Account closed for no reason
I had been using Bybit P2P for a long time. Recently, I experienced multiple cases where counterparties falsely claimed that payment had been sent, repeatedly stalled for hours, and waited until the appeal process expired or the order was cancelled.
I reported these users, provided evidence, opened appeals, and asked Bybit a simple question: does repeatedly claiming “payment sent” without making any transfer violate P2P rules, and are such behaviors tracked internally?
I never received a meaningful answer.
The most concerning part is that the current system allows a counterparty to waste a user's time, make false payment statements, cancel the order before completion, and apparently avoid any visible consequences.
Instead of properly addressing my concerns and explaining what actions were taken regarding the reported users, Bybit later placed my account under a compliance review based on an old transaction from 2024, froze my withdrawals, provided almost no information about the reason, and after the review simply decided to terminate my account.
The account closure notice did not provide any clear explanation of what rule I allegedly violated. I was given only five days to withdraw my remaining assets before permanent closure.
Fortunately, I was able to withdraw my funds, but the overall experience was alarming: users reporting suspicious P2P behavior can end up losing access to the platform, while the reported counterparties appear to continue operating without consequences.
My concern is not only about my individual case, but about the lack of transparency, the lack of accountability in P2P disputes, and the absence of clear communication from compliance.
I strongly advise users to think twice before trust your funds to Bybit.
12 May 2026
Unprompted review