Bitget TradFi Surpasses $2 Billion in Daily Volume as Gold Trading Activity Surges

 

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has recorded more than $2 billion in daily trading volume on Bitget TradFi, marking a major milestone since its public rollout on January 5. The performance highlights accelerating demand for access to traditional markets on the platform as a hedge against recent volatility. With this, pairs such as Gold (XAUUSD), Dow Jones Industrial Average (US30), Nasdaq 100 index (NAS100), Silver (XAGUSD), and Euro FX (EURUSD) are the top traded within the 72-hour timeframe.

The surge in trading activity reflects the real need for Bitget TradFi, which enables crypto-native traders to participate in global markets through a seamless trading interface. The growth shows Bitget’s UEX model is evolving into a real-time gateway to trade 2M+ tokens onchain, tokenized stocks, indices, forex, commodities and precious metals like gold.

Since its launch, Gold (XAUUSD) has emerged as the most actively traded pair on Bitget TradFi, ranking first by volume. The trend highlights gold’s role as a high-liquidity instrument as well as a tactical asset used to capture short-term price swings.

“Headlines have triggered a risk-off shift, pushing flows into gold and silver. Oil is holding near -$60/ per barrel, limiting near-term inflation pressure, even as markets price in potential supply shocks and tighter financial conditions,” said Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget Research.

“On-chain positioning remains supportive; exchange balances trending lower, ETF flows stabilizing and improving, and stablecoin liquidity staying elevated suggest accumulation and a potential base for a higher-timeframe rebound rather than broad capitulation,” he added.

Bitget TradFi has been designed as an event-driven trading environment, offering short-term access to global financial instruments. With $2 billion in daily TradFi volume now recorded, Bitget is lowering the barriers typically associated with traditional markets. This milestone aligns with Bitget’s broader UEX vision for a unified platform where users can move fluidly between markets gaining access to global assets worldwide.

“The fundamental shift in wealth management is happening right now,” said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. “People are moving from platforms with hefty fees and brokerage to platforms like ours that allow them to access global assets under a roof. Tokenized TradFi assets such as gold, forex and stocks are currently traded at one of the lowest fees in the world on Bitget.”

To start your TradFi journey, visit here.

About Bitget

Established in 2018, Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 120 million users with access to millions of crypto tokens, tokenized stocks, ETFs, and other real-world assets, while offering real-time access to Bitcoin price, Ethereum price, XRP price, and other cryptocurrency prices, all on a single platform. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI-powered trading tools, interoperability across tokens on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, and wider access to real-world assets. On the decentralized side, Bitget Wallet is an everyday finance app built to make crypto simple, secure, and part of everyday finance. Serving over 80 million users, it bridges blockchain rails with real-world finance, offering an all-in-one platform for on- and off-ramping, trading, earning, and paying seamlessly.

Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships, such as its role as the Official Crypto Partner of the World's Top Football League, LALIGA, in EASTERN, SEA and LATAM markets. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. In the world of motorsports, Bitget is the exclusive cryptocurrency exchange partner of MotoGP™, one of the world’s most thrilling championships.

For more information, visit: Website | Twitter | Telegram | LinkedIn | Discord | Bitget Wallet

For media inquiries, please contact: media@bitget.com

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SOURCE: Bitget Limited

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Audiencerate Gains Rare Dual Status As Google Data Provider, Upload Partner

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Bernama) -- Audiencerate, a technology company specialising in data activation solutions and platforms, has been named a Customer Match Upload Partner by Google.

The certification, granted to a limited number of global operators authorised to manage and onboard first-party data into the Google Ads and DV360 ecosystem, strengthens the company’s partnership with Google, according to a statement.

Audiencerate Chief Executive Officer, Nicola Boschetti said Google’s approval marks a strategic milestone in the company’s growth and its development toward an innovative MadTech platform.

