Crypto exchange Bybit is expanding its offerings to include US equities, commodities, and indices in addition to digital assets. By introducing these new trading options, the exchange aims to cater to both retail and institutional investors and plans to launch them before the current quarter ends.

During a Livestream event on May 3, Bybit's CEO, Ben Zhou, confirmed the development of the new trading instruments such as gold, crude oil, and popular US stocks like Apple and MicroStrategy. These additions mark a significant shift in Bybit's product strategy and demonstrate the platform's ambition to serve a wider range of investors.

Bybit will integrate these new trading features with its existing infrastructure, including the MetaTrader 5 platform that already supports leveraged gold trading. The platform's high leverage offerings, allowing users to access up to 500x leverage on select instruments, are designed to attract high-risk traders.

This move by Bybit reflects a larger trend in the financial industry where the distinction between crypto-native platforms and traditional brokerages is becoming less clear. Traditional trading platforms have shown interest in offering crypto products, while crypto exchanges are adding traditional assets in response to investor demand.

The shift in Bybit's offerings also aligns with the increasing policy support for digital assets during the Trump administration, fostering an environment that encourages firms like Bybit to diversify and stay competitive in the market. Despite a security breach in February, where 500,000 ETH was stolen, valued at approximately $1.5 billion, Bybit is seeing a return of user activity and trading volume to pre-exploit levels, indicating a recovery in confidence in the platform.