“𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀.”

You've probably heard it before.

But self-custody vs. exchange custody isn't simply about which one is “better.”

It's about 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

➜ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆
You control the private keys and your assets directly. That means greater control, but also full responsibility for your wallet, private keys, and seed phrase.

➜ 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆
The exchange manages the keys while you access your assets through your account. This can make active trading more convenient and gives you access to platform-level account and support features.

𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀. 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲-𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀.

For active traders, keeping trading capital on an exchange can make execution easier.

For long-term holdings, some users prefer moving assets to a personal wallet for direct control.

The important thing isn't blindly choosing one.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲.

On Bitval, you can trade on the platform and withdraw your assets to a personal wallet when you choose, subject to the applicable withdrawal requirements.

Read the full breakdown on the Bitval Blog

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𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆. 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲-𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

Here's what we built, launched, and moved forward:

➜ 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽 — 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
Our iOS and Android apps entered testing, bringing Bitval's trading experience closer to mobile users.

➜ 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲
Traders can now follow lead traders and mirror their positions directly through Bitval.

➜ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀
Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, Tesla and Nvidia joined the platform, alongside 30+ new crypto assets added since July.

➜ 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀
We crossed 1,000 verified users, with our 1,000th user receiving 1,000 USDT in trading credits.

➜ 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱
A new education and insights hub covering crypto fundamentals, market explainers, and industry developments.

➜ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 — 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱
We're highlighting the people who have been showing up, contributing, and growing with Bitval from the beginning.

But August wasn't just about adding more features.

It was about 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿.

More markets.
More ways to trade.
More education.
More accessibility.
And a community growing alongside it.

To everyone who traded, tested, shared feedback, joined the conversations, or simply kept watching:

𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

And we're not slowing down.

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱.

▸ Read the full August recap

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𝗫𝗥𝗣 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

Evernorth, the Ripple-backed XRP treasury company, has cleared an important SEC procedural hurdle as it moves toward a proposed Nasdaq listing.

The next key date:

📅 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 — shareholders are expected to vote on the proposed merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II.

If approved, the combined company plans to trade under the ticker 𝗫𝗥𝗣𝗡.

And the numbers are worth watching.

Evernorth plans to launch with roughly 𝟰𝟳𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗫𝗥𝗣 in its treasury, putting the company among the more notable examples of the growing 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 trend.

But there's an important distinction:

𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗫𝗥𝗣, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

It simply means the shareholder-vote process can move forward.

The bigger story is what this says about the evolving relationship between 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀.

Companies are increasingly exploring ways to build treasury strategies around digital assets, creating another intersection between crypto and traditional finance.

📖 Read the full breakdown on the Bitval Blog

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗦𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁.

𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. ❤️

We just hit 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.

And while 100 might not sound like a huge number yet, we know exactly what it represents:

𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆.

Thank you for joining us, sharing feedback, asking questions, supporting the journey, and helping shape what Bitval becomes.

We're still early and that's what makes this exciting.

There’s a lot more to 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲.

And we want to do it 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

If you haven't already, take a look at what we accomplished last month:

📖 August 2026 Recap

From mobile app testing and Copy Trading to new markets, 30+ new crypto assets, and 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀, August was just the beginning.

𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗔 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.

Thank you for being early.

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁.

Take 𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲.

A 10% move in the asset can translate to roughly a 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 before fees, funding, and other factors.

And that’s where 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 becomes important.

The higher your leverage, the less room your position has to absorb an adverse price move.

2x → more room to breathe
10x → significantly less room
20x+ → liquidation can get much closer

Before opening a leveraged position, don't just look at the potential profit.

Know your:

• Margin
• Leverage
• Liquidation price
• Position size

Because in futures, understanding the risk is just as important as understanding the trade.

📖 Bitval Blog breaks down exactly how leverage, margin and liquidation work

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𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸.

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀.

Bots, trading scripts and third-party tools can interact with an exchange through an API key without needing your account password.

But there's one thing traders shouldn't overlook:

🔐 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

An API key can have different levels of access:

➜ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱-𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 — view balances, orders and account data
➜ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 — place and manage orders
➜ 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹𝘀 — move funds out of the account

The rule is simple:

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.

Never share your API credentials, expose them in public code, or enable withdrawal access without a clear reason.

API access gives automation more flexibility but 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

📚 We broke down how API keys work, what they can do, and how to use them more securely in Bitval Blog:

https://blog.bitval.com/what-is-an-api-key-how-automated-trading-works-on-an-exchange

And for traders waiting to connect their tools:

𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁.

Perpetuals give traders the ability to position for 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

➜ 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 — when you expect price to move higher.

➜ 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 — when you expect price to move lower.

That changes how you can approach different market conditions.

Bullish? Long.
Bearish? Short.

Of course, perpetuals also come with leverage and liquidation risk, so understanding the mechanics matters before you trade.

With 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀, you can trade markets in either direction.

👉 Start trading now at Bitval

𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄. 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲?

That question is getting serious attention.

