Bybit Revamps Open Interest Reporting to Boost Market Transparency
It is the intention of this modification to promote comparability among derivatives platforms and to increase transparencyAs a result of this shift, Bybits reporting methodology is brought into alignment with procedures that are typically used throughout global derivatives markets. With effect from June 11, 2026, Bybit, the cryptocurrency exchange that is the second-largest in the world in terms of trading volume, has stated that it would be updating the technique that it uses to calculate Open Interest (OI). As a result of this transition, the counting of OI will shift from being bilateral (dual-sided) to being unilateral (single-counted). As a result of this shift, Bybits reporting methodology is brought into alignment with procedures that are typically used throughout global derivatives markets. Although it is anticipated that the presented OI values would seem to be lower owing simply to the changed counting approach, this is merely a reflection of a change in the procedures that are used to calculate. The actual positions held by traders, the restrictions placed on those positions, the margin requirements, the computations of profit and loss, and the risk exposure remaining unchanged. It is the intention of this modification to promote comparability among derivatives platforms and to increase transparency. Traders









