Is Bitget Available in the US? What the Terms Actually Say
Bitget's own Terms of Use name the United States, and every US territory individually, in the list of Prohibited Countries. That clause was last updated on 14 August 2026, it applies to corporate users through a separate test, and it bans the workaround most people reach for first.
- No. Bitget's Terms of Use, last updated 14 August 2026, list the United States among the Prohibited Countries, and name Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and nine Minor Outlying Islands separately.
- The ban is not only about where you sit. Bitget states it runs its own methodology to decide whether a corporate entity counts as a US user, and its compliance staff may ask an entity for more information before deciding.
- The terms address the workaround directly: you must not attempt to circumvent the restriction in any way, including by using a VPN to change your IP address.
- The same clause also names Germany, Austria, France, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, so this is a jurisdiction list, not a US policy.
- If you can trade there, the number that decides your cost is the taker fee, not the headline. Bitget's entry futures tier is 0.020% maker and 0.060% taker, and 30% cashback turns that taker fee into 0.042%.
Most answers to this question are a year old and were never sourced. The document that settles it is Bitget's own Terms of Use, it is public, and the relevant clause is a single definition you can read in under a minute. It names the United States, it names each US territory separately, and it was last updated on 14 August 2026. What follows is that clause, what it covers beyond residency, and what the same list says about the country you are actually sitting in.
Can US residents use Bitget?
No. Bitget's Terms of Use name the United States in the definition of Prohibited Countries, and the platform is not offered to users there. The Terms of Use, operated by BTG Technology Holdings Limited and last updated on 14 August 2026, define Prohibited Countries as a list that includes "the United States (including the following U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands and the following U.S. Minor Outlying Islands Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island)".
Two things are worth noticing about how that is written. The territories are spelled out one by one rather than folded into the phrase "and its territories", which removes the argument that a territory sits outside the mainland rule. And the list is defined as "the following countries and such other locations as designated by Bitget from time to time", so it is a list the company can extend without renegotiating anything with you.
This is a policy question, not a technical one. Nothing here is about whether the site loads for you on a given evening.
Prohibited Countries means the following countries and such other locations as designated by Bitget from time to time, including Austria, Canada, Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luhansk, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, Sudan, the United States (including the following U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands and the following U.S. Minor Outlying Islands Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island), Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia and South Sudan.
The clause in full, as published on 14 August 2026. Every US territory is named individually rather than folded into a catch-all phrase.
What counts as a US user
Residency is the obvious test, and it is not the only one. For companies, Bitget states plainly that the connection can run through more than the address on file: "We understand that corporate entities may be connected to the United States in a variety of ways. We have adopted methodology and process to determine whether a corporate entity is a U.S. user (as defined by applicable U.S. regulatory regimes), and thus, prohibited from using the Platform."
It goes on to say that Bitget compliance staff may contact an entity for further information before making what the terms call a holistic assessment. In practice that is a review you cannot see the criteria for, run at a moment the company chooses, on a business that already has funds on the platform.
A separate definition covers sanctions rather than geography. A Restricted Person includes anyone on the OFAC list of specially designated nationals, the US Department of Commerce denied persons list, or the equivalent United Nations, United Kingdom, European Union or Canadian lists. That test follows the person, not the passport.
What happens if you are there anyway
The terms cover travel explicitly, and they close the workaround in the same sentence. "If you travel to a Prohibited Country, the Services may not be available and your access to the Services may be blocked. You acknowledge that this may impact your ability to trade on the Platform and/or monitor any existing orders or open positions or otherwise use the Services. You must not attempt in any way to circumvent any such restriction, including by use of any virtual private network to modify your internet protocol address."
Read the middle sentence again, because it is the one that costs money. Losing access is not only losing the ability to open a trade. It is losing the ability to watch or close a position you already have. A leveraged position you cannot reach is a position the liquidation engine manages for you.
