Bybit to launch mStocks next month with 24/7 tokenized equity trading

Bybit plans to launch mStocks next month. The product will offer 24/7 access to tokenized equities backed by real shares. The launch is set for November 2026. It arrives one day after Bybit rolled out a separate stock trading product. What mStocks actually are According to the announcement, mStocks will be backed 1:1 by underlying shares. Each token is meant to correspond to one real share, not a synthetic bet on the price. The headline feature is the trading window. mStocks will trade 24/7, including nights, weekends, and the hours when traditional exchanges are closed. mStocks will be issued by Halo Prime Limited, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands. Halo Prime classes the tokens as limited-recourse debt obligations. Put simply, holders are owed something by the issuer, and the reach of that claim has defined limits. Bybit’s role is narrower than its branding might suggest. The exchange will provide the trading interface and operate the smart contract functions, but it will not act as issuer or custodian. The DeFi layer and the Mantle connection mStocks are being developed in collaboration with Mantle, which is bringing DeFi features to the product. Bybit says the ...