On 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳, the U.S. SEC will host a roundtable on preparations for 𝟮𝟰-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 including market readiness, liquidity, settlement, cybersecurity, and operational resilience.
The bigger issue is infrastructure.

You can't simply keep markets open around the clock if systems for 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 are still designed around traditional business hours.

Crypto took a different route.

Markets like 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹 operate continuously because digital-asset trading infrastructure was built for a market that doesn't stop for weekends or public holidays.

Traditional finance is now exploring what it would take to move in that direction.

Nothing is final yet, but the discussion is worth watching.

➜ Read the full breakdown in Bitval Blog

➜ Trade markets that don't close

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝟮𝟰/𝟳. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆.

𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.

A move of around 𝟰.𝟱% is a reminder that commodities can be just as worth watching as crypto markets.
Silver is influenced by several factors, including:

→ Industrial demand
→ Inflation expectations
→ Interest rates
→ The strength of the U.S. dollar
→ Broader market sentiment

So the question is:

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄?

On 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹, you can track and trade 𝗫𝗔𝗚/𝗨𝗦𝗗𝗧 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 alongside crypto markets.

👉 Explore Silver on Bitval

𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲’𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄.

Before funding an account, there are a few questions every trader should ask:

• When is verification required?
• What can trigger a withdrawal review?
• What happens if an account needs additional checks?
• Is the process clearly explained?

You can't eliminate every review or security check.

But you 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲.

On 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄, and the process is outlined upfront.

That means traders can understand the requirement and prepare accordingly rather than discovering it only when they need to move their funds.

Because choosing an exchange isn't only about fees, markets, or features.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹𝘀.

➜ We broke down what traders should look for when choosing an exchange

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𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗠.

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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆.

And with Bitval's 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 & 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟳𝟬% 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿. 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁.

𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀.

WTI has seen significant volatility in recent weeks as traders continue to watch 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀.

That’s the interesting part about commodities:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗽.

And you don't have to watch commodities from the sidelines.

𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗶𝗹 (𝗖𝗟) 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹, alongside crypto markets.

▸ Watching the move?
▸ Tracking the market?
▸ Have a view?

➜ Trade Crude Oil on Bitval

𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹?

We made it simple.

This quick walkthrough takes you through the 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, step by step:

→ Enter your email
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→ Select your country
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→ Complete human verification
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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝘁. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻.

No maze of screens. No unnecessary steps.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲. 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘆.

Watch the walkthrough below and see the onboarding process for yourself. 👇

If you’ve been meaning to try Bitval, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.

Coinbase and Moov are bringing stablecoin infrastructure to 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, supporting use cases such as payments, settlement and real-time funding.

But the interesting part isn't really the number.

It's the 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁.

Most of these institutions don't need to build blockchain systems from scratch.

They can 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 and access stablecoin capabilities through the rails already being provided.

That changes the adoption equation.

When banks can integrate stablecoin infrastructure without becoming crypto-native companies themselves, the conversation shifts from:

“Will banks use stablecoins?”

to:

“How effectively can they integrate them?”

And that's a much bigger development to watch.

Infrastructure doesn't guarantee adoption but it can remove one of the biggest barriers to getting started.

➜ We broke down what this infrastructure shift could mean for stablecoins and banking

➜ Join the conversation on X

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.

“Best crypto exchange” is the wrong question.

The better question is: best for what?

Before choosing an exchange, look beyond rankings and check what actually matters:

▸ Fees
▸ Total costs
▸ Verification policies
▸ Trading tools

On Bitval:

Spot: 0.12% maker / 0.145% taker
Perps: 0.03% maker / 0.06% taker
Deposits: Free

No exchange is automatically the right fit for everyone. Know what you need, check the details, then compare.

➜ Read the full breakdown

𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀.

A rally like this puts one thing into perspective: opportunities in the market aren't limited to crypto.

$𝗧𝗦𝗟𝗔 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹, alongside crypto and other markets.

Whether you're tracking Tesla's price action or following the broader market, there's more to explore beyond digital assets.

➜ Trade TSLA on Bitval

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆!

Welcome to 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿!

A new month brings new opportunities, fresh setups, and another chance to stay focused and disciplined in the market.

To everyone trading, learning, sharing feedback, and being part of the Bitval community: 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀.

We’re looking forward to another month of growth, new developments, and better trading experiences together.

Wishing you all a productive, successful, and profitable October.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Happy New Month, Bitval family!

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆?

It’s not simply about which one is better. They protect against 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀.

➜ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆 gives you direct control of your keys, but losing your recovery phrase can mean losing access permanently.

➜ 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆 removes the burden of managing keys and makes funds readily available for trading, but you’re trusting the platform with custody and account access.

Neither eliminates risk. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀.

That’s why many traders use both: exchange custody for active trading and self-custody for longer-term holdings.

📖 We break down the trade-offs in the latest Bitval Blog

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁?

We’ve already expanded beyond crypto with 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗶𝗹, 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮.

Now we want to hear from you.

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹?

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