CEO statement and reporting: 30 April 2026.
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou said Malaysia's Securities Commission had removed Bybit and his name from its Investor Alert List following engagement with the regulator. BanklessTimes reported the statement on 30 April, including Zhou's public announcement.
The report describes the SC's December 2024 directives to disable Malaysian access, stop local advertising and close the Malaysia-focused Telegram group. It attributes the account of subsequent engagement to Zhou.
Zhou also said Bybit had recently led funding into Hata. The announcement is evidence of the CEO's reported removal and investment; it is not an SC announcement granting Bybit registration to operate a Malaysian exchange.
Any return would still depend on the required approvals. Removal from an alert list and registration as a recognised market operator are different regulatory matters.
Source: BanklessTimes, 30 April 2026.