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Bitget launched the industry's first cross-asset unified account on Wednesday, letting more than 370 assets including 100 US stock tokens serve as margin in a single pool.
"Tokenization is moving beyond simple ownership toward utility, where assets can support multiple financial activities from one account," a Bitget spokesperson said.
The Unified Trading Account, or UTA, integrates tokenized US equities into the same capital framework used for crypto trading, allowing users to post stock tokens known as rTokens as collateral alongside digital assets. Bitget TradFi, the exchange's traditional-markets layer launched in January, offers stock tokens, stock perpetual futures, contracts for difference on gold, forex and indices, and pre-IPO products — all funded from a single USDT-settled balance. The exchange supports more than 370 eligible assets across crypto and tokenized traditional markets within the unified margin pool.
The launch positions Bitget ahead of competing exchanges in the push to merge crypto and traditional finance under one account. As platforms including Binance and OKX add tokenized real-world assets, the ability to use stock tokens as margin could become a key differentiator for attracting users seeking 24/7 access to multiple asset classes without maintaining separate accounts. Bitget publishes monthly proof of reserves and maintains a dedicated user protection fund, the company said.
The stock tokens provide price exposure to US equities but do not confer shareholder voting rights or dividends unless a specific backed product provides them, according to the exchange's product documentation. The model reflects a broader industry shift toward universal exchanges that consolidate crypto, tokenized stocks and commodities into one stablecoin-settled account, a concept Bitget has built its 2026 strategy around. For crypto-native users, the appeal is breadth and round-the-clock access from a single balance; for traditional investors, the trade-off is tokenized or derivative exposure rather than direct share ownership. The UTA launch follows Bitget's January rollout of Bitget TradFi and its AI trading assistant GetAgent, which helps users plan and execute trades across asset classes. Availability of the stock token products varies by jurisdiction, and the exchange is not licensed as a broker in many markets, the company said.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
