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Bybit launches U.S. stock perpetual contracts tied to major equities

Bybit launches U.S. stock perpetual contracts tied to major equities

The exchange added GE, UNH, JPM, GILD, AMGN and REGN, while also citing earlier U.S. stock-linked contracts such as Berkshire Hathaway, PayPal, Mastercard, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Walmart.

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Fact Check
The coincu article explicitly confirms Bybit listed US stock perpetual contracts for UNH, GE, JPM, GILD, AMGN and REGN. The odaily article confirms the earlier batch (BRKB/Berkshire, PYPL, MA, KO, PEP, WMT) cited in the claim. Bybit's own live trading pages for GILDUSDT and UNHUSDT confirm the contracts are active on the exchange, and an independent CEX Alerts X post dated 2026-07-31 corroborates the GILD listing. Together these primary and independent sources support all key elements of the claim.
Summary

Bybit said it has launched U.S. stock perpetual contracts tied to GE, UNH, JPM, GILD, AMGN and REGN, expanding its stock-linked derivatives beyond crypto-native markets. Separately, the exchange had also disclosed USDT-settled stock perpetuals linked to Berkshire Hathaway, PayPal, Mastercard, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Walmart, and later opened trading in a GEUSDT perpetual tied to General Electric with up to 25x leverage. Bybit said GEUSDT trades 24/7, is available through Futures Grid, Futures Martingale and Futures Combo, and has a tick size of 0.01, a capped funding rate of 2% and funding fee settlement every 8 hours.

Terms & Concepts
  • perpetual contract: A derivatives contract that tracks an underlying asset without a fixed expiry date.
  • funding rate: A periodic payment mechanism used in perpetual futures to help keep contract prices aligned with the underlying market.
  • stock-linked derivatives: Trading products whose value references underlying stocks.