In an official press release, Bitget disclosed upcoming changes to leverage, position tiers, and maintenance margin rates for several USDT-M perpetual futures pairs to help traders avoid liquidation risks.
Bitget announced that on 2025-08-14 at 18:00 (UTC+8), it will adjust the leverage, position tiers, and maintenance margin rates for its USDT-M perpetual futures pairs including ZETAUSDT, ARPAUSDT, ALCHUSDT, MEUSDT, MEWUSDT, LOOKSUSDT, and BSWUSDT. Newly opened positions will adhere to the new tiers immediately, while existing positions will update on August 17, 2025 at 18:00 (UTC+8). Traders are advised to adjust their settings to avoid potential liquidation, and trading bots that exceed the new parameters may be terminated.