Bybit's WSOT 2026 Opens Registration With $10M Prize Pool
Bybit launches registration for its 2026 World Series of Trading, offering up to $10 million USDT across crypto, stocks, and AI arenas.
Bybit has opened registration for its 2026 World Series of Trading (WSOT), the cryptocurrency exchange's flagship competitive trading event, offering participants a chance to compete for a prize pool of up to 10 million USDT, the company announced Thursday from Dubai.
The competition introduces two new competitive categories this year — a Global Assets arena covering traditional equities alongside digital assets, and a dedicated artificial intelligence arena — expanding the contest's scope beyond its cryptocurrency-focused origins. Organizers have set a five-week competition window that runs through December 2, 2026.
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Early registrants can take advantage of squad-based incentives, with the exchange offering early-bird bonuses to teams that form and register ahead of scheduled deadlines. The squad format encourages coordinated participation, allowing traders to pool performance metrics toward collective standings.
Bybit, which says it serves more than 80 million users globally, has positioned WSOT as one of the trading industry's largest recurring competitions. The addition of stock and AI-focused tracks signals an effort by the platform to broaden its appeal beyond dedicated crypto traders toward a wider retail investor audience.
The expansion of WSOT into equities and AI-driven trading tools reflects a broader industry trend of crypto exchanges diversifying their product offerings as they compete for mainstream financial market participants. Continue reading at Cryptocurrency.
