Bybit vs Crypto.com: fees, regulation and bonus compared

Bybit and Crypto.com both operate in the EU, but they target a different kind of user. The facts sit side by side below — licence, founding, size and what's on offer right now — so you can choose for yourself instead of us choosing for you.

Facts for Bybit and Crypto.com side by side

	Bybit	Crypto.com
Licence	MiCA — FMA (Oostenrijk, 2025)	MiCA — MFSA (Malta)
Founded	2018	2016
Headquarters	Dubai (VAE) · EU: Wenen (Oostenrijk)	Singapore · EU-hub: Malta
Size	EU: spot, margin & Earn — geen derivaten onder MiCAR	100M+ gebruikers wereldwijd
Current offer	$100 welcome bonus on sign-up	No live offer
Code	XCRYPTOCODES	Not needed

What Bybit stands for

• Spot, staking and the Bybit Card
• Low trading fees and deep liquidity
• MiCA licence via the FMA (Austria)

$100 welcome bonus on sign-up

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What Crypto.com stands for

• Visa card with cashback across Europe
• Hundreds of coins, app + Exchange
• MiCA/CASP via MFSA (Malta)

View Crypto.com

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