Bybit currently runs three new-user reward programmes, and the headline number in the ad ($30,100) is the sum of the best possible outcome across all three, not what a normal signup earns. This article breaks each programme into what it actually pays at the deposit size most people reading this will use, with the maths shown.
Disclosure up front, because this whole article is about an affiliate promo: the numbers below come from Bybit's own current promotional material, transcribed as published. Promos change without notice, and the authoritative version is always the one in your Bybit Rewards Hub after you sign up. CoinRoom earns a share of trading fees from accounts opened via our link; that does not change how the numbers below are presented.
The one rule that gates all three programmes
You must sign up using an affiliate link to be eligible at all. If you already have a Bybit account, or you sign up by typing bybit.com directly, none of this applies to you retroactively. This is Bybit's rule, not a sales tactic: rewards attach to the affiliate link at the moment of registration.
Programme 1: Welcome Rewards — up to $100
This is the one almost anyone can actually get. Five tasks, each unlocking a slice of $100:
| # | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Complete identity verification | $20 |
| 2 | Deposit ≥ $100 | $20 |
| 3 | Trade ≥ $10 (needs the $100 deposit first) | $20 |
| 4 | Trade ≥ $10,000 cumulative volume | $40 |
| 5 | Buy $100 of Savings | Up to 555% APR on the first purchase, +300% APR booster coupon |
Worked example. Thabo signs up, verifies his ID ($20 unlocked), deposits $150 ($20 unlocked, clears the $100 minimum), places a $15 trade ($20 unlocked), and over two weeks his cumulative trading volume crosses $10,000 ($40 unlocked). Total: $100, on a $150 deposit and normal, unhurried use of the account.
Task 5 is a separate mechanic (a promotional APR on a savings product, not a fixed dollar reward) and is marked "available in selected regions only" on Bybit's page — confirm it applies to your account before counting on it.
Programme 2: Deposit + Volume Bonuses — up to $30,000
This is the ladder that produces the big headline number, and it is where the ad and reality diverge hardest. The ladder pays out based on two thresholds you must both clear: how much you have deposited (net of withdrawals), and how much trading volume you have generated.
| Net deposit ≥ | Trade volume ≥ | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| $50 | $100,000 | $50 |
| $3,000 | $250,000 | $100 |
| $10,000 | $900,000 | $350 |
| $50,000 | $1,500,000 | $800 |
| $100,000 | $20,000,000 | $5,000 |
| $125,000 | $50,000,000 | $8,800 |
| $150,000 | $75,000,000 | $15,000 |
| $250,000 | $150,000,000 | $30,000 |
Read the top row again: $30,000 requires a $250,000 deposit and $150 million in trading volume. That is a professional trading-desk tier, not a signup bonus. Almost nobody reading this article on a first deposit is getting anywhere near it, and the ad's headline figure is not a realistic expectation for a retail account. Judge the ladder by its bottom rung, not its top one.
Worked example, bottom rung. "Trade volume" is not your deposit; it is the cumulative value of the trades you place, and leverage makes it climb fast. Thabo's $150 deposit already clears the $50 minimum. If he opens a $150 position at 10x leverage, that is $1,500 of notional value per trade. Opening and closing that position roughly 35 times over two weeks generates about $105,000 in cumulative volume (35 round trips × $1,500 open + $1,500 close ≈ $105,000) — clearing the $100,000 requirement for a $50 reward.
Programme 3: New TradFi User Rewards — up to $5,040
A separate product from crypto derivatives: Bybit TradFi offers CFD-style trading on traditional markets, and per Bybit's own material it is "powered by Infra Capital (Mauritius FSC licensed)." The reward ladder follows the same deposit-plus-volume shape:
| TradFi trade ≥ | TradFi net deposit ≥ | TradFi volume ≥ | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 | — | — | $10 |
| — | $1,000 | $10,000,000 | $40 |
| — | $3,000 | $100,000,000 | $240 |
| — | $10,000 | $200,000,000 | $540 |
| — | $50,000 | $1,000,000,000 | $2,040 |
| — | $100,000 | $2,000,000,000 | $5,040 |
The entry task (trade $10 on TradFi, no deposit minimum stated) is genuinely low-barrier. Everything past it needs volume in the tens or hundreds of millions, which is a function of how CFD notional exposure compounds under leverage, not a retail target. We have not confirmed the TradFi product is available to South African residents — check availability before assuming this applies to you.
The fine print that actually changes the outcome
Plain-language summary of the terms that decide whether you get paid, not the ones that are just boilerplate:
- Only derivatives trading volume counts. Spot trades and fiat deposits do not count toward any volume requirement.
- Bonuses can only be used on Perpetual and Futures contracts, not Spot.
- You have 14 days from when a task appears in your Rewards Hub to complete the deposit and trading requirements. Late activity does not count.
- Rewards are not automatic. After you clear a task, there is a 3-day risk-monitoring hold, then the reward appears in your Rewards Hub — you have to claim it manually.
- Withdraw within 3 days of finishing the 14-day window and you are disqualified from that reward. Let it settle before pulling funds.
- Net deposit = total deposits minus withdrawals during the campaign, not your running balance. Deposits include crypto deposits, one-click buys, and P2P trading.
- For the $800 tier and above, only "taker" volume counts (orders that fill immediately against the order book), not "maker" volume (orders that sit and wait to be filled).
- Bybit can disqualify accounts for bulk registrations, farming, or abuse, and reserves final interpretation of the whole campaign.
How to actually claim it
- Sign up for Bybit through a CoinRoom link (affiliate-linked registration is the eligibility requirement, not optional).
- Deposit at whatever size makes sense for you; $100 clears the Welcome Rewards deposit task and the bottom of the bonus ladder.
- Complete the tasks you're aiming for within 14 days of them appearing in your Rewards Hub.
- Leave the funds in place for at least 3 days after finishing, then claim manually in the Rewards Hub.
Education, not advice. Terms summarised here are current as published and can change; the Rewards Hub in your own account is the authoritative version. Crypto assets are high risk; leveraged trading can lose more than your initial margin. Nothing here recommends a specific deposit size, leverage level, or trading frequency.