CoinUp First Half of 2026 Review: Solidifying Trading Foundations, Launching a New Phase of AI-Driven Globalization

Half of 2026 has already passed.

Over the past six months, the crypto industry has continued to move forward amidst changes: the macro market has gradually warmed up, AI technology has developed rapidly, user trading habits have continuously evolved, innovative products such as Prediction Market have risen quickly, and the digital asset industry is entering a more mature and diverse stage of development.

In such a cycle, CoinUp has also experienced different voices and phased discussions from the market. But it is precisely this feedback that makes us more firm in the direction of long-term construction.

Facing the constantly changing market environment, CoinUp has always adhered to one goal:

Continuously build a safer, more professional, and smarter digital asset trading platform, enabling every user to participate in the Web3 world more easily.

Looking back over the past half year, we have continuously optimized the platform's foundational capabilities, enriched the product ecosystem, actively expanded the global market, and taken an important step in AI strategic layout. This growth would not have been possible without the trust and support of every user, partner, and community member along the way.

Comprehensive Platform Strength Continuously Improves

Improving platform capabilities is never achieved overnight.

In the first half of 2026, CoinUp continuously optimized the liquidity system, matching engine, trading depth, and risk control capabilities, continuously improving the overall stability and trading experience of the platform.

Driven by the continuous improvement of products and the expanding scale of global users, the platform's overall trading activity has achieved steady growth. Spot trading volume increased by approximately 150% compared to the same period last year, contract trading volume increased by approximately 120% year-over-year, platform liquidity and trading efficiency further improved, continuously providing a more stable and efficient trading experience for global users.

Relying on continuously growing trading scale, constantly optimized product capabilities, and steadily advancing global layout, CoinUp has long remained firmly in the Top 30 of global digital asset trading platforms, and continues to receive recognition from global users, partners, and industry communities.

Currently, CoinUp supports over 700 spot trading pairs, 100+ contract products, daily trading volume remains at the scale of billions of US dollars, and continues to attract new users from countries and regions around the world.

At the same time, we continue to improve the platform's security and transparency system, providing users with a more transparent, secure, and trustworthy trading environment through $3 billion in reserve assets, PoR (Proof of Reserves), and multi-layer security mechanisms.

Maintaining a global Top 30 position long-term is not our endpoint, but a new starting point.

Looking ahead to the second half of the year, CoinUp will continue to consolidate platform foundational capabilities, with product innovation, technical capabilities, liquidity construction, and global operations as core drivers, steadily moving towards the goal of becoming a global Top 20 digital asset trading platform.

We always believe that true competitiveness comes from long-term accumulation, not short-term growth.

Continuously Enriching Product Ecosystem

In terms of products, CoinUp completed 8 major App version upgrades in the first half of 2026, launching over 20 product and function optimizations, covering multiple scenarios such as trading experience, asset management, security system, and account management.

We launched Copy Trading, allowing more users to participate in the market more simply; launched Prediction Market, combining global hot events such as the World Cup to expand more interactive trading scenarios; in addition, we continuously advanced products such as Simple Earn, Launchpad, Launchpool, IEO, creating more opportunities for users to participate in the early development of high-quality projects.

In the first half of this year, CoinUp officially launched US Stocks Trading (US Stocks), further expanding the platform's tradable asset categories, allowing users to participate in digital assets and global stock market investments on the same platform, continuously promoting a more convenient and efficient one-stop global asset allocation experience.

At the same time, we officially launched U Card, by connecting on-chain assets with real-life consumption scenarios, allowing users to achieve a true sense of "Earn on-chain, Spend in real life."

We hope that digital assets not only exist in wallets but can also truly integrate into daily life.

CP AI+ Strategy

AI is not just a trend, but also CoinUp's long-term strategy

If in the past few years, the crypto industry changed finance, then today, AI is redefining the way humans interact with finance.

Therefore, this year we officially launched the CP AI+ Strategy. For CoinUp, CP AI+ has never been a standalone product, but a long-term strategy running through the entire platform ecosystem.

In the future, AI will be gradually applied to core scenarios such as market analysis, trading assistance, strategy generation, risk management, and asset allocation, helping users reduce learning costs and improve decision-making efficiency.

Whether professional traders or new users just entering Web3, we hope AI can make trading simpler and smarter.

Community Co-construction and Long-term Value

As of June 2026, we have carried out over 20 online Campaigns and 9 offline brand events, covering key markets such as Hong Kong, China, and Thailand.

Online, we continuously promoted user participation around themes such as the World Cup, Prediction Market, Launchpool, IEO, etc.; offline, through brand IPs such as CoinUp Journey, Growth Hub, CP Talk, we linked product experience, industry exchange, and local communities.

The long-term development of CoinUp relies not only on products but also on the joint participation of every user, partner, and community member.

In the first half of this year, we also officially established the CoinUp Foundation, carrying out long-term work around directions such as educational support, community public welfare, and Web3 popularization.

I believe that the development of technology should ultimately serve more people. We also hope to use continuous actions to build a more open, healthy, and sustainable Web3 ecosystem for the industry.

Looking ahead

In the future, CoinUp will continue to invest around product innovation, AI strategy, global community building, and user experience, continuously improving digital asset trading infrastructure, exploring more real application scenarios, and allowing more people to enter the Web3 world more easily.

At the same time, a new brand chapter is also opening.

With the advancement of the brand upgrade plan, CoinUp will move towards a new stage of development, welcoming the future with a more international brand image, a more complete product ecosystem, and a more open global strategy.

The past half year was about growth.

In the future, we look forward to going further together with every user, partner, and community member.

Thank you for being part of CoinUp.

The best is yet to come. 🚀