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According to CoinDesk, a UK economic development agency this week invited Bybit’s management team to London for meetings with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and representatives of the House of Lords to discuss topics including cryptocurrency regulation, corporate establishment, and job creation. Bybit CEO Ben Zhou stated that the UK aims to attract major enterprises to set up local headquarters and drive innovation through stablecoins, tokenization, and payment system reforms. The report notes that this invitation coincides with the UK’s FinTech Week and reflects the UK’s intent to reverse the trend of capital and corporate migration toward the UAE.
According to Cointelegraph, Malaysian digital asset exchange Hata has completed an $8 million Series A funding round led by Bybit, with participation from multiple global family offices. Previously, Bybit also participated in Hata’s $4.2 million seed funding round. Hata holds licenses issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia and the Labuan Financial Services Authority, enabling it to provide digital asset trading and custody services in the country.
According to CoinDesk, Coinbase is exploring collaboration with Bybit on tokenization, custody, and global distribution of assets such as U.S.-listed equities and pre-IPO shares. Sources familiar with the matter said negotiations are ongoing and do not involve equity acquisition or similar transactions by Bybit aimed at entering the U.S. market. Separately, reports indicate that Bybit’s plan to enter the U.S. market will be advanced through a new entity led by former Co-CEO Helen Liu, which will bring in an undisclosed local partner to provide licensing and compliance support, while Bybit will supply technology, products, and liquidity.
It is reported that Bybit Earn has entered a strategic partnership with Doppler Finance to officially launch an institutional-grade XRP fixed-income product, offering users a new yield opportunity. Traditionally, XRP does not support native staking, limiting its yield potential. This collaboration introduces Doppler Finance’s institutional-grade yield strategies, making yield-generating capabilities—previously available only to institutions—accessible to retail users. These strategies are selected and executed by Doppler Finance, a native yield platform focused exclusively on the XRP ecosystem, dedicated to delivering secure, transparent, and compliant yield solutions for non-stakable assets. During the campaign, users participating in the 90-day XRPfi fixed-income product will earn an annualized yield of 5%, comprising a base annualized yield of 2.5% plus an additional 2.5% annualized reward drawn from a 30,000 XRP incentive pool. Campaign Period: April 13, 2026, 10:00 – July 12, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)