What is a Universal Exchange (UEX)? Bitget’s vision for the future of trading

On September 9, 2025, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen introduced the concept of a universal exchange (UEX) in a letter shared with the community during the exchange’s 7th ￰0￱ CEO introduced Bitget as ‘an exchange that offers all the tradable assets.’ So, what is a universal exchange? In this article, we explore how a UEX works, introduce new investment opportunities, and explain how Bitget is leading the ￰1￱ is a Universal Exchange (UEX)? Universal Exchange, or UEX, is the next evolution in trading ￰2￱ combines the best parts of centralized exchanges (CEXs) and decentralized exchanges (DEXs) as well as TradFi platforms into one seamless experience. A UEX unifies centralized and decentralized services into a single platform.

“The limited scope of asset listings on centralized exchange (CEX) or the complex, fragmented experience of a decentralized one (DEX) both have their place, but neither provides a truly complete solution,” said Gracy Chen, CEO of ￰3￱ CEO, Gracy ￰4￱ unify the centralized and decentralized services? Centralized exchanges prioritize convenience, liquidity, and advanced trading features, while decentralized exchanges (DEX) focus on privacy, self-custody, and permissionless ￰5￱ is better; the best choice depends on whether you value complete control over your assets or ease of use and fiat ￰6￱ “impossible triangle” stipulates that a crypto exchange cannot provide a good user experience, asset variety, and security on one platform.

A universal exchange transcends the established barriers of the “impossible triangle” by leveraging the best of both ￰7￱ Bitget, this also includes: A market for all tradable financial assets, including ETFs, gold, and tokenized real-world assets, US stocks, and S&P 500 ￰8￱ artificial intelligence tools for trade analysis and execution for a seamless trading ￰9￱ security, combining user control with institutional protections, backed by a protection fund valued at over $700 ￰10￱ do a CEX, DEX, and UEX compare? At the bare minimum, a CEX is a crypto exchange with a hierarchical form of governance. A DEX is a crypto exchange that runs on the blockchain, meaning it is run by multiple users running the blockchain.

A UEX is a crypto exchange combining CEXs and DEXs features for a unified trading ￰11￱ table below dives deeper into how the three platforms ￰12￱ / Attribute CEX DEX UEX (Universal Exchange) Custody of Assets Custodial (exchange holds assets) Non-custodial (user controls assets) Offers both custodial and non-custodial options User Experience (UX) High (intuitive interfaces, support) Moderate to Low (technical barriers) High (streamlined UX with hybrid access) Security Vulnerable to hacks (single point) High (decentralized, self-custody) Balanced: user choice + AI-enhanced threat detection Privacy Low (KYC/AML required) High (anonymous, no KYC) Mixed: KYC for CEX layer, optional for DEX-like services Liquidity High (deep order books) Often low (especially for niche tokens) High (CEX liquidity + DEX pools) Access to Tokens Limited (often only vetted tokens) Broad (many new tokens available) Broad (CEX listings + DEX token support) Trading Features Advanced (margin, futures, etc.) Basic (swaps, liquidity pools) Advanced features across both layers Fiat On/Off Ramp Yes Rarely Yes (via CEX integration) Control Over Funds Limited (exchange has control) Full (user has private keys) User-defined (choose custody level) Regulatory Compliance High Low/None Compliant on CEX side; flexible on DEX side Interoperability Low (closed ecosystem) Medium (depends on blockchain) High (cross-chain and cross-service support) AI/Automation Tools Emerging Rare Integrated (e.

g., Bitget’s AI-driven features) Unlocking the power of trading with Bitget UEX Bitget is the first crypto exchange to introduce and define itself as the largest universal exchange providing a simplified, more inclusive gateway to global financial ￰13￱ investment opportunities From crypto to stocks, ETFs, gold, and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), Bitget UEX provides access to millions of tokens plus traditional investments through ￰14￱ can buy US stocks, S&P 500 ETFs, and gold previously restricted by geography or platform limitations. Bitget’s integration of Ethereum , Binance Smart Chain, Base, and Solana assets on Bitget Onchain marked a major milestone in becoming a ￰15￱ feature on Bitget gave users access to millions of tokens from a single ￰16￱ integration also combined the scale of on-chain markets with the protections of centralized trading, such as token screening before ￰17￱ Onchain trading ￰18￱ exchange’s diversification growth didn’t stop at Web3 assets.

