BitMart Releases 2026 H1 Report: Building Sustained Growth Amid Market Volatility, Strengthening Long-Term Foundation
- Key Takeaway: During the bear market of H1 2026, with Bitcoin's price declining by approximately 33%, BitMart achieved a counter-cyclical growth of roughly 256% in Assets Under Management (AUM) by enriching asset supply, expanding its product matrix, and advancing global compliance. This indicates the platform's transition from a trading tool to a comprehensive financial ecosystem.
- Key Highlights:
- The spot market added 495 new assets, bringing the total to over 1,900. Among these, 348 new assets recorded gains exceeding 100%, demonstrating the platform's ability to screen high-quality projects.
- The launch of the TradFi section introduced 197 traditional financial assets (stocks, ETFs, etc.), accounting for nearly 40% of total new additions, expanding the boundaries of digital asset trading.
- Despite market impacts, Asset Management AUM grew by approximately 256% quarter-over-quarter; stablecoin AUM grew by nearly 90%, with the average user lock-up period extending nearly 5 times, indicating increased user trust.
- Prediction markets emerged as a new growth engine, with June trading volume surging over 1500% month-over-month. Approximately 44% of users were new to the platform, effectively boosting user activity and acquisition capabilities.
- On the compliance front, BitMart entered the U.S. market through partnerships and established a licensed entity in Australia, while also strengthening its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and sanctions risk control frameworks.
Today, global leading digital asset trading platform BitMart released its "H1 2026 Report," comprehensively reviewing the significant progress the company has made in driving product development, enriching asset supply, and continuously expanding its global compliance footprint amid a challenging market environment.
The first half of 2026 has been one of the most challenging market cycles for the crypto industry since the launch of US spot Bitcoin ETFs. The price of Bitcoin fell by approximately 33%, while Ethereum dropped by about 50%. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their highest net capital outflows since listing, and trading volumes on major global centralized exchanges cooled overall. In response to this market environment, BitMart has continued to solidify its long-term competitiveness, focusing on enriching asset supply, expanding its product matrix, strengthening its security system, and steadily advancing its global compliance strategy.
BitMart Global CEO Nathan Chow stated: "In the first half of 2026, the market punished platforms that continued to follow the logic of the previous cycle while rewarding those building for the next. Despite Bitcoin's roughly 33% decline during this period, BitMart's Assets Under Management (AUM) still grew by approximately 256%. This gap does not stem from market tailwinds but from the continuous release of value driven by our product capabilities. This year, BitMart celebrated its eighth anniversary. We hope to continue accompanying the industry through the next eight years, building steadily for the long-term future."
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Trading Business: Continuously Expanding the Asset Landscape
Trading remains the core business of BitMart, but in H1 2026, what deserves attention is not just the number of new trading pairs but the platform's ongoing enhancement of asset quality and diversification of its asset structure.
In the spot market, BitMart added 495 new spot assets, bringing the total number of supported spot trading assets to over 1,900. Among these, 348 newly listed assets saw cumulative gains exceeding 100%, and 28 projects achieved gains of over 500%. This achievement demonstrates that BitMart is not merely increasing the number of listed assets but is consistently selecting high-quality assets with growth potential and market attention.
At the same time, BitMart pushed the boundaries of its tradable assets. With the official launch of the TradFi zone, the platform added 197 new TradFi-related assets, covering categories such as stocks, indices, ETFs, precious metals, foreign exchange, and commodities, accounting for nearly 40% of the newly added assets during this period.
Through IPOPrime, BitMart further extended its asset acquisition reach to scarce primary market opportunities. The first listed project, SpaceX, attracted 38,013 users to participate in subscriptions, with a subscription scale exceeding 10.57 million USDT. This fully demonstrated BitMart's comprehensive capabilities in sourcing primary market projects, designing product structures, and global distribution.
