Bybit Partners With Web Summit 2026 to Showcase AI and Finance Strategy
Bybit will participate in Web Summit 2026 in Lisbon as an official partner, with executives set to discuss artificial intelligence, financial infrastructure and the company’s European strategy. The event runs from November 9, 12 at the MEO Arena.
- Bybit is an official partner of Web Summit 2026 in Lisbon.
- Rockman Zhang and Georg Harer will participate in scheduled discussions.
- Bybit will present its views on AI agents and financial infrastructure.
- Bybit EU holds Austrian MiCAR and Electronic Money Institution authorizations.
- The company says its platform is expanding beyond crypto into broader financial services.
Executives to discuss AI and digital finance
Bybit said its participation will include appearances by Rockman Zhang, the company’s Global Chief Technology Officer, and Georg Harer, Co-CEO of Bybit EU. Harer will join CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De for a fireside chat on the MoneyConf stage on November 10, 2026.
On November 11, Zhang will take part in a Developer Stage discussion titled “$1.5 Trillion in Volume: Reengineering a Giant for the AI Era”. The session will examine the boundaries and potential of AI in financial environments, according to Bybit.
The company will also host a masterclass called “Agents on the Order Book”, focused on autonomous AI agents in financial markets. That session is scheduled as a dedicated side event on November 10. An invitation-only leadership roundtable with Zhang is planned for November 9.
Bybit outlines its technology vision
Bybit said Zhang will present its view of how AI is reshaping financial services, including AI-powered trading environments, conversational interfaces and the responsible deployment of autonomous agents.
The company described trust between humans, agents and financial systems as a central challenge as AI becomes more closely connected to financial infrastructure. Zhang is expected to discuss Bybit’s approach to safety, transparency and scale as a platform serving more than 80 million users worldwide.
The Web Summit appearance follows several milestones Bybit identified for 2026. They include the launch of Bybit AI, described by the company as a conversational assistant that combines trading and support, as well as the introduction of U.S. stocks and ETF access for eligible users worldwide. Bybit also said its revamped app brings crypto, stocks, macro assets, Earn and Alpha into one connected experience.
Bybit EU highlights its regulated European operations
Bybit’s presence at the event also reflects its stated ambition to move from a crypto-first exchange toward a broader financial platform covering markets, payments, spending, wealth and intelligent financial services.
Bybit EU will use Web Summit 2026, where it is a Platinum Sponsor, to present itself as a compliance-first digital finance platform for the European Economic Area. The company said its European regulatory foundation includes two Austrian authorizations.
Bybit EU GmbH has been an authorized crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, or MiCAR, through Austria’s Financial Market Authority since May 2025. Bybit Payments GmbH received an Electronic Money Institution license from the same authority in August 2026.
According to Bybit, the two authorizations support the gradual combination of crypto-asset services, e-money and payment capabilities in one platform experience for European customers. The company said its expanding regulatory regime could also support future investing and savings capabilities. Its Web Summit participation therefore puts its AI plans alongside a broader effort to build a regulated financial platform in Europe.
PR Newswire: Bybit Joins Web Summit 2026 in Lisbon as Official Partner
