Bybit Opens Registration for WSOT 2026 With $10M Prize Pool

Bybit has officially launched registration for the 2026 World Series of Trading, the cryptocurrency exchange's annual competition that this year carries a prize pool of up to 10 million USDT. The five-week event runs through December 2, 2026, and introduces new competitive arenas centered on global assets and artificial intelligence alongside its established crypto trading brackets.

The competition expands its scope this cycle by adding a Global Assets arena, allowing participants to compete across equities and other traditional financial instruments in addition to digital assets. A dedicated AI arena marks another structural addition, reflecting broader industry interest in algorithm-driven and machine-learning-assisted trading strategies.

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Team-based participation is incentivized through Early Bird prizes available to squads that register ahead of set deadlines. The tiered prize structure is designed to reward both individual traders and coordinated groups, according to Bybit's announcement. The Dubai-headquartered exchange positioned the event as a record-setting edition of the tournament.

Bybit described itself as a leading financial platform and framed WSOT 2026 as a reflection of evolving market conditions, encompassing asset classes and technologies that have grown significantly in prominence since the competition's earlier editions. The inclusion of AI as a standalone arena signals the platform's acknowledgment that automated and AI-assisted trading has become a mainstream practice among retail and professional traders alike.

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