How to use a Bybit referral code

Bybit runs two platforms. If you reside in the European Economic Area (the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), you use the MiCA-regulated bybit.eu with code MICA. Everyone else uses the global bybit.com with code WEB3.

This matters because the codes are platform-specific: WEB3 won't apply on bybit.eu and MICA won't apply on bybit.com. Our EU-vs-global guide explains the difference in full, including why EEA residents can no longer sign up on the global site since the MiCA deadline passed on 1 July 2026.

Use the button for your region on this site. It opens Bybit's sign-up page with the referral already attached, so you don't have to type the code and can't mistype it. If you'd rather enter it manually, start the sign-up on the correct platform and paste the code (WEB3 or MICA) into the referral/invitation field.

Register with an email address or phone number and set a strong password. At this stage no deposit is required.

It makes no difference to the referral whether you register in the Bybit mobile app or in a browser — both flows have the same referral field, and the code binds the same way. Pick whichever you'll actually use for trading.

The easiest mobile route is to open the referral link on your phone: it carries the code with it, so when you're taken through to registration (or prompted to install the app), the referral is already attached and there's nothing to type. If you've already installed the app and start sign-up from scratch instead, look for the Referral code field on the sign-up screen — it's sometimes tucked behind an expandable link rather than shown as an open text box — and type WEB3 (global) or MICA (EU/EEA) manually.

One habit worth adopting either way: before you submit the registration, confirm the code is actually showing in the field. Since codes can't be added after the account exists, those two seconds of checking are the cheapest insurance in this whole process.

Bybit requires identity verification on both platforms — it's mandatory to deposit, trade and withdraw. You'll complete at least Standard (Level 1) verification: a government ID and a facial scan. Higher levels (proof of address) raise your limits.

This is also a reward requirement: Bybit's welcome-reward terms specify that you must have completed identity verification to be eligible, so there's no way around it if you want the bonus.

If you haven't verified on an exchange before, here's what to expect. The standard first level asks for a government-issued photo ID — a passport, national ID card or driving licence — plus a liveness check, where you follow prompts on camera so Bybit can match your face to the document. It's the same pattern used across regulated exchanges, and for most people the whole thing takes minutes, with approval usually coming back quickly rather than after days.

Higher verification levels add proof of address (something like a utility bill or bank statement) and unlock higher limits. Bybit shows the exact limits for each level inside your account, so check there rather than trusting third-party tables — the figures change and vary by region.

Two practical tips: use documents that match the name and country you registered with, and do the liveness check in decent lighting without a hat or glasses obscuring your face. Most rejections are photo-quality problems, not eligibility problems.

There's no way to skip this. KYC is mandatory on both bybit.com and bybit.eu before you can deposit, trade or withdraw — and completed verification is an explicit condition of the welcome rewards. If handing over ID documents is a dealbreaker for you, a centralized exchange isn't the right venue, with or without a referral code.

Once verified, head to Bybit's Rewards Hub, where new-user tasks and any bonus vouchers live. Rewards are unlocked by completing tasks — typically a first deposit plus a set amount of trading volume, within a time window.

Here's an honest anchor for scale: one of Bybit's own recent welcome campaigns offered about 18 USDT for depositing $100 and trading $100 across spot or futures. The widely-advertised 'up to $30,000' is a ceiling that, per affiliate breakdowns, requires depositing around $250,000 and trading roughly $150,000,000 — not something a normal user reaches. Treat the big numbers as marketing ceilings and the small deposit-and-trade rewards as what you'll actually see.

Almost every 'code not working' complaint comes down to one of four situations, and three of them are fixable if you catch them before finishing sign-up.

The common thread in all of these is region and timing: the right code on the right platform, entered before the account exists, followed by KYC. If you're unsure which situation you're in, start from the address bar — whether you're on bybit.com or bybit.eu determines which code can possibly work — and go from there. Using the referral link for your region instead of typing the code sidesteps the first two problems entirely, which is why we recommend it as the default route.

Referral codes bind at account creation, so you can't add WEB3 or MICA to an existing account. If you want the referral and its welcome rewards, you'd need to register a new account (using a different email) on the correct platform — and note that EEA residents migrating from bybit.com to bybit.eu are effectively creating a fresh EU account anyway.

To be straightforward about it: if you're already trading on Bybit and have no other reason to open a fresh account, a referral code offers you nothing — the welcome rewards are for new users, and the code doesn't discount fees or add features to an account that already exists. There's no trick, support ticket or workaround that attaches a code retroactively, and anyone claiming otherwise is guessing. This page will do you the small favour of not pretending there is one.