Bybit
Bybit Secures Full Dubai Licence for Spot Trading, but Derivatives Remain Out of Reach
- Bybit’s Dubai entity can now offer regulated spot trading to retail, qualified and institutional investors.
- The licence does not cover derivatives, unlike approvals held by several competitors.
Thursday, 22/10/2026 | 19:45 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
“Users No Longer Think About Their Financial Lives in Separate Boxes”: Bybit and Alpaca CEOs on the Convergence of Crypto and Equities
- Bybit CEO Ben Zhou and Alpaca CEO Yoshi Yokokawa discuss why digital-asset platforms are moving into equities, the growing role of brokerage infrastructure, and what happens when the lines between crypto and traditional finance begin to disappear.
Friday, 16/10/2026 | 06:32 GMT by
Bybit
Crypto Exchange Bybit Moves From Stock CFDs to Real US Shares
- Alpaca executes orders and holds the shares, giving clients an economic interest instead of a price contract.
- Kraken signed up the same broker in 2025, while equity perpetuals on crypto venues hit $141 billion in June.
Monday, 12/10/2026 | 07:59 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Franklin Templeton Extends Tokenised Money Market Collateral to Bybit
- Eligible institutions can pledge Benji-issued money market fund shares through ByCustody to get USDT or USDC trading credit lines on Bybit.
- Franklin Templeton is already running similar collateral program with Binance.
Monday, 28/09/2026 | 15:01 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Bybit Adds Chat to Its AI Stack, Pointing to a Broader Shift
- The crypto exchange's AI co-pilot will be isolated from the main account due to security concerns, among other reasons.
- Following a string of MCP integrations, conversational AI might be the next phase for brokers and crypto exchanges.
Wednesday, 09/09/2026 | 08:00 GMT by
Adonis Adoni
Bybit Launches Options on Its Own SpaceX and NVIDIA Perpetual
- The product is a derivative of a derivative: the options settle against Bybit's SPCXUSDT and NVDAUSDT perpetuals.
- Both stocks already have standard, exchange-listed options, SpaceX's began trading on Nasdaq in June, shortly after its IPO.
Friday, 28/08/2026 | 20:02 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
MEXC to Offboard Dutch Users, Recommends Bybit as MiCAR-Compliant Alternative
- MEXC will stop serving customers in the Netherlands by 16 November, directing them to open new accounts with Bybit EU.
- The arrangement does not transfer accounts automatically; users must register with Bybit and move their own assets.
Tuesday, 25/08/2026 | 20:01 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Bybit Uses Tokenised Equities as Underlyings for Structured Yield
- Bybit added Meta, Tesla, Robinhood and Circle-linked xStocks to Dual Asset, taking the structured product’s tokenised-equity line-up from six to ten assets.
- The product does not offer direct share exposure: users take price and settlement-asset risk, while access remains subject to xStocks’ regional restrictions.
Friday, 07/08/2026 | 17:47 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Bybit Splits Crypto and Payments Into Two Austrian Entities. Bybit.eu Will Run Both Under One Login
- Bybit.eu will act as the customer-facing layer for both crypto and payment services, while the regulated activities remain assigned to separate authorised entities.
- The EMI licence gives Bybit a basis for future services such as e-money, P2P payments, open banking, merchant payments and card initiatives.
Tuesday, 04/08/2026 | 20:00 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Bybit Opens Walled AI Trading Accounts as Agent Wave Hits Crypto Exchanges
- The exchange says its AI Subaccount isolates trading bots from client funds through API-only access and user-set risk limits.
- The security model closely tracks what retail brokers like Robinhood and eToro built earlier this year.
Wednesday, 24/06/2026 | 08:17 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Singapore Adds Bybit to Alert List Alongside Binance and KuCoin
- Singapore added Bybit to its MAS alert list, warning investors that the exchange is not authorised to solicit or serve local residents.
- The move adds to Singapore’s broader push to bring crypto firms with local presence under direct licensing and supervision.
Thursday, 18/06/2026 | 12:50 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Bybit Slashes Stock CFD Costs to Zero, Turning Up Pressure on Retail CFD Brokers
- The exchange alongside rivals such as BitMEX, Phemex,Crypto.com and Kraken in offering multi-asset CFDs.
- Bybit's move intensifies competition in the CFD space by pulling traditional markets deeper into the crypto exchange ecosystem.
Tuesday, 09/06/2026 | 17:01 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Bybit Partners With Mercuryo for Crypto Transactions; Enables Direct AED Bank Transfers
- The firm has introduced 24/5 stock CFD trading, including NVIDIA, Tesla, and Apple contracts.
- AED transactions are usually real-time, but some may take up to five business days.
Friday, 06/02/2026 | 12:05 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Bybit Pivots to ‘New Financial Platform,’ Expanding Beyond Core Crypto Trading
- Bybit is extending beyond crypto trading into banking, custody and TradFi products, signalling a broader shift toward full-stack financial platforms.
- The strategy remains conditional on regulatory approval, as the expansion into mainstream finance depends both on licensing and product ambition.
Friday, 30/01/2026 | 12:33 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Bybit Pulls Back in Japan as Crypto Regulation Forces Tough Choices
- The region has strict regulatory frameworks for crypto, including requiring exchanges to register and follow rules on client protection.
- In October, the exchange stopped onboarding new users in Japan.
Tuesday, 23/12/2025 | 18:20 GMT by
Jared Kirui
SCA Grants Bybit Full UAE License; Expansion Planned in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
- According to the firm, the license makes it UAE’s first fully licensed crypto exchange, offering trading, custody, and fiat services.
- The company has recently introduced 24/5 stock CFD trading, expanding its TradFi platform.
Thursday, 09/10/2025 | 17:04 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Bybit’s WSOT Achieves New GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title
- Bybit WSOT saw the highest number of online trading participants in a day.
Tuesday, 09/09/2025 | 07:15 GMT by
Bybit
Bybit Pushes Gold Tokenization Through Blockchain TON Integration
- The integration aims to expand the utility of tokenized gold by improving settlement speed and enhancing interoperability.
- Separately, Finvasia recently backed UGold, a tokenized gold product whose market capitalization has grown to $11.5 billion.
Friday, 29/08/2025 | 13:56 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Bybit Pursues MiFID License for EU Derivatives, Phases Out MT5 for In-House TraFi
- The exchange launched Bybit.EU under MiCA compliance and plans further expansion in Europe.
- The firm is also developing a Web3 wallet, an RFQ system for institutional users, and a yield interface.
Wednesday, 06/08/2025 | 11:23 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Tokenized Stocks Mania: Two Mega Crypto Exchanges Enter the Space Nearly 2 Hours Apart
- Kraken and Bybit have announced their listing of tokenized U.S. stocks.
- Meanwhile, Robinhood also announced the launch of tokenized versions of U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, besides a blockchain network.
Monday, 30/06/2025 | 14:33 GMT by
Jared Kirui
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