Bybit’s Seven New 24/7 TradFi Perps, Explained

Bybit’s latest 24/7 TradFi perpetuals update is best understood as a move to package stock and ETF price exposure in a crypto-native derivatives format. On May 8, 2026, Bybit said it had expanded its perpetual-contract offering by seven TradFi assets, with new USDT-quoted tickers added weekly since the product’s April 2026 launch and leverage available up to 10x; a named-listing report identified the seven underlyings as ORCL, NVDA, CRCL, MU, QQQ, EWJ and EWY.

The seven contracts in the reported batch

Bybit’s announcement frames the expansion around AI infrastructure, digital assets and Asian-market ETF exposure, while a May 8 named-listing report identifies the individual underlyings as follows.

Underlying asset	Ticker	Type	How it fits the rollout
Oracle	ORCL	Stock	Named as one of the added TradFi assets and part of the batch Bybit framed around AI-infrastructure and technology exposure.
Nvidia	NVDA	Stock	Named in the May 8 batch, though its status as newly added is less clear because another report says NVDA was already in Bybit’s first April batch.
Circle Internet Group	CRCL	Stock	Named in the batch and aligned with the digital-assets theme described for the expansion.
Micron Technology	MU	Stock	Named as a stock perpetual in the reported seven-asset batch.
Invesco QQQ Trust	QQQ	ETF	Adds Nasdaq-100 ETF exposure; Invesco says QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 index.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF	EWJ	ETF	Adds Japan ETF exposure within the Asian-market ETF theme described for the expansion.
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	EWY	ETF	Adds South Korea ETF exposure within the same Asian-market ETF theme.

What Bybit’s TradFi perpetuals are

Bybit describes its TradFi Perpetual Contracts as USDT-denominated and USDT-settled contracts that track the price of traditional financial assets, giving traders exposure to price movements without holding the underlying asset. In practical terms, a QQQ-linked perpetual is not the same as owning QQQ itself; it is a derivatives contract designed to track price movement.

The always-on format is central to the product. Bybit says traditional markets’ fixed trading hours can limit traders’ ability to respond to breaking news and major global events, and that its TradFi perpetuals are designed to provide 24/7 access when the underlying market is closed. For this May 2026 rollout, Bybit also says new tickers have been added weekly since launch and that the USDT-quoted contracts can offer up to 10x leverage.

Why the expansion matters

The significance is not just the number of tickers. It is the mix of assets and the trading wrapper around them.

• Broader thematic coverage: Bybit’s announcement says the new assets let traders build portfolios across leading names in AI infrastructure and digital assets, plus ETFs covering Asian markets.
• Single-name stocks plus ETFs: The reported list combines individual stocks such as Oracle, Nvidia, Circle and Micron with ETF underlyings such as QQQ, EWJ and EWY.
• Nasdaq-100 and Asia exposure: QQQ brings Nasdaq-100 ETF exposure, while EWJ and EWY add Japan and South Korea ETF exposure to the lineup.
• 24/7 access instead of exchange-hour access: Bybit says the product is meant to let traders react to significant developments even when traditional markets are closed.
• USDT-settled derivatives, not spot shares: The contracts track TradFi asset prices and settle in USDT, so the core trade-off is access to price exposure rather than ownership of shares or ETF units.

The Nvidia caveat

NVDA is the one name to treat carefully. The May 8 named-listing report includes Nvidia among the seven assets, but a separate April 30 item says Bybit’s April 27 first batch of 20 stock perpetual contracts already included Nvidia.

The safest reading is that the reported May 8 seven-name list includes NVDA, while Nvidia’s status as newly introduced that week is less certain than the other listed tickers.

Bottom line

The reported seven-contract batch is ORCL, NVDA, CRCL, MU, QQQ, EWJ and EWY. For traders comparing this with ordinary stock or ETF investing, the key distinction is access versus ownership: Bybit’s TradFi perpetuals provide 24/7, USDT-settled exposure to price movements without requiring the trader to hold the underlying asset. The expansion is notable because it pushes more recognizable U.S. stock and global ETF underlyings into that format, but NVDA’s exact “new listing” status should be read with the April-batch caveat in mind.