Bybit CEO Ben Zhou Unveils Aggressive 2025 Strategy: Crypto’s Next Bull Run Starts Here

Bybit's co-founder just dropped a roadmap that could reshape crypto trading—and Wall Street's still scrambling to understand it.

The exchange plays chess while legacy finance plays checkers

Zhou's mid-year keynote revealed institutional-grade derivatives tools, zero-fee spot trading expansions, and a $100M developer fund. All while traditional banks were busy raising overdraft fees again.

Liquidity moonshot

The platform's adding 15 new margin pairs and slashing spreads by 40%—a direct challenge to CEX dinosaurs clinging to 2018 business models.

Regulation? Bring it on

With MiCA compliance now live and a Dubai VARA license secured, Bybit's betting that playing nice with regulators will beat the 'offshore cowboy' approach.

One thing's clear: While TradFi debates CBDCs, Zhou's building the infrastructure for crypto's next trillion-dollar leap. Whether the old guard survives? That's their problem.