Crypto-asset platform (not a forex/CFD broker) offering spot, derivatives, options and earn products on crypto-assets. An EU entity in Austria holds a MiCA authorisation and a Kazakhstan (AIFC) entity holds an AFSA licence; the main platform terms are with Bybit Technology Limited, with no licence stated, and the Dubai entity holds only a VARA In-Principle Approval.
Bybit Technology Limited · Not stated (terms governed by Singapore law) · No regulator stated
Licensed entities
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Minimum deposit
Not published
Trading fees
Spot: 0.1% maker / 0.1% taker
Regulation
Each licence covers only the entity named. Check which entity will hold your account before you register.
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Bybit EU GmbH
Regulator
Austrian Financial Market Authority
Country
Austria (EU)
Licence no.
Not available
Authorisation
MiCA crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorisation, granted 28 May 2025 (LEI 5299005V5GBSN2A4C303), covering custody and administration, exchange for funds or other crypto-assets, placing and transfer services.
Serves
EEA users via bybit.eu (passported to 28 EEA states, excluding Malta)
Astana Financial Services Authority (Astana International Financial Centre)
Country
AIFC, Kazakhstan
Licence no.
AFSA-A-LA-2024-0027
Authorisation
AFSA licence (digital asset service provider register): dealing as principal and agent, managing investments, operating a digital asset trading facility, money services and custody; issued 25 September 2024; status Active.
UAE Capital Market Authority (formerly Securities and Commodities Authority)
Country
Abu Dhabi (onshore), UAE
Licence no.
20200000337
Authorisation
Virtual Asset Platform Operator licence: spot and derivatives trading, order matching and related settlement, clearing and payments, as stated in the BVAPO terms.
Serves
Users onboarded under the BVAPO terms; these exclude Dubai, the UK and France, among others.
The Bybit Platform Terms (effective 16 October 2026) name Bybit Technology Limited as the contracting entity; they are governed by Singapore law and state neither a licence nor where the entity is incorporated. Which entity serves a given country (e.g. Saudi Arabia, Israel) was not confirmed, and bybit.com showed the BVAPO terms by default during the review.
Markets & platforms
Markets
Crypto spot
Crypto derivatives
Crypto options
Platforms
Bybit web
Bybit app
API
Fees & costs
Values as the broker publishes them; "from" is the lowest advertised value, and actual costs vary by instrument, account and market conditions.
Trading fees
Spot (crypto pairs): 0.1% maker / 0.1% taker (base tier, before discounts); fiat pairs use a separate schedule (0.2% taker under USD 100,000 30-day volume). Perpetuals and futures: 0.02% maker / 0.055% taker (before discounts); Innovation Zone and pre-listing contracts cost more (e.g. 0.04% / 0.11%). Fees may vary by regional entity.
Deposits & withdrawals
Deposit & withdrawal methods
Crypto deposits and withdrawals, One-Click Buy with fiat, and P2P trading. Fiat methods vary by region and entity.
Account currencies
Not available
Withdrawal fees & terms
Not available
Country restrictions
Restricted-country lists differ between Bybit documents. The Help Center list (updated 16 October 2026) covers the US, mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Uzbekistan, Sudan, Syria, Crimea and non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. The Bybit Technology Limited terms also exclude Australia and France; the BVAPO terms also exclude France, the UK and Dubai.
Strengths & limits
Strengths
Bybit EU GmbH holds a MiCA CASP authorisation from Austria's FMA (28 May 2025), listed on ESMA's interim MiCA register.
In Dubai, Bybit Fintech FZE holds only a VARA In-Principle Approval, which does not permit operating or serving clients, although Bybit's About page lists VARA among its regulators.
On 26 February 2025 the FBI attributed the theft of about USD 1.5 billion in virtual assets from Bybit (around 21 February 2025) to North Korea. This was a security incident, not an enforcement action against Bybit.
Bybit excludes major jurisdictions including the US, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and mainland China, and also France, the UK, Australia or Dubai depending on the entity.
CMA licence 20200000337 (Bybit Virtual Asset Platform Operator) is taken from Bybit's own terms; the CMA register did not load during the review.
Where Bybit Technology Limited is incorporated is not stated in the terms reviewed.
Which entity serves a given country (e.g. Saudi Arabia, Israel) was not confirmed.
Not checked on registers: the National Bank of Georgia VASP registration, the India FIU registration and the Bybit Payments GmbH e-money licence (Austria).
Withdrawal fees, fiat methods and minimum deposit.
Sources
11 official sources · last reviewed 19 October 2026
