Bitget’s TradFi platform recorded more than $2 billion in daily trading volume following its public rollout on January 5, 2026. The surge was driven primarily by heavy gold (XAUUSD) activity, with forex, indices and tokenized stocks also contributing to the spike.
Data from Bitget showed gold emerged as the top-traded pair on the new TradFi product, accounting for outsized flows during the launch window. During the private beta phase, XAUUSD exceeded $100 million in single-day volume, illustrating how quickly the asset attracted liquidity after access expanded to the broader user base.
Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget Research, linked the demand to a risk-off reallocation: “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 said. That combination of macro drivers and short-term tactical trading underpinned the platform’s early volumes.
Platform design and market impact
Bitget attributes part of the inflow to features that reduce friction for crypto-native traders accessing traditional markets.
Within a 72-hour window around the launch, other high-volume instruments included the Dow Jones Industrial Average (US30), Nasdaq 100 (NAS100), silver (XAGUSD) and the euro FX pair (EURUSD), indicating diversified interest across cash and derivative-style markets.
Investors and market participants are now watching whether the elevated volumes persist beyond the initial launch period and whether gold will remain the primary volume driver as the platform integrates tokenized stocks and continues to expand access.
Sustained activity will test whether TradFi on crypto-native rails can convert an initial launch surge into a durable liquidity pool for both retail and professional traders.
