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  • Comment: For any reviewers, please note the long history under this and the mainspace title including 3 AfDs. Star Mississippi 12:41, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
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Bitget
Company typePrivate
IndustryCryptocurrency
Founded2018; 8 years ago (2018)
Headquarters
Unknown
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gracy Chen[1]
ProductsCryptocurrency exchange

Bitget is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange. The platform has faced regulatory warnings in several jurisdictions.[2]

History

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Bitget was founded in 2018.[citation needed]

In 2021, Bitget listed and promoted ARMY, a token named after the BTS fanbase.[3] According to The Korea Times, Bitget's promotional posts described the token as existing for the "benefit of BTS" and suggested it aimed to support BTS members financially "for life".[4] BTS's management company Hybe threatened legal action over its promotion. After that Singapore's financial regulator suspended Bitget in connection with allegations of misleading marketing related to ARMY token.[5] Bitget later announced it would delist ARMY and keep withdrawals open for a limited period.[6]

In 2023, Bitget's Hong Kong-based subsidiary BitgetX (BGX) ceased operations and withdraw from the jurisdiction Around the same time, OSL group disclosed agreement with BGX and said it intended to use the net proceeds (about HK$710 million) for regulated subsidiaries, and general working capital.[7][8] BGX denied an affiliation with Bitget, while noting a common shareholder and that Pan Zhiyong had served as CEO of both BitgetX and BGX.[9]

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Austria

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In January 2024, Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) issued an investor warning regarding "Bitget / BG Limited", stating that the provider was not authorised to carry out banking transactions in Austria that require a licence.[10]

Canada

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In April 2024, the Alberta Securities Commission added "Canada Bitget Limited" to its Investment Caution List, stating that the platform associated with bitget.com was not registered to trade in or advise on securities or derivatives in Alberta.[11]

France

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In April 2024, France's financial markets regulator AMF, stated that Bitget was blacklisted in France for non-compliance and was not authorised to provide digital asset services in the country; the AMF said it reserved the right to seek a court order to block the website.[12]

Japan

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In November 2024, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) published a warning document regarding "Bitget Limited" for providing crypto-asset exchange services without registration.[13] In June 2025, the FSA also listed "BTG Technology Holdings Limited" in its public list of unregistered financial instruments business operators (including OTC derivatives).[14]

Malaysia

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In August 2024, Securities Commission Malaysia added exchange to its Investor Alert List of unauthorised entities and products.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lang, Hannah (14 July 2025). "Crypto exchanges rushed to list Trump's coin - leaving many losers and some big winners". Reuters.
  2. ^ "Investor alert: ASIC warns investors of Bitget's unlicensed crypto asset futures products". Australian Securities and Investments Commission. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  3. ^ Berger, Miriam (7 December 2021). "Singapore suspends cryptocurrency exchange accused of misleading BTS fans". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ^ Park, Jae-hyuk (29 October 2021). "'Army Coin' irks BTS agency in talks with Upbit operator". The Korea Times. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. ^ Ni, Vincent (5 December 2021). "Singapore suspends crypto exchange over row with K-pop band BTS". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Bitget Will Delist ARMY on December 3, 2021". Bitget Support Center. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  7. ^ "BC Technology Group circular (subscription agreement with BGX)" (PDF). HKEXnews.
  8. ^ "BC Technology Group Limited — Circular (Subscription Agreement with BGX)" (PDF). Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  9. ^ Shen, Xinmei (15 November 2023). "Owner of Hong Kong crypto exchange OSL gets US$91 million from firm linked to Bitget, which is exiting the market". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Bitget / BG Limited - FMA Österreich" (PDF). Finantsinspektsioon (Estonian Financial Supervision Authority). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Canada Bitget Limited". Alberta Securities Commission. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  12. ^ "The AMF reminds the public that the cryptoasset trading platform BITGET is blacklisted". Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Bitget Limited (warning document)" (PDF). Financial Services Agency (Japan) (in Japanese). 28 November 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Unregistered financial instruments business operators (warning list)". Financial Services Agency (Japan) (in Japanese). June 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  15. ^ "SC adds four entities to Investor Alert List, two being potential clones". The Edge Malaysia. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
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