Events

Bitget has launched IPO Prime, a subscription-based platform for trading tokenized pre-IPO exposure to global unicorns. It debuts with Republic-issued preSPAX, a synthetic asset intended to track SpaceX’s post-listing economic performance while not providing direct share ownership or voting rights.

MEXC, a top-three crypto exchange with ~$2.2B in daily volume, has appointed former BeInCrypto CMO Vugar Usi Zade as CEO. The company intends to expand zero-fee trading, pursue EU MiCA licensing and shore up a currently weak compliance profile as industry competition intensifies.

Bitget introduced Gracy AI, an animated digital human based on CEO Gracy Chen that offers one-on-one, executive-level guidance on market cycles, strategy, and personal development, extending beyond short-term data, chart analysis and price predictions.

BGB, the governance token of Bitget, will begin trading on Kraken’s spot market on January 30 at 15:00 UTC. The listing follows BGB’s September 2025 transfer to the Morph Foundation and marks a distribution and global expansion milestone, boosting regulated access, liquidity and prospects for institutional participation.

Bitget is strengthening its European operations by naming Oliver Stauber CEO of Bitget EU and designating Vienna as its EU headquarters. The exchange is developing a broker-led, MiCAR-compliant operating model with rigorous asset standards and is targeting full Austrian regulatory approval by mid-2026.

Belarus has abruptly reversed its earlier pro-crypto policy, blocking access to major foreign cryptocurrency exchanges and banning individuals from trading on those platforms. The measures channel activity onto state-regulated venues and have raised concerns among local traders, while neighboring Russia moves toward tighter but potentially comparatively looser crypto access.