“Our technology allows us to offer an integrated infrastructure that adheres to the highest standards, supporting businesses in their transition toward a data economy centred on privacy and the realisation of their proprietary data's business value,” said Boschetti.

The new accreditation adds to Audiencerate’s existing status as a certified Google Data Provider, allowing the company to seamlessly integrate proprietary audience segments and data into Google’s advertising platforms.

The combined certifications strengthen Audiencerate’s position in the digital advertising market, which is increasingly reliant on first-party data.

Through the integration, companies can securely use their own datasets, including hashed email addresses, phone numbers and digital identifiers, to build tailored audiences for Search, YouTube, Gmail, Display and Shopping campaigns.

The capability is especially relevant as the integration of AdTech and MarTech becomes critical and businesses accelerate the shift toward strategies based on proprietary data assets.

Operating across major European and international markets, Audiencerate said its newly recognised status further enhances its ability to compete with global players in the MarTech and AdTech sectors.

-- BERNAMA

Private Healthcare Costs Are Rewriting the Map for Migrating Millionaires, New Data Shows

LONDON, Dec 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A sharp acceleration in global wealth migration in 2025 is colliding with rapidly diverging private healthcare costs worldwide, making the availability and costs of reliable private care a decisive factor in where high-net-worth families choose to live, invest, and secure residence or citizenship rights.

New client data released today by global leaders in citizenship and residence planning, Henley & Partners, confirms record demand for cross-border planning and highlights healthcare cost exposure as a critical “hidden variable” shaping long-term destination decisions for globally mobile families.

Record Global Demand is Reshaping Priorities

Henley & Partners has received applications from 92 nationalities this year (2025) and supported demand across 50+ residence and citizenship programs. Over the past five years, the firm has assisted applicants from 136 nationalities, underscoring the scale and diversity of today’s wealth-migration movement. Comparing the first three quarters of 2024 with the same period in 2025, the firm has seen a 43% increase in applications — a clear signal of intensifying cross-border mobility among affluent families.

“Global mobility is becoming a core risk-management strategy for wealthy families,” according to Dr. Christian H. Kaelin, Chairman of Henley & Partners. “As clients build lives across multiple jurisdictions, they are scrutinizing not only access to residence and citizenship, but also the real cost of sustaining that lifestyle — especially the price of reliable private healthcare. Destinations that look attractive on paper can become far less so once true healthcare exposure is understood.”

New Evidence Turns Healthcare Costs into a Core Mobility Metric

To support clients’ destination decisions, Henley & Partners is referencing the newly published SIP Health Cost Index (HCI) 2025 — a systematic benchmark of the true cost of private healthcare for internationally mobile individuals and families across 50 key countries, based on International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) premiums. While Henley & Partners leads on residence and citizenship planning, the Index provides a vital complementary lens: private healthcare costs can materially change a destination’s long-term affordability and suitability, especially for families managing children’s needs, ageing parents, or elective cross-border treatment.

“Private healthcare costs are rising worldwide, but the pace and pattern differ dramatically. Two-tier healthcare systems where the highest-quality care is often accessible only to those who can afford it and are well insured, is increasing,” notes Kevin Buerchler, CEO of SIP Medical Family Office. “Only in a handful of healthcare excellence hubs we see the kind of quality and accessibility needed for global families, which makes navigating quality and cost of care more important than ever.”

Where Costs are Highest — and Where the Shocks are Emerging

The Index confirms familiar high-cost leaders. The United States ranks as the world’s most expensive private healthcare market, with average annual IPMI-based costs of USD 17,969 per person, followed by Hong Kong (USD 16,175) and Singapore (USD 14,231). These markets set a high baseline for insurance premiums and household healthcare budgeting.

More consequential for relocation planning, however, are the unexpected shifts beyond traditional hubs. Emerging Asia has entered the high-cost tier, with China, Thailand, and Taiwan now among the world’s top twelve most expensive private-care markets. Strong demand for premium international hospitals and regional medical travel are pushing up inpatient costs sharply, even where routine outpatient care remains relatively inexpensive — creating significant budget surprises for relocating families.

