Bitget has reported a new milestone in its contracts-for-difference (CFD) business, with daily trading volume reaching $8 billion, less than two weeks after surpassing $6 billion in March.
The growth comes as global demand for gold accelerates. Investment demand for the metal rose 84% year-on-year in 2025, while prices have remained near historic highs, briefly surpassing $5,000 per ounce in early 2026 amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions.
This environment has translated into increased activity across gold-linked products on Bitget, with XAUUSD accounting for approximately 95% of incremental trading volume during the period.
Gold drives cross-asset trading activity
As macro-driven volatility impacts multiple asset classes simultaneously, traders are increasingly using gold CFDs to adjust exposure in real time, reflecting gold’s traditional role as a hedge during periods of uncertainty.
Growth has also been geographically broad. China contributed 42% of incremental volume, followed by Europe at 27% and Southeast Asia at 16%, together representing the majority of the increase.
Bitget’s CFD offering allows users to trade instruments linked to commodities, forex, and indices while maintaining margin in USDT, enabling more efficient capital allocation across markets within a single account.
The milestone highlights a broader shift toward unified trading environments, where users move between crypto and traditional assets based on macro conditions rather than treating them as separate strategies.
Dan Burgin
U.Today Editorial Team
