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Sep 28, 2026

Franklin Templeton expands tokenized collateral service to Bybit exchange

Franklin Templeton is bringing its tokenized money fund collateral program to Bybit, allowing institutional traders to use yield-bearing fund shares as off-exchange collateral for borrowing.

Sep 28, 2026·3 sources
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Sep 16, 2026

Hamas military wing told donors to avoid Binance, use alternative crypto platforms

Hamas' military wing Al Qassam Brigades advised potential donors to avoid using Binance for cryptocurrency transfers and instead use platforms including Bybit, OKX, Kast, and Redotpay, according to U.S. Department of Justice documents released in September 2026.

Sep 16, 2026·2 sources
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Sep 3, 2026

Bybit Pay integrates with Mesh to enable direct crypto payments for 80 million users

Bybit Pay has integrated with crypto payments infrastructure provider Mesh, allowing the exchange's 80 million users to make payments and fund accounts across more than 300 platforms directly from their Bybit balances without withdrawing assets.

Sep 3, 2026·4 sources
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Aug 8, 2026

Crypto Laundering Operations Accelerate as Hackers Move Billions Through 45-Day Window

Following $3.4 billion in crypto thefts in 2025 and over $1 billion stolen in the first half of 2026, investigators reveal hackers have approximately 45 days to launder stolen assets before trails go cold. The Bybit exchange has recovered $48.4 million after suing North Korea's Lazarus Group, with a US court freezing $30.5 million in related assets.

Aug 8, 2026·5 sources
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Aug 7, 2026

Bybit sues North Korea over $1.5 billion hack, secures court-backed asset freeze

Crypto exchange Bybit filed a civil lawsuit against North Korea, its intelligence agency, and the Lazarus Group over the February 2026 hack. A U.S. federal judge granted Bybit's request to trace stolen assets.

Aug 7, 2026·2 sources
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Aug 5, 2026

Bybit secures Austrian e-money license for EU payments

Bybit's Austrian payments subsidiary received regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, open-banking and person-to-person payment services across the European Union.

Aug 5, 2026·1 source
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Jul 31, 2026

Bybit Adds Six Tokenized Stocks Including Nvidia, Apple, and Tesla as Collateral for Margin Trading and Loans

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced on July 31, 2026, that it will allow users to pledge six tokenized stocks (xStocks) as collateral across its margin trading, crypto loans, and institutional lending services. The tokenized equities include shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Robinhood, Circle, and Google.

Jul 31, 2026·8 sources
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Jul 23, 2026

Bybit Becomes First Centralized Exchange to Offer Fixed-Return Products on Tokenized Stocks

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has integrated xStocks tokenized equities into its Dual Asset structured product, offering fixed-return yield products backed by shares of SpaceX, Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Coinbase, and Amazon with investment periods ranging from 8 hours to 1 day.

Jul 23, 2026·4 sources
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Jul 22, 2026

MEXC Appoints Robert MacDonald as Chief Compliance Officer Amid Push Into Regulated Products

Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC has hired Robert MacDonald, a former compliance executive at Bybit and Binance, as its Chief Compliance Officer. The appointment comes as MEXC expands into tokenized stocks and other regulated financial products.

Jul 22, 2026·6 sources
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Jul 20, 2026

Bybit Launches RLUSD Stablecoin Rewards Program With Up to 7% APR and Zero Maker Fees

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has introduced a limited-time RLUSD Hold & Earn campaign running through August 19, 2026, offering eligible users a dynamically adjusted APR of up to 7% on qualifying Ripple USD holdings with no lock-up requirements and zero maker fees on the RLUSD/USDT spot trading pair.

Jul 20, 2026·5 sources
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Jul 19, 2026

Vietnam Enacts Penalties for Crypto Trading Through Unlicensed Platforms

Vietnam has issued Decree No. 284/2026/NĐ-CP imposing fines of up to 50 million dong ($1,900) on individual investors who trade cryptocurrencies on unlicensed platforms like Binance, OKX, and Bybit, with penalties taking effect September 1, 2026 as part of the country's pilot digital asset market regulations.

Jul 19, 2026·9 sources
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Jul 17, 2026

Argentina freezes 25 crypto accounts in LIBRA token investigation, orders exchange KYC

Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi froze dozens of crypto wallets tied to the LIBRA investigation and ordered six international exchanges including Binance, Bybit, and OKX to hand over complete client files after the token's crash.

Jul 17, 2026·2 sources
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Apr 8, 2026

Solana DEX Stabble Warns Users to Exit After North Korean Hacker Allegation

Decentralized exchange Stabble on Solana urged liquidity providers to withdraw funds after identifying a former employee with alleged ties to North Korea, raising concerns about potential security risks.

Apr 8, 2026·2 sources
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Apr 6, 2026

Rwanda Central Bank Warns Against Bybit's P2P Platform Offering Franc-to-Crypto Trading

Rwanda's central bank issued a warning after Bybit added the Rwandan franc to its peer-to-peer platform for crypto trading without regulatory approval.

Apr 6, 2026·1 source
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Top claims

  • ▪Franklin Templeton previously launched off-exchange collateral programs similar to its Bybit collaboration, partnering with Binance on February 11, 2026, and Standard Chartered-backed OKX in April 2025
  • ▪Eligible Bybit clients can pledge Franklin Templeton's tokenized money market fund shares to borrow USDT or USDC stablecoins for trading while continuing to earn yield on the underlying assets
  • ▪In August 2026, the SEC issued a no-action letter permitting Franklin Templeton's registered funds to use tokenized FOBXX and BENJI tokens for cash and collateral management

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