Bitget KCGI 2026 Goes Live With 37,000+ Traders and $3M USDT Prize Pool

Victoria, Seychelles, September 9, 2026 — Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has officially opened live trading for the 2026 King's Cup Global Invitational (KCGI), with 37,148 participants across 1,347 teams entering competition across crypto futures, TradFi perpetuals and tokenized stocks. Following two weeks of registration and team formation, traders will now compete until September 22 for a share of the 3 million USDT prize pool.

This year’s KCGI introduces an expanded format, taking the competition beyond crypto into traditional markets. Teams can pursue opportunities across more than 600 crypto futures pairs, TradFi perpetuals covering stocks, commodities and precious metals, and rToken spot markets.

At the center of the competition is the UEX Arena, where five leaderboards have now gone live with a combined 2 million USDT in rewards. The top 30 teams by PnL will share 1 million USDT, while separate team leaderboards allocate 300,000 USDT each for crypto futures and TradFi perpetual trading volume and 200,000 USDT for rToken spot trading volume. Another 200,000 USDT is allocated to the top 500 individual traders by PnL.

“KCGI has always been where traders come to compete, and this year we’ve given them a much bigger playing field,” said Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget. “More than 37,000 traders are already taking part, with crypto, stocks, gold and other markets all in play. As opportunities move across markets, traders can move with them. That’s what makes this year’s competition especially exciting.”

Team captains have another 100,000 USDT to compete for, including rewards based on active traders, qualified new participants and cross-asset participation. The UEX Pioneer Reward specifically recognizes captains whose teams show the strongest participation across crypto futures, TradFi perpetuals and rToken trading.

Running alongside the main arena is the UEX Treasure Map, with rewards of up to 600,000 USDT. Participants complete daily and milestone trading tasks to collect keys, open guaranteed-reward treasure chests and gather fragments representing different asset categories. Traders who collect the required fragments and complete the map can unlock access to an additional 20,000 USDT prize pool.

KCGI 2026 brings Bitget’s UEX model into a live competitive environment, allowing participants to trade across crypto and traditional markets through a single platform as opportunities move between asset classes. The KCGI 2026 trading competition runs from September 9 at 12:00 AM to September 22 at 11:59 PM (UTC+8). Final results will be announced on September 23-24, followed by the KCGI awards ceremony livestream on September 25.

Enter the UEX Arena.

About Bitget

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 500+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution. Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships such as MotoGP™. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

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