Is Bybit available in the United Kingdom?
Bybit is available to United Kingdom residents with limits. After leaving in 2023, it relaunched a United Kingdom spot service in December 2025, operating under the Financial Conduct Authority financial promotions regime through an FCA authorised approver. Crypto derivatives are not offered to United Kingdom retail consumers because of an FCA ban.
Information, not advice. This is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Verify the current rules with a qualified local professional and the official regulator before acting.
How we checked this. We set this status by reading the platform's own terms of use and country eligibility, and the public register kept by the named regulator, then dated the result. Availability can change, so confirm directly with the platform and the regulator before acting. As of 26 June 2026.
Partly. As of June 2026 Bybit is available to United Kingdom residents for spot trading after a relaunch in December 2025, operating under the Financial Conduct Authority financial promotions regime through an FCA authorised firm that approves its promotions. Crypto derivatives are not offered to United Kingdom retail consumers because the FCA bans the sale of these products to retail. Confirm the current position before acting.
What Bybit is and the United Kingdom position
Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers spot trading and, in many markets, derivatives and other products to customers across many countries.
Bybit withdrew from the United Kingdom in late 2023 when the Financial Conduct Authority financial promotions regime came into force. It returned to the United Kingdom in December 2025 with a spot trading service, operating under the financial promotions regime by working with an FCA authorised firm that approves its promotions to United Kingdom consumers.
Bybit is not itself on the FCA register of cryptoasset firms, and its United Kingdom return relies on the financial promotions route. Crypto holdings are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. This position is current as of June 2026 and can change, so confirm it before acting.
How Bybit operates in the United Kingdom
- Relaunch in December 2025. Bybit reopened a United Kingdom spot trading service in December 2025, after withdrawing in late 2023 when the financial promotions regime took effect (as of June 2026).
- Financial promotions route. Bybit operates under the FCA financial promotions regime through an FCA authorised firm that approves its promotions to United Kingdom consumers. This is different from holding an FCA cryptoasset registration in its own name (as of June 2026).
- Retail derivatives ban. The FCA prohibits the sale of crypto derivatives such as futures and options to retail consumers, in force since 6 January 2021. These products are not offered to United Kingdom retail users (as of June 2026).
- Products available. The United Kingdom relaunch covers spot trading across a set of supported pairs and has included a peer to peer option. Derivatives remain unavailable to United Kingdom retail users (as of June 2026).
- Onboarding controls. United Kingdom users must complete identity verification and, under the financial promotions rules, an appropriateness check, a self categorisation statement, and a cooling off period as a first time customer (as of June 2026).
What this means for United Kingdom residents
Bybit is available to United Kingdom residents for spot trading within the limits above, so this site can point United Kingdom users to it while being clear that it is not on the FCA cryptoasset register and relies on the financial promotions route through an authorised approver.
Because Bybit is not registered as a cryptoasset firm with the FCA in its own name, United Kingdom users do not get FCA cryptoasset registration oversight of the platform, and crypto holdings are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Read the risk warnings shown at sign up and only commit funds you understand.
How crypto is taxed in the United Kingdom is handled by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, generally through capital gains tax on disposals and income tax in some cases. See the United Kingdom crypto tax page for a general explanation. This is general information and not tax advice, so verify your position with a qualified professional before filing.
Regulator and sources
The relevant United Kingdom authority is the Financial Conduct Authority for the financial promotions regime and the cryptoasset register, and His Majesty's Revenue and Customs for tax.
- Reporting on Bybit returning to the United Kingdom in December 2025 with a spot trading service under an FCA authorised approver.
- Financial Conduct Authority, register of cryptoasset firms and policy on the financial promotions regime for cryptoassets effective 8 October 2023.
- Bybit, public information on its United Kingdom service and the financial promotions arrangements.
- His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, guidance on the taxation of cryptoassets.
Bybit returned to the United Kingdom in December 2025 and offers spot trading under the financial promotions regime, but it is not on the FCA cryptoasset register. Compare the platforms that genuinely serve United Kingdom users, including ones that are on the FCA register, before you choose.
Every availability status here is dated and checked against the named regulator's public register. We never place a link to a platform where it is not available.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bybit available in the United Kingdom?
Yes, within limits. Bybit relaunched a United Kingdom spot trading service in December 2025, operating under the FCA financial promotions regime through an FCA authorised approver. Crypto derivatives are not available to retail users. Confirm the current position before acting.
Why did Bybit leave the United Kingdom before?
Bybit withdrew from the United Kingdom in late 2023 when the Financial Conduct Authority financial promotions regime came into force, which reshaped how crypto firms can promote services to United Kingdom consumers. It returned in December 2025 under a compliant arrangement.
Is Bybit on the FCA register in the United Kingdom?
No. Bybit is not on the Financial Conduct Authority register of cryptoasset firms in its own name. Its United Kingdom service relies on an FCA authorised firm approving its promotions, rather than on its own cryptoasset registration.
Can I trade derivatives on Bybit in the United Kingdom?
No. The Financial Conduct Authority bans the sale of crypto derivatives such as futures and options to retail consumers, in force since 6 January 2021. The United Kingdom relaunch covers spot trading, and derivatives are not offered to retail users as of June 2026.
How is Bybit crypto taxed in the United Kingdom?
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs treats crypto disposals as potentially subject to capital gains tax, and some activity can be subject to income tax. This is general information, not tax advice. See the United Kingdom crypto tax page and verify your position with a qualified professional.
Rules change frequently. Bybit left the United Kingdom in 2023 and returned in December 2025, which shows how quickly availability can change. Bybit is not on the FCA cryptoasset register and its offering relies on the financial promotions route. The United Kingdom is also moving toward a wider authorisation regime under new cryptoasset regulations. This page is dated June 2026 and was last reviewed on 12 June 2026. Confirm the current status with the Financial Conduct Authority and Bybit before you act.
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