Bybit Opens Registration for World Series of Trading 2026 With Prize Pool of Up to 10 Million USDT
Key Takeaways
- •Bybit opened registration for WSOT 2026 on October 29, 2026, with a prize pool of up to 10 million USDT available until the competition closes on December 2, 2026.
- •The 2026 edition expands beyond crypto into a multi-asset tournament, introducing Global Assets arenas for stocks, gold, oil, and indices, plus a new AI P&L Showdown alongside the Squad and Individual Showdowns.
- •The 2025 edition set the benchmarks for this year, attracting 520,451 participants, forming 1,474 squads, and earning a Guinness World Records title with 71,765 participants joining within 24 hours.
- •Squad growth is incentivized for all members, with early rewards including 100 USDT for leaders of each of the first 100 qualified squads and 500 USDT for each of the first 20 TradFi squad leaders.
- •Registration requires no minimum equity, though traders must hold at least 100 USDT in a Unified Trading Account for five minutes to rank on leaderboards, while pro users, market makers, institutional users, and residents of the European Economic Area are not eligible.
Bybit's record-breaking global trading competition returns with new Global Assets and AI arenas, Early Bird squad rewards, and a five-week schedule running through December 2, 2026.
DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 29, 2026 — Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, has opened registration for the World Series of Trading (WSOT) 2026, its flagship global trading competition. From 10AM UTC on October 29, eligible traders around the world can register, create or join a squad, and begin the Preheat Quest, with a prize pool of up to 10 million USDT on offer until December 2, 2026, at 10AM UTC.
Under this year's theme, “The World Trades Here,” WSOT is growing from a crypto competition into a multi-asset trading tournament. Two new arenas sit alongside the Squad and Individual Showdowns: Global Assets, where traders compete on stocks, gold, oil, and indices, and the AI P&L Showdown, where strategies run through Bybit AI.
WSOT 2026 builds on a record 2025 edition, which drew 520,451 participants across the globe, formed 1,474 squads, and earned a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title with 71,765 participants joining within 24 hours. Those totals now serve as the benchmark for this year's edition.
How to Join Today
- Register on the WSOT 2026 page at bybit.com/wsot2026. There is no minimum equity to register.
- Lead or join a squad. Squad leaders apply on the WSOT page and can start recruiting once approved. Traders join through a squad link, by searching a squad name, or from recommended squads. Traders can also compete solo only.
- Start the Preheat Quest. Complete trading tasks across five arenas to unlock rewards from day one.
- Get activated for the leaderboards. Hold at least 100 USDT in a Unified Trading Account for five minutes to rank on the P&L and P&L% leaderboards.
What's New in WSOT 2026
WSOT 2026 reflects Bybit's shift into a global multi-asset platform. Crypto, stocks, and commodities now share one account and one competition, with AI built into the experience from registration to the final leaderboard. In practice, that puts traditional-market trades side by side with crypto within a single event for the first time in the competition's history.
Global Assets Showdown. Two volume leaderboards bring traditional markets into WSOT. The Spot leaderboard covers crypto and stock spot trading, where available. The TradFi Perps leaderboard covers perpetual contracts on stocks, gold, oil, and indices.
AI Showdown. A new leaderboard ranks traders by P&L using either a Bybit AI subaccount or a general AI subaccount. Bybit AI also sits on the WSOT page as a competition assistant, explaining the rules and tasks and tracking squad and individual rankings in real time.
Preheat Quest. Running for the full campaign, the Preheat Quest spans five arenas: New & Invite, Spot, Derivatives, TradFi, and Bybit AI. Each completed task lights up an arena and unlocks rewards.
Squads built to grow. Squad members, not only leaders, now earn rewards for inviting traders into their squad. The first 100 qualified squads earn their leaders 100 USDT each, the first 20 TradFi squad leaders earn 500 USDT each, and the first 200 qualified squad leaders earn 50 USDT each.
Key Dates by Stage
| Stage | Dates & Times (2026, UTC) |
|---|---|
| Preheat Quest: Registration | Oct 29, 10AM – Dec 2, 10AM |
| Squad Showdown: Squad Creation | Oct 29, 10AM – Nov 11, 10AM |
| Squad Showdown: Main Competition | Nov 13, 10AM – Dec 2, 10AM |
| Individual Showdown | Nov 13, 10AM – Dec 2, 10AM |
| Global Assets: Spot Competition | Nov 5, 10AM – Nov 26, 10AM |
| Global Assets: TradFi Perps | Nov 19, 10AM – Dec 2, 10AM |
| AI Showdown | Nov 13, 10AM – Dec 2, 10AM |
Prize pools unlock as total trading volume across participants grows. In the Squad Showdown, the leader takes 20% of each squad's reward, the top 10 members share 20%, and all eligible members share 60%. The Individual Showdown ranks traders within three weight classes: Lightweight, Middleweight, and Heavyweight. The stages roll out in sequence rather than all at once: Global Assets Spot opens on November 5, squad creation closes on November 11, the Squad, Individual, and AI Showdowns begin on November 13, and TradFi Perps starts on November 19, ahead of the December 2 close.
How to Take Part
There is no minimum equity to register. To rank on the P&L and P&L% leaderboards, traders hold at least 100 USDT in their Unified Trading Account for five minutes. Each trader can compete with one main account and up to six subaccounts, including AI subaccounts. Traders can join a squad and compete solo at the same time, or compete solo only.
Pro users, market makers, and institutional users are not eligible. WSOT 2026 is not open to residents of the European Economic Area or other restricted regions.
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