Europe, the Middle East, and other Value Destinations

Europe shows one of the widest spreads in private-care costs, with the United Kingdom, Greece, and Spain among the region’s most expensive markets, partly due to Insurance Premium Tax in the UK and Greece. Switzerland sits mid-table, illustrating that a country’s reputation for expensive healthcare does not always translate into the same IPMI exposure for global families.

In the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates ranks 10^th worldwide, reflecting the rapid expansion of high-end healthcare infrastructure and medical-tourism ambitions — high-quality access, but with corresponding premium costs.

For clients balancing quality with affordability, Africa and much of Latin America remain comparatively cost-effective. Morocco is the lowest-cost market globally at USD 6,251 per year, alongside other lower-cost countries such as Romania, Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa. The major exception is Brazil, ranked 7^th worldwide, indicating that some Latin American destinations now rival traditional high-cost markets for premium private care.

What this Means for Migrating Millionaires

As wealth-migration volumes rise, private healthcare cost exposure is becoming a first-order input into residence and citizenship strategy, not an afterthought. The SIP Health Cost Index provides globally mobile families and their advisers with a practical comparison tool to anticipate long-term healthcare budgets and avoid hidden high-cost traps when selecting a new home, second residence, or multi-base lifestyle.

Media Contact:

Sarah Nicklin
Group Head of PR
Email: sarah.nicklin@henleyglobal.com
Mobile: +27 72 464 8965 

SOURCE: HENLEY & PARTNERS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

Meltwater Recognised In IDC MarketScape For SMB Influencer Management

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Meltwater, a global leader in media, social, and influencer intelligence, has been recognised as a Leader in the new IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Influencer Management for SMB Companies 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment.

This follows the company’s recent recognition as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Influencer Marketing Platforms for Large Enterprises 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment, making Meltwater the only vendor named a Leader across both reports.

“We believe being named a Leader in both the enterprise and SMB IDC MarketScape categories underscores a simple truth: Meltwater is setting the standard for influencer marketing globally.

“Meltwater’s integrated suite empowers marketing teams everywhere, from fast-growing SMBs to the world’s largest brands, to build creator programmes that are measurable, authentic, and scalable,” said its Chief Product Officer, Chris Hackney in a statement.

Meanwhile, Meltwater Chief Technology Officer, Aditya Jami said that as discovery shifts toward artificial intelligence (AI)-generated answers and creator-led influence, brands increasingly require a unified and intelligent system that connects influencer activity with real business outcomes.

“Our investment in AI, data quality, and global infrastructure ensures our customers can scale with precision and act with intention,” added Jami.

In the IDC report, Meltwater was recognised for several key strengths, including high-precision creator discovery, end-to-end campaign management and reporting, its proprietary True Reach scoring system for assessing authentic audience impact, and built-in customer relationship management (CRM) functionality for managing influencers.

The IDC MarketScape for Influencer Marketing for SMB Companies noted that Meltwater emphasises systematic, AI-driven influencer strategies supported by comprehensive social listening capabilities, enabling brands to monitor sentiment, track brand mentions, and integrate creator campaigns with broader media intelligence and reputation management initiatives.

-- BERNAMA

Bitget and Julián Alvarez Team Up to Show How GetAgent Makes Every Trader Play Smarter

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Dec 4 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released the second video in its LALIGA collaboration series, this time starring football champion Julián Alvarez and the exchange’s AI-powered crypto assistant, GetAgent. The new film leans into a playful twist: Alvarez’s “secret coach” isn’t a person at all, it’s an AI built to think fast, read patterns, and help traders make sharper decisions the same way a world-class forward reads the field.

