Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 13, 2026, Chainwire

These updates were announced during the latest semi-annual " Keynote with Ben " event on Bybit. The theme of this event was " Make Your Move ". During the meeting, discussions were held on the integration of financial markets and how the company plans to adapt to these changes. Unlike the usual studio format, this keynote speech took place in a gathering with an audience in person. Ben discussed the changes in the financial landscape, new technologies, and the products that will shape the company's development in the next phase with invited guests.

After four years of expansion in traditional finance, trading on the US stock market has been launched, and mStocks is also on the way.

Since entering traditional finance through differential contracts ( CFDs ) in 2022, four years later, Bybit has become the largest crypto CFD platform, with peak trading volumes reaching up to 100 billion US dollars. On October 12th, the company further entered the traditional market, launching stock trading for eligible users, offering trading access to over 1000 American stocks and ETF. Users can trade using USDC, which supports trading of fractional shares, and can trade 24/5, covering pre-market, regular trading hours, and post-market periods in the United States.

Bybit is still collaborating with Mantle on the development of mStocks, which is scheduled to launch in November. This tokenized stock product is intended to be backed 1:1 by real stocks and will support the 24/7 conversion between eligible stocks and mStocks on Bybit. Decentralized trading will also be possible through the automated market maker (AMM) and liquidity pool on Mantle. The converted mStocks is expected to be able to be transferred into Bybit's unified trading account (UTA) as trading collateral, subject to the applicable terms and conditions.

In June of this year, Bybit launched IPO Express, allowing eligible users to participate in some IPO opportunities at the issue price through the tokenization of underlying securities. This service was initially integrated with SpaceX with the aim of extending the service scope of Bybit from secondary market trading to include some primary market opportunities as well.

The latest progress is built upon the expansion of Bybit into perpetual contracts, pre-market products, foreign exchange, and options. Its TradFi products now cover over 600 varieties including stocks, ETF, indices, commodities, and foreign exchange. The trading volume of TradFi perpetual contracts has exceeded $180 billion, and recent additions to the product lineup include Forex Perps and Perp Options, the latter being the industry's first option product based on TradFi perpetual contracts.

Bybit is still continuing to develop new sustainable products that link AI's computing power with commodities, extending the scope of its tools beyond the traditional crypto market.

Extend the platform to include payment services

In addition to trading and investment, Bybit has also expanded its payment infrastructure to help customers transfer funds more flexibly. Bybit Pay and Bybit Card support cryptocurrency and fiat currency transfers, merchant payments, as well as daily consumption. This service is currently connected to over 5,000 merchants in more than 15 countries and regions, and supports transfers to bank accounts and electronic wallets. It also supports QR code payments and other payment services. Bybit has issued over 4 million Bybit Card, extending the platform's use from the financial market to payment and consumer scenarios.

Security and Regulatory Infrastructure

This expansion is accompanied by investments in security, compliance, and technical infrastructure.

Bybit indicates that in the first half of 2026, the company intercepted over 30,000 suspicious withdrawal requests, protecting users from potential losses of over 700 million US dollars.

Bybit also obtained 5 new licenses and regulatory approvals during 2026 in the European Union, the Cayman Islands, Indonesia, South Africa, and El Salvador. These regulatory advancements help the company to expand its business in different markets, but it still needs to comply with local requirements.

The company launched Bybit AI in September as a conversational assistant for covering transactions, account management, and customer support, and plans to continue developing it around the platform's broader financial services.

Beyond exchanges, building platforms

Four years after entering TradFi, Bybit has now integrated the crypto market with stocks, ETF, derivatives, commodities, foreign exchange, some pre-listing financing opportunities, payments, and AI driven services. The company's current focus is to consolidate these capabilities into a single platform, while continuing to expand market access, product depth, and the infrastructure that supports these businesses.

For Bybit, the development of The New Financial Platform represents its next stage of growth, moving beyond the crypto sector towards a broader role in the global financial markets.

Watch the full keynote speech: https :// www.bybit.com / en / press / live / keynote-with-ben-h2-2026

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