Recently, the exchange launched stock futures, allowing users to trade tokenized traditional assets like TSLA, NVDA, AAPL, and ￰19￱ with xStocks and Ondo expanded market access to tokenized stocks, electronically traded funds (ETFs), and real-world assets (RWAs) such as real estate, commodities, and intellectual ￰20￱ evolving into a UEX, Bitget provided its community with a more diversified investment portfolio to choose from by providing access to financial assets that would otherwise be difficult to access through traditional ￰21￱ and AI-driven tools Automation and artificial intelligence are important for Bitget’s UEX ￰22￱ exchange’s mission on this front is to launch new technologies and tools that provide users a smooth and better trading ￰23￱ intelligence (AI) on the platform is modeled to provide beginners with an easy on-boarding experience, and for advanced traders, acts as a professional grade tool capable of real time market analysis.

A significant aspect of the UEX is provided through its proprietary platform, ￰24￱ introduced in July on an invite-only basis, GetAgent analyzes real-time market data using AI to deliver actionable trading insights and execution ￰25￱ GetAgent (UEX). The AI, GetAgent, is accessible as a chat interface on the Bitget mobile ￰26￱ can type your questions in plain language, and it responds with actionable trading ￰27￱ can also execute trades by requesting the AI from the chat interface. Moreover, the AI acts as your personal crypto strategist by studying your trading strategies and tailoring its responses to your trading ￰28￱ UEX enables arbitrage and portfolio balancing opportunities by enabling users to execute cross-asset strategies without transfer delays or multiple account ￰29￱ exchange also achieves automation through customizable trading bots that run 24/7 to capture market opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to ￰30￱ bots follow pre-determined instructions to execute trades based on trading patterns and market ￰31￱ Bitget remains one of the safest digital asset exchanges in the space, with a $700 million security fund providing an extra layer of resilience against cybersecurity ￰32￱ a UEX, it combines the best security features of centralized and decentralized ￰33￱ features include multi-factor authentication, SSL encryption, cold storage of assets in multi-signature wallets, proof-of-reserve (POR) reports, and anti-phishing ￰34￱ exchange also leverages artificial intelligence to detect patterns and establish a security baseline for the ￰35￱ activity beyond the baseline is immediately flagged for swift ￰36￱ uses AI for threat detection, prevention, and remediation, such as signs of token concentration or potential rug-pull ￰37￱ reach Bitget is now licensed to operate in multiple jurisdictions, including Italy, Poland, Lithuania, Czechia, El Salvador, Argentina, Bulgaria, and Georgia, with licenses acquired this year (2025).

Its decentralized features are accessible globally through the Bitget Wallet, as the regulation of decentralized products remains ￰38￱ support the growing community of over 120 million users, Bitget invests in localized community programs, offline engagement, and multilingual support. Full-stack centralized DeFi ecosystem By combining the best of centralized and decentralized finance, Bitget can now provide some of the best investment opportunities in the ￰39￱ instance, the union allows access to thousands of digital assets across more than 100 ￰40￱ 2024, the platform’s Launchpool program provided an average return of 89%. At its peak, it reached 329%.

The platform also allows access to pre-market launches of 50+ currencies with sizable trading volumes. A UEX interface, therefore, stands out for its inclusivity, diverse investment opportunities, and ￰41￱ Bitget is now becoming the one-stop shop for financial assets—stocks, ETFs, gold , and forex—all under one ￰42￱ UEX leverages AI-powered tools for advanced market analysis and execution, and the blockchain for hybrid security and settlement of a varied selection of financial ￰43￱ forward, we anticipate that Bitget will continue to innovate new security and accessibility standards to cater to a global community of ￰44￱ future also includes more advanced technologies and tools for a smooth user experience.