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Bybit Alternatives — Evidence Comparison

Alternative venues are shown for evidence comparison and are not recommendations. They are included because published evidence attributes differ from Bybit — not because Bybit is “bad”, and not because of commercial relationships.

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Why these venues are included

Each candidate differs from Bybit on at least one published evidence attribute (regulation, legal-entity mapping, PoR, custody, geographic records, products, or completeness). Inclusion is deterministic from the public snapshot.

Evidence attributes

Venue	Regulation	Legal entities	PoR	Custody	Geographic scope	Products	Coverage
Bybit	1	1	1	1	15	6	7 / 7i
OKX	2	6	2	2	16	7	7 / 7i
Binance	4	4	1	3	3	4	7 / 7i
Kraken	1	1	1	1	16	5	7 / 7i
Deribit	1	1	1	1	22	4	6 / 7i
HTX	0	0	1	1	43	4	5 / 7i

OKX

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: Bybit 1 (exact IDs 0) vs OKX 2 (exact IDs 1).
— Custody claim records: Bybit 1 vs OKX 2.
— PoR snapshots on file: Bybit 1 vs OKX 2 (PoR ≠ audit).
— Geographic restriction records: Bybit 15 vs OKX 16.

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Binance

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: Bybit 1 (exact IDs 0) vs Binance 4 (exact IDs 4).
— Custody claim records: Bybit 1 vs Binance 3.
— Geographic restriction records: Bybit 15 vs Binance 3.
— Product records: Bybit 6 vs Binance 4 (overlap 4).

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Kraken

Regulatory evidenceRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: Bybit 1 (exact IDs 0) vs Kraken 1 (exact IDs 1).
— Geographic restriction records: Bybit 15 vs Kraken 16.
— Product records: Bybit 6 vs Kraken 5 (overlap 5).
— Public-record completeness composite differs (Bybit 30 vs Kraken 35).

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Deribit

Regulatory evidenceFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: Bybit 1 (exact IDs 0) vs Deribit 1 (exact IDs 1).
— Fee snapshots on file: Bybit 2 vs Deribit 0.
— Geographic restriction records: Bybit 15 vs Deribit 22.
— Product records: Bybit 6 vs Deribit 4 (overlap 4).

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HTX

Regulatory evidenceRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: Bybit 1 (exact IDs 0) vs HTX 0 (exact IDs 0).
— Geographic restriction records: Bybit 15 vs HTX 43.
— Product records: Bybit 6 vs HTX 4 (overlap 4).
— Public-record completeness composite differs (Bybit 30 vs HTX 21).

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What remains unresolved

Open questions and missing domains stay unknown. An empty cell is not a safety finding.

Bybit: SATOS partnership terms are regional/partner-scoped; not applied as global Bybit custody. Added PoR wallet-disclosure claim only.
Bybit: No confirmed primary incident record packaged this phase
OKX: Status page located; no dated material incident structured this phase
Binance: ADGM Nest trio roles mapped from official ADGM Terms; Binance FZE mapped from FZE Terms + VARA VL/24/04/001. Do not treat any single entity licence as brand-wide global authorisation. Nest Trading Limited role kept as unknown enum (broker-dealer/off-exchange per terms) pending richer role taxonomy.
Kraken: Status page located; no dated material incident structured this phase
Deribit: Official Fees article exists but Cloudflare bot wall blocked primary fetch; rates not SAFE-applied from secondary index alone
Deribit: No confirmed primary incident packaged
HTX: Current HTX Platform User Agreement defines contracting parties as collective 'HTX Operators' (legal persons/DAO/unincorporated organisations/teams) without naming a single global operator company. Do not inherit Huobi Global Limited / Huobi Global S.A. as current HTX operator without a current primary source tying that name to today's platform.

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Limitations

This is not a “best alternative” ranking. Evidence differences can change as records are re-verified. Regional records do not imply global approval.