In derivatives, BitMart added 492 new perpetual contract trading pairs, a quarter-over-quarter increase of 203.7%. The platform also launched upgrades such as Take Profit/Stop Loss 2.0 and cross-currency margin, further enhancing the trading experience and strengthening its support for more advanced trading strategies.
Asset Management: Growth Amid Market Volatility
In H1 2026, BitMart's asset management business delivered impressive results. Despite a roughly 33% correction in Bitcoin's price during the same period, the platform's AUM still achieved a quarter-over-quarter growth of approximately 256%.
During the reporting period, the scale of the platform's fixed-term wealth management products doubled, stablecoin AUM grew by nearly 90%, and the average user lock-up period extended by nearly five times. This fully reflects that even in a bear market, user willingness and trust in BitMart's wealth management products continue to strengthen.
Meanwhile, BitMart launched the yield-bearing stablecoin BMRUSD, formally entering the yield-bearing stablecoin and tokenized cash track, further advancing the platform's development in the RWA space.
New Growth Engines: Payments, Prediction Markets, and Web3
Beyond trading, BitMart continued to build a product matrix in H1 2026 designed to boost user activity and reduce reliance on market conditions.
Payments and fiat services are key growth areas in this regard. During the reporting period, BitMart Card issuance increased by 150%, and transaction volume grew by 300%. Fiat on-ramp and off-ramp services now cover over 120 countries and regions, with global transfer services supporting 20 fiat currencies. The continuously improving payment infrastructure is driving BitMart's evolution from a platform for user trading and asset holding to one where users can more frequently transact, transfer, and spend digital assets.
The prediction market has emerged as a new user growth engine for the platform. Officially launched in H1 2026, this product expanded user engagement scenarios from digital asset price trading to diversified event prediction markets covering sports events, crypto markets, financial events, and global hotspots. Driven by FIFA-related events, prediction market trading volume in June surged over 1,500% quarter-over-quarter. Notably, approximately 44% of trading users were new users making their first transaction on BitMart, making the prediction market one of the platform's most representative user acquisition products in the first half of the year.
BitMart Wallet also continues to upgrade toward the positioning of a "Web3 Financial Main Account." The wallet now supports on-chain asset management, DEX trading, smart money tracking, trading signals, and other features. In H1 2026, the wallet further launched a prepaid card, enabling users to spend stablecoins at merchants worldwide that accept Visa and Mastercard. It also completed integration with the prediction market, further connecting on-chain asset discovery, payments, and event-driven trading experiences.
Steadily Advancing Global Compliance
In H1 2026, BitMart continued to expand its global compliance footprint. Since November 2025, BitMart.US has been operating in the U.S. market through a partnership with digital asset infrastructure service provider Zero Hash. Concurrently, BitMart has established a licensed operating entity in Australia and continuously enhanced its Customer Due Diligence (CDD), on-chain address monitoring, sanctions risk management, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) systems, steadily improving the platform's global compliance capabilities.
Building for the Next Cycle
Looking ahead to H2 2026, BitMart will continue to deepen its RWA and yield-bearing stablecoin strategy, expand the prediction market ecosystem, drive deep integration of on-chain ecosystems with DEXs, further strengthen global compliance and licensing, expand more payment application scenarios, and persistently build an AI-native platform experience.
The more challenging the market, the better it reveals a platform's true building capabilities. The users, assets, and partners who chose to move forward with BitMart in H1 2026 will jointly define the platform's next phase of development. Going forward, BitMart will continue to be user-centric, steadfastly pursue long-term construction, and embrace the next wave of market opportunities.
About BitMart
BitMart is a globally leading digital asset trading platform with over 13 million users worldwide. Consistently ranked among the top on CoinGecko, it offers over 1,900 tradable coins with competitive fees. Upholding the principles of continuous innovation and financial inclusion, BitMart is dedicated to providing a seamless trading experience for users around the world. For more information about BitMart, please visit the website, follow X (Twitter), or join Telegram for updates, news, and promotions. Download the BitMart App to trade anytime, anywhere.
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