Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 13, 2026 – Chainwire —– Bybit announces that this “new financial platform” targeting over 80 million users worldwide has officially launched today World Series of Trading ( WSOT ). Starting from 10 a.m. UTC, competing teams will compete in Squad Showdown for a prize pool of up to 3.2 million USDT. The competition will last until 10 a.m. UTC on December 2, 2026.
Individual Showdown and AI Showdown also begin today, incorporating individual traders and trading accounts driven by AI into the competition. Together, the three categories offer participants the chance to compete for a maximum prize of 10 million USDT.
According to Bybit, since the registration opened on October 29th, WSOT 2026 has attracted nearly 300,000 traders to register. During the team formation period, more than 1,500 teams have been established. This year's event theme is “The World Trades Here”, and the scope of WSOT has expanded from cryptocurrency trading to stocks, commodities, as well as trading strategies driven by AI. This event integrates different asset classes and trading methods into one championship.
In addition, the organizers have set up a separate prize pool of 50,000 USDT for the "Best Team Captain" award. To be eligible, the team led by the captain must have more than 50 active trading members. The share allocated to each eligible captain will be calculated based on the proportion of active members in their team among all eligible teams.
Still able to join a team.
Although the deadline for team creation was at 10 a.m. on November 12 UTC, traders can still join existing teams before 10 a.m. on November 19, 2026 UTC.
Traders can participate in both Squad Showdown and Individual Showdown simultaneously. Each trader may use one main account and up to six sub-accounts to compete, including the AI sub-account.
Professional users, market makers, and institutional users are not eligible to participate. WSOT 2026 is not open to residents of the European Economic Area or users from other restricted regions.
For the complete rules and terms, please visit https :// www.bybit.com / wsot2026Mandatory requirements:
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Bybit boasts over 80 million users worldwide, integrating investment, trading, payment, and wealth management into a secure and intelligent ecosystem. By combining AI driving technology, deep global liquidity, robust security, and transparent operations, Bybit makes global finance more accessible, more efficient, and more empowering for everyone.
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