# Bybit Weighs U.S. Broker Partner as State Licensing Could Take Years By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/37409 Published: 2026-10-22T03:39:08.000Z Updated: 2026-10-22T03:39:08.000Z Section: Business > CEO Ben Zhou named Interactive Brokers as a possible partner and said Bybit would wait for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act or clearer rules before deciding when to enter. Bybit CEO Ben Zhou said Bybit may enter the United States with help from a broker that already serves American customers. He estimated state licensing could take two to three years. He named Interactive Brokers as one possible fit for a partner interested in crypto. Zhou said a potential partner should already have U.S. customers. He did not announce an agreement with Interactive Brokers or a launch date. The comments add detail to [Bybit’s previously outlined U.S. partner strategy](). Zhou said Bybit’s timing decision depends on passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act or greater clarity about the regulatory rules. He estimated that obtaining money transmitter licenses state by state could take two to three years. He also raised a hypothetical system with one federal regulator and one license, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a possible regulator. That was a proposed model, not a description of current law. The Senate on Sept. 15 voted 49-50 against cloture on a motion to proceed to the CLARITY Act. The Senate did not proceed to consider the bill’s passage after the cloture vote. Zhou described the U.S. as a competitive market, with Coinbase and Robinhood among its established firms. Bybit has not announced a U.S. partner or a launch date. ## Links in this article - [Bybit’s previously outlined U.S. partner strategy](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/35404)