Vienna, Austria, September 5, 2025 – Bybit, the second largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in the world in terms of volume of transactions, continues its European expansion. Bybit Eu Group has taken a new stage by officially submitting a license request as part of the Austrian transposition of the European Directive on the Financial Instrument Markets (MIFID II), via one of its Austrian entities, Bybit X GmbH.
As an approved investment company, Bybit X would be authorized to offer regulated derivative products – in particular term contracts and options – to customers of the European Economic Area (EEE). This would expand the current offer of the Bybit.eu platform, beyond the Crypto-Spot services already covered by the Micar authorization by Bybit Eu GmbH. This is the next major step in European expansion, after the Micar license in May 2025.
Bybit founded Bybit Eu Group, whose headquarters are in Vienna, and officially launched in July 2025 its platform in accordance with Micar, Bybit.eu. From, Bybit eu knows a strong dynamic by launching innovative features such as trading in cash with a lever effect of up to 10x, a partnership with Circle to strengthen the adoption of the USDC in Europe, the new Bybit Lite application, the Bybit Card program, as well as an increase in the number of trading pairs in order to improve the user experience.
Regulatory clarity is the key to making Europe one of the most turned to the future regions in the field of cryptocurrencies, and we are proud that with Bybit X, our bybit in Group has submitted a request for an investment corporate license to the Austrian Financial Markets Authority (FMA), as a local regulator.
Mazurka Zheng, Managing Director and CEO of Bybit
This license will allow Bybit Eu Group to extend its services in the EU via Bybit X and Bybit EU, and to offer derivative products such as term contracts and options on the bybit.eu platform. We consider this as a major lever to strengthen our presence in the EEE. Our mission is clear: to provide our European users with the whole range of crypto services in the safest and most compliance as possible.
Bybit X's license demand reflects its commitment to growth focused on regulation in one of the most advanced financial markets in the world. Once this investment business license has been granted, Bybit Eu Group aims to provide its European customers with a wide range of products, thus consolidating its position as leader in Crypto innovation.
About Bybit X and Bybit Eu
Bybit x GmbH and Bybit eu GmbH are the new European entities, created to serve customers in the European Economic Area (EEE* with the exception of Malta) via the Bybit.eu platform. The Bybit.eu platform is operated by Bybit EU, a service provider on cryptocurrency (CASP) approved as part of the European Micar regulation. Bybit EU offers fully regulated crypto-active services, including the conservation and exchange of cryptocurrencies, in total compliance with European regulations in terms of investor protection and market integrity.
Bybit x GmbH has filed a license request to provide investment services as an investment company under Austrian law on the supervision of securities (Wertpapieraufsichtsgesetz, Wag 2018), which transposes Mifid II.
Bybit EU GMBH is a service provider on an approved crypto-active as part of the Micar regulation, authorized to offer residents of the EEA (except Malta) the following services:
- Conservation and administration of cryptocurrencies on behalf of customers;
- exchange of cryptocurrency for funds;
- exchange of crypto-actives for other cryptocurrencies;
- Crypto-active placement;
- Crypto-active transfer services on behalf of customers.
Bybit Eu GmbH is neither the operator of a crypto-active trading platform nor an investment advice provider.
Press contact: [email protected] – www.bybit.eu
Warning : This press release is provided only for information and does not constitute an investment advice or an offer to purchase or sell cryptocurrency. The products and services mentioned are subject to the laws and regulations applicable in the jurisdictions concerned and may not be available in certain regions. As a centralized service provider, Bybit EU can offer certain products operating out-chain, where user assets are held by Bybit Eu and where the rewards are calculated and distributed internally, without recording of transactions on the blockchain. Past performance does not prejudge future results. Users must carefully assess all risks before participating in any activity related to cryptocurrencies.
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