"With this new trend, there will be a platform that becomes, or a few that become, the next
@jpmorgan that kind of connects everything."
@Bybit_Official co-founder and CEO
@benbybit joined
@beincrypto's
@BMcGleenon at Paris Blockchain Week 2026 to explore how crypto-native infrastructure is evolving into the essential "one-stop shop" for global finance. The conversation highlighted a pivotal transition from the industry's early "wild age" to a mature, compliance-focused era where exchanges act as global distribution channels.
As Zhou explained, the core value proposition for incumbents is infrastructure. Bybit has integrated with over 2,000 local banks worldwide, providing a licensed gateway that allows institutions to distribute sophisticated assets like tokenized gold and T-bills into previously restricted markets. For traditional finance, this is less about "getting into crypto" and more about leveraging blockchain-native rails to de-risk and diversify their portfolio management.
This is the conversation that defined the strategy for the market. And it is the conversation that Signal Week 2027 will take further.