Bitget, the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, is setting its sights on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as the region emerges as a fast-growing crypto hub.The firm announced its expansion plans via a<a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/bitget-targets-middle-east-as-next-region-for-business-expansion-301881737.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> press release</a> which was published on Thursday. With countries like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain embracing crypto, more exchanges are taking notice and entering the market. Bitget has now joined the ranks of a series of crypto companies seeking to establish a foothold in the region.Citing the region’s impressive crypto adoption rate, which accounted for 9.2% of global transactions between 2021 and 2022, Bitget is capitalizing on the growing interest in digital assets. The UAE alone experienced a remarkable 400% increase in registered crypto businesses over two years, driving a surge in global digital asset trading by 10%. Moreover, blockchain-related educational programs have tripled in the region, which contributes to 8% of the overall mining hash rate. All of these are creating a favorable environment for Bitget’s expansion.<h2 id="header-0">Dubai office</h2>To support its entry into the Middle East, Bitget has opened an office in the heart of Dubai and has already hired 60 new employees for various mid and back-office positions. The company aims to scale its Middle East team further, with plans to hire 30 to 60 more professionals over the next two years.Bitget is not alone in recognizing the potential of the Middle Eastern market. Bybit, another major cryptocurrency exchange, recently obtained local licenses to operate in the digital assets space in the UAE, having moved its<a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/bybit-chooses-dubai-for-global-hq-d200c0fca18c" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> global headquarters</a> to Dubai in April.OKX, one of the largest exchanges by volume, also<a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/okx-follows-path-towards-dubai-licensing-7f77c408d50b" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> received</a> a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) Preparatory License from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Binance is also<a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/binance-weighs-up-uae-expansion-amid-regulatory-pressures-9888480e0248" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> eyeing</a> the Middle East, with Binance Dubai poised to become the primary focus for the company’s development efforts, given regulatory challenges in Europe and the US.<h2 id="header-1">Global expansion strategy</h2>Bitget’s expansion into the Middle East is part of its broader global scaling strategy. The company has already registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) in Poland and Lithuania, and it launched a localized Turkish website earlier this year.Founded in 2018, Bitget boasts a user base of over 8 million users across more than 100 countries, offering copy trading services. The company’s move to the Middle East showcases its determination to tap into new markets and solidify its position as a global player in the cryptocurrency exchange landscape.There’s been a lot going on at Bitget in recent months, in addition to these regional expansion plans. In May the company<a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/bitget-launches-blockchain4youth-project-f49cbe31dca4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> announced</a> a corporate social responsibility project named “Blockchain4Youth,” cleverly identifying the importance of connecting with the younger demographic which is far more likely to drive crypto and blockchain adoption.Earlier this month it<a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/bitget-launches-crypto-loans-product-43ca790a622d" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> launched</a> a crypto loans product offering while last week it provided transparency via its proof of reserves initiative,<a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/bitget-claims-debt-free-status-via-proof-of-reserves-ea239b500afd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> demonstrating</a> a 223% level of reserves and outlining that the company is debt free.

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