Bybit Expands Beyond Crypto as CEO Outlines Next Phase of Financial Platform

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 13th, 2026/Chainwire -- Bybit's co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou detailed the next phase of the company's expansion from a crypto exchange into a new financial platform during the company's latest "Keynote with Ben" session. The event took place outside of the usual studio setting, with a live audience present to hear Ben discuss the company's approach to navigating the evolving financial landscape.

Four years after launching its first crypto products in 2022, Bybit has grown to become the largest crypto CFD platform, with trading volumes reaching up to $100 billion at its peak. In October, the company further expanded its presence into traditional markets by launching stock trading for eligible users, granting access to more than 1,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs.

Bybit is also developing a tokenized stock product, mStocks, in collaboration with Mantle, which is set to launch in November. The product aims to offer round-the-clock trading of eligible stocks and will be tradable on Bybit and Mantle's decentralized exchange through automated market maker (AMM) liquidity pools. Bybit's TradFi offering now encompasses over 600 products, ranging from equities, ETFs, and indices to commodities and foreign exchange.

Perpetuals have recorded over $180 billion in trading volume, and recent additions include Forex Perps and Perp Options, an industry-first options product built on traditional perpetuals. The company continues to develop new perpetual products tied to AI computing and commodities, broadening its range of instruments beyond conventional crypto markets.

In addition to trading and investing, Bybit has expanded its payments infrastructure to facilitate more flexible fund transfers. Bybit Pay and Bybit Card enable crypto-to-fiat transfers, merchant payments, and everyday spending, connecting users with over 5,000 merchants across 15+ countries. The service supports transfers to bank accounts and e-wallets, as well as QR payments and other payment services, with over 4 million Bybit Cards issued to date.

Security and regulatory infrastructure have also been bolstered, with Bybit intercepting over 30,000 suspicious withdrawal requests and securing five new licenses across the European Union, the Cayman Islands, Indonesia, South Africa, and El Salvador in 2026. The company's mission is to provide users with the speed, scale, and financial freedom to make their move, combining trading, investing, payments, and AI-powered services within a single, secure platform.