The video blends pitch-side intelligence with trading strategy, showing how the instincts that drive Alvarez in high-pressure moments mirror the data-driven signals GetAgent delivers to users in real time. Over the past months, GetAgent has already proven its cultural pull with Bitcoin Wallpaper Day, a global moment in which users generated personalized BTC market art through AI, and the ongoing AI Trading Camp, which guides newcomers through hands-on, conversational learning. Together, these touchpoints highlight how Bitget has been shaping an AI-driven trading culture long before this campaign. Julián’s appearance now becomes the next layer of that story, turning GetAgent from a quiet product breakthrough into a personality that users recognize and interact with every day.

Ignacio Franco, Chief Marketing Officer at Bitget, said the collaboration captures a shared truth between elite football and smart trading. “Great players aren’t defined by luck, they’re defined by preparation, timing, and the right guidance. GetAgent brings that same advantage to traders by transforming raw data into decisions they can act on with confidence. Partnering with Julián lets us show, in a relatable way, how the right intelligence can change the game.”

The Julián Alvarez spot continues Bitget’s expansion of its UEX vision, where AI, trading tools, and cultural storytelling meet in a single ecosystem. As Bitget evolves beyond the boundaries of a traditional exchange, features like GetAgent sit at the center of a broader strategy to provide users with professional-grade intelligence and everyday usability.

The best crypto AI is getting even smarter. Bitget is preparing a new mode for GetAgent that takes the assistant from quick market insights to deeper, more intuitive analysis, helping users move from hesitation to confident decision-making in a matter of seconds.

The new video with Julián Alvarez is now live across Bitget’s platforms, continuing the brand’s commitment to merging culture, sport, and smarter trading in the UEX era.

About Bitget

Established in 2018, Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 120 million users with access to millions of crypto tokens, tokenized stocks, ETFs, and other real-world assets, while offering real-time access to Bitcoin price, Ethereum price, XRP price, and other cryptocurrency prices, all on a single platform. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI-powered trading tools, interoperability across tokens on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, and wider access to real-world assets. On the decentralized side, Bitget Wallet is an everyday finance app built to make crypto simple, secure, and part of everyday finance. Serving over 80 million users, it bridges blockchain rails with real-world finance, offering an all-in-one platform for on- and off-ramping, trading, earning, and paying seamlessly.

Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships, such as its role as the Official Crypto Partner of the World's Top Football League, LALIGA, in EASTERN, SEA and LATAM markets. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. In the world of motorsports, Bitget is the exclusive cryptocurrency exchange partner of MotoGP™, one of the world’s most thrilling championships.

For more information, visit: Website | Twitter | Telegram | LinkedIn | Discord | Bitget Wallet

For media inquiries, please contact: media@bitget.com 

Risk Warning: Digital asset prices are subject to fluctuation and may experience significant volatility. Investors are advised to only allocate funds they can afford to lose. The value of any investment may be impacted, and there is a possibility that financial objectives may not be met, nor the principal investment recovered. Independent financial advice should always be sought, and personal financial experience and standing carefully considered. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Bitget accepts no liability for any potential losses incurred. Nothing contained herein should be construed as financial advice. For further information, please refer to our Terms of Use.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7acf9393-e8d2-4b3d-9e65-a9041e0a8581 

SOURCE: Bitget Limited

DISCLAIMER: BERNAMA MREM are not accountable for any causes of website defacement, misuse, or illegal activities connected to cryptocurrency, blockchain, tokenisation, or bitcoin. This material should not be considered as guidance or an opinion, as it does not constitute financial or investment advice. Use this information at your own risk; we are not liable for any losses or damages caused by the republication of this article.

--BERNAMA

New Look, Same Legacy: Xiangzhou Rice Unveils Fresh Identity

Xiangzhou Rice Brand Logo

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) -- The 2025 "Guangxi Brand" Xiangzhou Featured Agricultural Products Production and Sales Matching Fair was recently held at the Shenzhen Haojixing International Agricultural Products Logistics Park.

