On June 1, crypto derivatives exchange Bitget.com appointed Gracie Chen to the position of Managing Director. This was reported in a press release from the platform.

The appointment stems from Bitget’s growing popularity and management’s desire to expand into new markets. The platform recorded a record daily derivatives trading volume of $8.69 billion, a 300% increase compared to 2021.

Previously, Gracie Chen worked as a producer at Phoenix TV, one of China’s largest media conglomerates, the technology and finance channel. She then moved on to the Taiwanese company XRSPACE, which deals with virtual reality and metaverse technologies. There she was responsible for marketing and business development and was also responsible for government and public relations.

At Bitget, Gracie Chen will oversee the growth and expansion of global markets, the exchange’s strategy, execution and corporate development. It will also work to increase brand awareness and presence in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

“As an early investor in BitKeep, a subsidiary of Bitget, I’ve watched the brand evolve over the years. I am very happy to join such an organization and a team of motivated and intelligent people. Bitget plans to build a broad ecosystem and be the bridge to connect CeFi and DeFi, Web2 and Web3,” said Gracie Chen.

Bitget CEO Sandra Lu commented on the appointment:

“We are delighted to have a professional like Gracie join us. We look forward to using her experience to further strengthen our growth strategies in international markets,” he said.

Bitget.com is a Singapore-based crypto derivatives exchange that is ranked among the top 10 CoinMarketCap for trading volume. The platform supports spot and futures trading in 240 cryptocurrencies, as well as copy trading, OTC and P2P trading. The platform serves 1.6 million users from 46 countries and regions.