Tagged: bybit

February 25, 2025 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper noted that on Friday, 21 February 2025, the digital assets industry witnessed one of the largest centralized exchange security breaches in history, affecting Bybit. As the situation developed, Copper’s Security and Financial Risk teams closely monitored events and “took necessary precautions to protect client assets and minimize… Read More

February 24, 2025 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

ByBit, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, may now claim to be the victim of the largest crypto hack ever, with over $1.5 billion in value. ByBit is a centralized exchange, which one crypto executive says is emblematic of why a “CEX”… Read More

February 24, 2025 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

ByBit, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, is reporting that it has recovered pilfered funds. In a statement today, the company stated they had “restored reserves levels to a 1:1 ratio for in-scope digital assets within 72 hours following a major incident… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockaid noted that on February 21, 2025, Bybit fell victim to one of the largest crypto heists in history, losing “approximately $1.5 billion” worth of Ethereum (ETH) tokens. Blockaid pointed out that this incident wasn’t just another hack—it was a stark reminder… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 12:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Bybit has apparently been hacked. Bybit, based in Singapore, reports over 60 million users worldwide and is said to be the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. It was not immediately clear as to how much may have been stolen from the… Read More

December 29, 2024 @ 1:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Bybit Technology Limited, formerly Bybit Fintech Limited, and its Chief Executive Officer Ben Zhou (Yuchen Zhou), have been reprimanded by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) for running a digital asset exchange (DAX) without registration. The SC said in a statement that both Bybit and Zhou… Read More

August 4, 2024 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has launched a Digital Rupee (eRupee) as a stablecoin for its INR users. This wallet-based mobile payment solution is now live, “offering a secure and convenient way for users to transact on the platform.” In response… Read More

July 22, 2024 @ 12:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks Off Exchange enables businesses across the world to trade on centralized exchanges without introducing counterparty risk. Today, they’re sharing that Bybit is the newest exchange to integrate with Off Exchange. Bybit, a crypto exchange, joins Deribit, with further integrations to follow. These include BIT,… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit Card from Bybit, a global crypto exchange that has been the target of regulators in various jurisdictions, says it now brings its customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure, and private way to pay “at checkout when using the Bybit app or website to… Read More

June 2, 2024 @ 9:06 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Spark Fintech Limited, an affiliate of Bybit, one of the world’s top three cryptocurrency exchanges by volume, has announced its decision to withdraw its application for a Virtual Asset Services Providers (VASP) license with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). This strategic decision… Read More

May 16, 2024 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France is telling investors to “exercise the utmost vigilance with regard to proposal investments made to the public residing in France by the digital asset trading platform BYBIT.” BYBIT operates elsewhere, including in Dubai where it received a… Read More

March 15, 2024 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

ByBit is a crypto exchange that has been granted the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Preparatory License by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), following the Provisional License it received in March 2022, has been noted as a “suspicious virtual asset trading platform” by the Hong… Read More

March 12, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of the largest crypto exchanges in terms of trading volume, is pleased to announce the Bybit Card is now available in Australia. Issued by Flywallet and leveraging Mastercard‘s global payments network to process transactions securely, this card debits crypto… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of the largest crypto exchanges by volume, has polled its internal professionals and created a free toolkit that allows investors to find undervalued crypto projects. The Crypto Investment Analysis Toolkit stems from Bybit‘s mission “to be the world’s Crypto… Read More

November 29, 2023 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, a globally-accessible cryptocurrency exchange, is pleased to announce a new milestone in its growth journey: surpassing 20 million registered users. According to the firm, this milestone underscores Bybit‘s position “at the forefront of the crypto industry, celebrating its 5th anniversary this December.” Since its… Read More

November 18, 2023 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of the most visited crypto exchanges, is pleased to announce the launch of its dedicated Broker Program, “welcoming white-label exchanges, asset management platforms, trading terminals, trading platforms, strategy aggregators, and trading firms seeking to dive into the world of… Read More

September 27, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Michael Wong  |  

Global crypto exchange Bybit and the Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (DMCC) have announced the launch of “Web3 Unleashed: Crypto Innovation Challenge” hackathon in Dubai. The event promises $100,000 prize pool and comes on the heels of a partnership that has already seen Bybit contribute AED500,000… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 6:39 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Bybit, a marketplace that claims to be “the world’s third most visited crypto exchange” (currently, Kraken is #3 with Bybit in 5th), has announced a revamped version of its launchpad, offering early investors the opportunity to purchase new projects at favorable prices. The Bybit Launchpad… Read More

August 11, 2023 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of CoinGecko’s top five most trusted crypto exchanges, has announced the launch of a new Wealth Management product. According to the company, Bybit’s Wealth Management aims to “offer personalized solutions and attractive returns with minimized risk.” Bybit’s Wealth Management… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of Coingecko’s top-five cryptocurrency exchanges, is pleased to announce that users can now “buy crypto on-chain using Bybit’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading service.” The P2P enhancement currently “allows for the purchase of USDT using more than 62 fiat currencies, with… Read More