Bitget CEO Gracy Chen used a mid-year letter to outline plans for expanding the exchange beyond crypto through tokenization, artificial intelligence and broader market access.
Mid-Year Letter Details
Bitget, an exchange based in Victoria, Seychelles, released the letter from Chen on Jul. 2, 2026. It frames a shift from a crypto-only platform toward what the company calls a universal financial provider.
Trading habits are already shifting, according to the letter. About 52% of Bitget users now hold both stocks and crypto, 35% hold gold and other precious metals, and 51% use AI-powered trading tools.
Chen listed four principles guiding the strategy: improving capital efficiency, delivering global assets through a crypto-native experience, expanding access through tokenized assets and pre-IPO investing, and simplifying trades with AI automation.
"Our focus has pivoted from being a crypto exchange to a holistic universal provider," Chen said. "Our platform removes barriers that divided financial markets for decades. Users can now access crypto, stocks, CFDs, gold and do more with their capital 24/7."
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AI And Tokenization Strategy
Chen said tokenization could reshape 10% of capital markets over time, pointing to products such as Stock+ and Reality as early examples of blockchain-based investing tools becoming more accessible.
Artificial intelligence is the second pillar of the strategy, Chen said. She described a future in which users set investment goals and risk limits while automated systems handle monitoring and trade execution. Bitget now counts more than one million AI trading users and over one million copy trading users, following the launch of products including GetClaw and the GetAgent Playbook.
Chen described the exchange's broader goal as extending financial access beyond traditional institutions, a shift she called moving from banking the unbanked to brokering the unbrokered.
Chen has made similar remarks through 2026. In February, she said Bitcoin's weakness stemmed more from a liquidity shock tied to the Oct. 10, 2025 selloff than from weaker fundamentals, and called herself a Bitcoin maximalist who still saw buying opportunities. She also laid out five predicted shifts for crypto in 2026, including deeper convergence between digital and traditional markets.
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