Bybit has announced its latest expansion phase, moving further beyond its origins as a cryptocurrency exchange into traditional financial markets, payments and AI services. Co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou outlined the developments during the company's biannual keynote session in October 2026.
Stock Trading and Tokenized Products
On October 12, Bybit launched stock trading for eligible users, providing access to more than 1,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs. Traders can use USDC and access fractional shares across U.S. pre-market, regular and after-hours sessions with 24/5 availability.
The company is developing mStocks in collaboration with Mantle, a tokenized stock product designed to be backed 1:1 by real stocks. The product is targeted for launch in November and will support conversion between eligible stocks and mStocks on Bybit, as well as decentralized trading through automated market maker liquidity pools on Mantle.
Bybit also launched IPO Express in June, giving eligible users access to selected IPO opportunities at the offering price through tokenized representations of securities, beginning with SpaceX.
Expansion Across Traditional Finance
Four years after entering traditional finance with contracts for difference in 2022, Bybit has grown to become the largest crypto CFD platform, with trading volume reaching as much as $100 billion at its peak. The company's TradFi offering now spans more than 600 products across equities, ETFs, indices, commodities and foreign exchange.
TradFi perpetuals have recorded more than $180 billion in trading volume. Recent additions include Forex Perps and Perp Options, described as an industry-first options product built on TradFi perpetuals. The platform is continuing to develop new perpetual products linked to AI computing and commodities.
Payments and AI Services
Bybit has expanded its payments infrastructure through Bybit Pay and Bybit Card, which support crypto and fiat transfers, merchant payments and everyday spending. The service connects users with more than 5,000 merchants across 15+ countries and supports transfers to bank accounts and e-wallets. The company has issued more than 4 million Bybit Cards.
Bybit launched Bybit AI in September as a conversational assistant for trading, account management and customer support.
Security and Regulatory Growth
The company said it intercepted more than 30,000 suspicious withdrawal requests in the first half of 2026, protecting users from more than $700 million in potential losses.
Bybit secured five new licenses and regulatory approvals across the European Union, the Cayman Islands, Indonesia, South Africa and El Salvador during 2026.
