Bybit uses livestream to highlight tokenised market access and macro risks

Bybit has hosted an educational livestream focused on macroeconomic developments and access to markets through tokenised products, as digital platforms look to broaden how users trade traditional assets.

The session, titled Kick off 2026 with Bybit Alpha & Bybit xStocks, was run under the company’s Bybit Learn programme and moderated by Sheikh Bilal, head of Learn at Bybit.

Speakers included Ann Zhang, spot product marketing manager at Bybit, and Han Tan, chief market analyst at Bybit Learn. The company said it serves more than 80m users globally and is the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume.

Han Tan outlined how markets often respond quickly to macroeconomic signals and geopolitical events. He said traders commonly monitor indicators such as US inflation and employment data, statements from central banks and quarterly corporate earnings. These data points can influence interest rate expectations, currency movements and equity valuations.

“2026 has already kicked off with some geopolitical shockers,” Tan said. He pointed to Nvidia as an example of investor optimism around artificial intelligence and said upcoming earnings reports would focus attention on how technology companies are monetising AI rather than simply investing in it.

A central theme of the session was how tokenised products work inside Bybit Alpha, the company’s trading environment for on-chain assets. Zhang demonstrated Bybit xStocks, which allow users to trade tokens that track the price of selected equities, indices and gold.

Tokenisation means that an asset traditionally traded through a stockbroker is represented digitally on a blockchain, allowing it to be bought and sold in smaller fractions.

Zhang said users can trade these products with a minimum transaction size of $10 through a single Bybit account, without opening a traditional brokerage account. For a lay user, this is similar to buying a small slice of a share rather than a whole one, using a crypto-style trading interface instead of a stock trading platform.

She also explained on-chain liquidity pools available through Bybit Alpha’s “farm” section. In simple terms, liquidity pools are shared pots of digital assets that enable trading on blockchains without a central intermediary.

Users can choose a pool, set a price range, deposit supported tokens and potentially earn rewards from trading fees generated when others trade against that pool. Returns depend on market activity and are subject to minimum deposits and product conditions.

“Bybit Alpha employs avant-garde Web3 technology, bringing more TradFi assets on-chain, to offer another gateway for traders and investors to capitalise on market opportunities across equities and cryptos,” Tan said. TradFi refers to traditional finance, such as stocks and commodities, while Web3 describes blockchain-based systems that operate without central control.

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The speakers noted that some tokenised products are available for trading on a continuous basis, including outside normal stock market hours, while others follow conventional equity market schedules.

The session reflects a broader push by crypto platforms to blend traditional and digital markets, using blockchain infrastructure to lower entry barriers and extend trading hours, while framing those tools within a wider discussion of macroeconomic risk and market cycles.

The Recap

• Bybit hosted a livestream on markets and tokenized asset access.
• Users can trade fractional xStocks and gold from $10.
• The session focused on macro drivers and risks for 2026.