Bitget Unveils Institutional Guide for Cross-Asset Collateral Optimization

Bitget has published an institutional cross-asset collateral playbook to help market makers, hedge funds, and asset managers optimize capital efficiency across crypto and tokenized US equities. The playbook focuses on portfolio construction rather than market access, exploring ways institutions can use crypto holdings to finance tokenized equity exposure without reducing core digital asset positions.

The Cross-Asset Unified Account (UTA) from Bitget allows eligible tokenized US equities to function alongside digital assets within the same margin engine. This creates a single pool of collateral across asset classes, supporting more than 370 collateral-eligible assets, including 100 tokenized US equities.

Bitget's CEO Gracy Chen emphasized that institutions already have access to equity markets but face challenges in making capital work efficiently across different markets. The Cross-Asset UTA 'shines' by enabling the management of crypto and tokenized equities within one collateral framework, creating new opportunities for financing, risk management, and portfolio construction.

The publication examines various institutional trading scenarios, including cross-asset collateralization, collateral mobilization, financing optimization, dividend carry strategies, and configurable lending structures. Bitget's broader Universal Exchange strategy aims to support cross-asset capital allocation as institutions increasingly manage portfolios spanning both digital and traditional markets.