During the event, the People’s Government of Xiangzhou County, together with the county’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau and Administration for Market Regulation, unveiled the new brand LOGO and promotional slogan for Xiangzhou Rice.

Located in central Guangxi within China’s golden agricultural belt at 23 degrees north latitude, Xiangzhou is known as "China's Spring Capital", home to over 300 natural springs, selenium-rich soil and a millennium-old rice cultivation tradition.

These natural conditions have shaped the distinctive quality and cultural value of Xiangzhou Rice, making it a representative example of modern Chinese agriculture rooted in deep heritage, according to a statement.

 Archaeological discoveries at the Nansha Bay Shell Mound Site show that rice planting in Xiangzhou dates back 10,000 years, marking it as one of the early birthplaces of Chinese agricultural civilisation. Historical records from the Song Dynasty also praised Xiangzhou’s "long-grain, jade-like rice as the finest in the south".

In its pursuit of agricultural modernisation, Xiangzhou has adopted a unified planting system featuring high-quality varieties such as Sixiang No.1, Guangliangxiang No.2, Liangfaxiangsi and Jingmeisixiang.

Through the implementation of the Xiangzhou Rice group standard, the county has achieved full-chain standardisation—from planting and processing to sales—while ensuring food security. Fragrant rice, red rice and other varieties cultivated by local enterprises, including Gaofeng Rice Industry and Xiangcang Rice Industry, have been listed in the National List of Famous, Special, High-Quality and New Agricultural Products.

The rice industry has helped thousands of local farmers achieve stable income growth, while cultural initiatives such as "rice field micro-vacation" and "Harvest Festival" have infused new vitality into agricultural heritage.

Guided by China’s national strategy for building a strong agricultural sector, Xiangzhou is advancing an integrated model of "characteristic agriculture + cultural IP", promoting ecological protection, industrial upgrading and cultural heritage.

With its newly launched brand identity, Xiangzhou Rice aims to further showcase the modern vitality of traditional Chinese agriculture. From land consolidation to digital empowerment, and from brand building to cultural transmission, Xiangzhou is writing a dynamic chapter in rural revitalisation, using rice as its central symbol.

-- BERNAMA

QUANTEXA BAGS DUAL RECOGNITION FROM CHARTIS FOR AML, KYC SOLUTIONS

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Quantexa, a global pioneer in Decision Intelligence, has been recognised as a Category Leader in Chartis’ RiskTech Quadrant for anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring solutions and RiskTech Quadrant for KYC Solutions, 2025.

The dual recognition by Chartis underscores its expanding influence in helping the world’s largest financial institutions reduce risk, fight financial crime, transform compliance, and scale artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly.

“Being recognised as a category leader in AML, KYC, fraud, risk, and customer intelligence highlights the value of a holistic approach and a strong financial crime compliance foundation that helps organisations grow safely.

“Chartis’s recognition of trusted data as the basis for effective AI aligns with our mission to fix an organisation’s data, which then unlocks multiple enterprise use cases,” said Quantexa Chief Product Officer (FinCrime), Alexon Bell in a statement.

Quantexa’s recognition as a Category Leader reflects its alignment with key AML market trends identified by Chartis, including explainable AI, real-time behavioural monitoring, and contextual risk intelligence. 

By enabling banks to connect and contextualise internal and external data at scale, Quantexa helps reduce false positives, strengthen investigations, and accelerate customer onboarding, all while meeting the rising regulatory expectations for transparency and model governance.

Also named a Category Leader in Chartis’ RiskTech Quadrant for KYC Solutions, 2025, Quantexa earns top scores for customer profile enrichment and KYC scoring, highlighting its ability to integrate internal and external data, workflow automation, and case management into a unified platform, enabling perpetual KYC monitoring and advanced risk scoring.

Quantexa’s Category Leadership further underscores the strength of its Decision Intelligence platform, which supports diverse use cases and provides banks with a unified solution that helps reduce total cost of ownership.

-- BERNAMA