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Is Bybit MiCA-regulated? Bybit license status

Verified 2026-09-23 against the ESMA CASP register

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Yes, for crypto-asset services. Bybit EU GmbH has held a MiCA licence since May 2025.

EU perpetual futures: not offered.

Bybit MiCA licence facts

Authorized entity
Bybit EU GmbH
LEI in the register
5299005V5GBSN2A4C303ESMA CASP register · 2026-09-15
Regulator
Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht) (🇦🇹 Austria)
Authorization date
May 28, 2025
Website in the register
bybit.eu
Licensed MiCA services
5 of 10
Spot fees (maker / taker)Crypto-crypto pairs; crypto-fiat pairs 0.15%/0.25%
0.1% / 0.25%
EU perpetual futuresMiFID II application filed in Austria (Sep 2025) — EU derivatives pending approval
Not offered
EU and EEA in the venue termsThe Bybit terms do not name the EEA. Bybit states that it will progressively limit certain Bybit Global services for EEA residents, and no Bybit page states a perps service for EEA users.
Not namedBybit Service Restricted Countries page · 2026-09-23
Global 24h perp volumeDaily snapshot, October 3, 2026
$20.2B, rank 4 of 21 CEXs
$10,000 BTC market buyGlobal book, cost sweep of October 3, 2026
5.51 bps all-in, rank 24 of 39

ESMA CASP register data through 2026-09-15. Fees: published standard tier.

Licensed MiCA services: 5 of 10

  • Custody & administration (a)
  • Exchange crypto ↔ fiat (c)
  • Exchange crypto ↔ crypto (d)
  • Placing of crypto-assets (f)
  • Transfer services (j)

The licence leaves out services (b), (e), (g), (h) and (i).

Bybit in the ESMA register

Bybit EU GmbH entered the ESMA register on May 28, 2025, as the 6th of 16 tracked exchanges. By service count, Bybit ranks 9 of 16.

The FMA also supervises KuCoin, WhiteBIT and Bitpanda. The register lists 11 firms under the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA).

Bybit charges 0.25% spot taker, equal to the 0.25% median. Bybit EU GmbH sells no perps. MiFID II application filed in Austria (Sep 2025) — EU derivatives pending approval.

Bybit EU (MiCA-regulated)

bybit.eu — FMA-supervised EU platform

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Bybit MiCA FAQ

Is Bybit MiCA-authorized?

Yes.

The Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht) authorized Bybit EU GmbH on May 28, 2025, for 5 of the 10 MiCA services.

Does Bybit offer perps to EU users?

Not now.

MiFID II application filed in Austria (Sep 2025) — EU derivatives pending approval

What do the Bybit terms say about EU users?

The Bybit terms do not name the EEA.

Bybit states that it will progressively limit certain Bybit Global services for EEA residents, and no Bybit page states a perps service for EEA users. Source: Bybit Service Restricted Countries page, read September 23, 2026.

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