Bybit vs Kraken Pro: fees, regulation and bonus compared

Bybit and Kraken Pro 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 Kraken Pro side by side

	Bybit	Kraken Pro
Licence	MiCA — FMA (Oostenrijk, 2025)	MiCA — Central Bank of Ireland
Founded	2018	2011
Headquarters	Dubai (VAE) · EU: Wenen (Oostenrijk)	San Francisco (VS) · EU: Dublin
Size	EU: spot, margin & Earn — geen derivaten onder MiCAR	500+ assets · EU-entiteit in Dublin (Payward Europe)
Current offer	$100 welcome bonus on sign-up	Welcome bonus + 500 INK points
Code	XCRYPTOCODES	hpdjgb2b

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 Kraken Pro stands for

• 500+ assets, margin & futures
• Entry fees 0.25%/0.40%, decreasing with volume
• MiCA via Central Bank of Ireland

Welcome bonus + 500 INK points

View Kraken Pro

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