Bitget Adapts Its Services for Institutional Investors

Bitget adapts its services for institutional investors. According to a survey by Coinbase and EY-Parthenon (351 firms), nearly half of the institutions planning to add crypto exposure in 2026 cite improved infrastructure as the reason: custody, settlements, and risk management. Bitget identifies institutional business as the focus of its ninth year and supports multiple custody models as part of its Universal Exchange strategy.

Off-exchange settlements separate custody and trading: a fund holds assets with Copper or Fireblocks, the custodian locks a portion and reports the balance to the exchange, which accounts for it as trading credit. Profits and losses are netted between the custodian and the exchange at fixed intervals. This reduces the direct counterparty risk of the platform and enhances capital efficiency. However, the model does not eliminate market risk: a losing position is liquidated, the custodian itself becomes the counterparty, and between cycles, the exchange's profit is a claim, not custody.

According to a report by AIMA and PwC, in 2025, 55% of traditional hedge funds held digital assets compared to 47% the previous year; most hold less than 2% of assets, and 71% plan to increase positions. In the Coinbase and EY-Parthenon survey, 61% of investing firms used more than one custodian to mitigate risk. Bitget works with Sygnum, interacts with Komainu (founded by Nomura, CoinShares, and Ledger), is integrated with Copper ClearLoop, and lists Cactus Custody Oasis, Fireblocks Off Exchange, OSL MirrorEX, and Bitfire PrimeMirror. Off-exchange settlement is no longer uncommon: ClearLoop connects Coinbase International, Kraken MTF, and Deribit. The difference lies in the number and regulation of routes. Several custodians and settlement networks underpin many exchanges simultaneously: a failure in one could affect all. The next test is the behavior of interconnected custody and settlement models under stress.