regulatory compliance, including deeper TradFi liquidity and 24/7 market access.