Bitget plugs 125M users into DEFI yield via Morph, Morpho and Gauntlet
Bitget, the exchange group that claims more than 125 million registered users, is giving its customer base direct access to on-chain yield without requiring them to leave its platform. The mo
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July 31, 2026
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Bitget, the exchange group that claims more than 125 million registered users, is giving its customer base direct access to on-chain yield without requiring them to leave its platform. The move comes through a partnership with payments network Morph, lending protocol Morpho, and risk management firm Gauntlet.
How the integration works
Morph, a payments network purpose-built for digital asset transactions, has announced the collaboration with on-chain credit protocol Morpho and yield optimization firm Gauntlet.The integration allows Bitget customers to deposit USDC and Bitcoin directly through their existing accounts to access curated yield strategies powered by Morpho and Gauntlet's Aera vaults on Morph's infrastructure.
Users will be able to earn approximately 18% annual percentage yield on USDC deposits and 3% APY on bgBTC, Bitget's wrapped Bitcoin product, without surrendering custody or navigating external decentralized finance protocols.The bgBTC yield strategy launched on Bitget Exchange on July 31, while the USDC yield strategy will become available on the self-custodial Bitget Wallet starting August 3.
The infrastructure behind the yield
Morpho is a decentralized lending protocol built around the principle that lending infrastructure and lending strategy belong on different layers. Gauntlet sits in the strategy layer, acting as what the industry calls a vault curator. Using Morpho Vaults, Gauntlet deploys and curates institutional-grade yield strategies through the Morpho Curator App.With vaults deployed, Gauntlet focuses on curating risk-reward to offer the best risk-adjusted returns for vault suppliers.
The firm launched its first Morpho vaults in 2024 and by early 2026 had grown to more than 30 vaults with cumulative supply over $500 million and over $2 billion in total vault TVL across Morpho, Drift, and Kamino.All underlying complexity is abstracted through Morph's infrastructure, enabling users to maintain their Bitcoin positions while participating in yield-generating activities.
The partnership is part of a broader trend of centralised exchanges embedding DeFi yield directly into their products. The collaboration with Morpho reflects Bitget's broader UEX vision, in which users can access crypto-native and traditional financial opportunities through a single intelligent trading and asset management platform.
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