The terms also reserve the right to terminate access to an account, or to part of the services, immediately and without notice. There is no appeal window written into that clause.
The US is not alone on that list
The same definition names Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Singapore. That is worth knowing for two reasons. If you are reading this from Germany or Austria, the answer to your question is in the same sentence as the American one. And if you are choosing a venue on the strength of "it is available where I live today", this is the clause that decides, not a support reply or a listicle.
It is also a moving target by design. Bitget left the Japanese market this month, which is the kind of change that lands in a clause like this one first and in the coverage afterwards. The habit worth forming is checking the terms of the venue you are about to fund, on the day you fund it.
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
- Austria
- France
- Japan
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
- Kazakhstan
- Iran
- North Korea
- Cuba
- Sudan
If you can trade there, what it actually costs
For everyone outside that list, the number that decides your cost is the taker fee, and cashback moves it further than any VIP tier you will realistically reach. Bitget's entry futures tier charges 0.020% maker and 0.060% taker. Climbing to the next tier requires 5,000,000 USDT of monthly volume and a 30,000 USDT balance, and it moves the taker fee by nothing at all: VIP 1 is still 0.060%.
Cashback works on a different axis. Trade Reclaim returns 30% of the fees you pay on Bitget, which turns that 0.060% taker fee into 0.042% without any volume requirement, any balance requirement, or any BGB holding. On 5,000,000 USDT of monthly taker volume that is 3,000 USDT paid in fees and 900 USDT coming back.
The honest limit: below roughly 1,000,000 USDT a month the amounts are small enough that the exchange you prefer to trade on matters more than the rebate. Run your own number before deciding: cashback is a discount on a cost you already have, not a reason to trade more.
| Maker | Taker | |
|---|---|---|
| Bitget VIP 0 | 0.020% | 0.060% |
| With Trade Reclaim | 0.014% | 0.042% |
Bitget futures, entry tier, from the exchange's own fee schedule. The cashback row is the same fee after Trade Reclaim returns 30%.
How to check this yourself in two minutes
Every claim above is one page and one search away, and it is worth doing rather than trusting. Open the exchange's Terms of Use, search the page for the word "Prohibited", and read the definition. On Bitget that is a single paragraph listing every country by name.
Two things to look for while you are in there. First, whether the list is described as fixed or as something the company may extend "from time to time", which tells you how much notice you can expect. Second, the date at the top of the document. A terms page without a last-updated date is not a source you can date a decision to.
If your own country is on the list, the practical question is not whether you can find a way in. It is what happens to an open position on the day the check catches up with you.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bitget available in the US?
No. Bitget's Terms of Use, last updated 14 August 2026, name the United States in the definition of Prohibited Countries, along with Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and nine Minor Outlying Islands listed individually.
Can I use a VPN to access Bitget from the US?
The terms address this directly and prohibit it. They state that you must not attempt in any way to circumvent the restriction, including by using a virtual private network to modify your IP address. Bitget also reserves the right to terminate access to an account immediately and without notice.
What happens to my open positions if I travel to a prohibited country?
Bitget's terms state that access may be blocked and that this may affect your ability to trade, to monitor existing orders, or to manage open positions. For a leveraged position that is the part that costs money: you keep the position and lose the ability to close it.
Does the ban apply to companies as well as individuals?
Yes, and through a separate test. Bitget states it has adopted a methodology to determine whether a corporate entity counts as a US user under applicable US regulatory regimes, and that its compliance staff may request further information before making that assessment.
Which other countries are on Bitget's prohibited list?
The same clause names Austria, Canada, Crimea, Cuba, Donetsk, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luhansk, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore and Sudan, along with Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
The Trade Reclaim research desk tracks fee schedules, VIP thresholds and market access rules across the 10 exchanges we cover. Every figure here comes from an exchange's own terms or a regulator's own filing, checked on the date of publication, because a rate copied from a comparison site is a rate nobody verified.
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