Vugar Usi Zade, the Chief Operating Officer of Bitget, pointed out recently that retail investors have returned to the cryptocurrency market, but their participation methods have undergone significant changes compared to the past. In an interview with Cointelegraph at the Consensus Conference in Toronto, Canada, he revealed the structural changes in the current market: retail trading is shifting from fanatical speculation to more pragmatic and sustainable application scenarios.
Usi Zade analyzed that this transformation stems from two factors: the “post-traumatic effect” left by the previous crypto market cycle and the intensification of macroeconomic uncertainty. He particularly mentioned that in 2025, the policies of the Trump administration will exert continuous downward pressure on risky assets, prompting retail investors to shift to more rational investment strategies. Retail investors have not left the market; it’s just that their investment logic has changed – they pay more attention to practical application value rather than short-term speculation.
As a globally leading crypto trading platform, Bitget has always focused on user needs, product innovation and long-term value since its establishment. Platform data shows that the number of professional Trading users has increased by 43% to 200,000, and the scale of followers of Copy Trading has reached 900,000. Centering on the replication trading model, Bitget has built a low-threshold functional system and an ecological incentive mechanism, becoming one of the world’s largest crypto replication trading platforms and providing retail investors with a brand-new path to participate in the market.
We lower the investment threshold through product design, enabling more people to access crypto assets in a smarter way. Usi Zade emphasized that Bitget’s ecological layout precisely aligns with the mindset transformation of retail investors from “speculation” to “value investment”. Currently, the platform not only supports mainstream cryptocurrency trading but also helps users establish a rational investment framework through an educational section and tool-based services. This strategy has enabled it to achieve counter-trend growth during the industry adjustment period.
Industry observers point out that Bitget’s user growth data confirms the structural recovery of the retail market – when the macro environment suppresses high-risk speculation, platforms with practical scenarios and low entry barriers are more likely to win the favor of retail investors. As the integration of the crypto industry and traditional finance deepens, this “de-speculative” retail return may become an important feature of the market in the next stage.
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