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Bybit expands WSOT 2026 to include gold, oil, stocks and indices

Bybit expands WSOT 2026 to include gold, oil, stocks and indices

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The exchange's annual trading competition now ranks traders on crypto and stock volume, with traditional asset perpetuals joining on November 19

by John Chen

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Bybit’s annual trading tournament is no longer a crypto-only affair. The exchange’s World Series of Trading 2026, better known as WSOT, now ranks participants on both crypto and stock volume.

Gold, oil and indices join the lineup on November 19. Bybit is putting up to 3 million USDT on the line for its Global Assets track alone.

How the competition is structured

WSOT 2026 runs from October 29 to December 2, 2026. Registration opens on October 29 at 10 a.m. UTC.

The headline number is the total prize pool. Across the full event, Bybit is offering up to 10 million USDT.

The Spot leaderboard covers spot trading in both crypto and stocks. It runs from November 5 to November 26 and awards up to 1 million USDT.

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The TradFi Perps leaderboard opens on November 19 and closes on December 2, with up to 2 million USDT up for grabs.

Put the two leaderboards together and you get the Global Assets track. Its combined rewards reach 3 million USDT.

Squads, deadlines and last year’s turnout

WSOT has a team component as well as individual rankings. Squad creation closes on November 11, 2026, and the main competitions begin on November 13.

The 2025 edition offers a useful benchmark. It drew 520,451 participants who formed 1,474 squads.

The exchange itself is not small. Bybit says it has more than 80 million users, and it has been leaning into the idea of a single platform where those users can trade across asset classes.

Why Bybit is blending crypto and traditional markets

Adding gold, oil, stocks and indices to WSOT nudges a crypto-native audience toward products that look a lot like what a traditional brokerage or commodities desk would offer.

The prize split is telling. The TradFi Perps leaderboard carries up to 2 million USDT, double the Spot leaderboard’s ceiling.

TradFi Perps open on November 19, a full two weeks after the Spot leaderboard starts on November 5.

What this means for traders and the wider market

There are clear things to watch. The first is whether participation tops the 520,451 traders from 2025, especially after the TradFi Perps leaderboard opens on November 19.

The second is where volume actually concentrates. Either way, the leaderboards running through December 2 should offer a fairly public scorecard of how far that appetite really goes.

Disclosure: This article was edited by John Chen. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.

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