Bybit, the world’s second largest crypto exchange in terms of trading volume, has released its March 2026 Private Wealth Management (PWM) newsletter. It detailed portfolio performance and market positioning despite a declining digital asset market.
Bybit’s PWM Reports Strong Returns
The report states that March witnessed consolidation across the crypto sector after the strong gains seen earlier in the year. The exchange observed that a sticky inflation and ongoing hawkish communications by the U.S. Federal Reserve has delayed rate cut expectations. In the short term, the hawkish stance puts a strain on risk-sensitive assets.
Meanwhile, the growing geopolitical tensions have further affirmed the investment thesis of digital assets as a hedge of borderless diversification in diversified portfolios. It is against this backdrop that the Bybit PWM division recorded a steady performance of its investment offerings.
Its most successful fund was able to produce an annual percentage rate (APR) of 25.41% annually in the period. USDT based strategies returned an average APR of 12.56% and Bitcoin-based funds returned an average APR of 6.80%.
For context, the crypto exchange reported standardized performance calculations, per fund assets data as of February 26, 2026. The Time-Weighted Return methodology was used to measure net asset values, which allowed them to make more accurate comparisons across funds. Moreover, they compared the results to the funding arbitrage strategies to offer a uniform measure of performance.
Allocations data in the newsletter reflected a balanced combination of long-term and short-term plans in terms of assets under management. During a 30-day period, there was a 6.80% APR in BTC-oriented strategies, and 12.56% in USDT-oriented products.
Meanwhile, BTC strategies yielded 5.14% over 60 days, and USDT strategies shot up to 14.02%. Overall, the reported APR was 5.93% in case of BTC strategies and 13.40% in case of USDT strategies.
Report Highlights Crypto Market Consolidation
The newsletter under the market update section brought to attention a number of themes that impact digital assets. Continuing inflation and a “higher-for-longer” interest rate environment have dampened investor interest in leverage and in speculative exposure. Nevertheless, ongoing institutional inflows from Strategy and others were identified as a key source of structural support for Bitcoin.
Another factor cited by Bybit was an increasing split in the crypto market. Bitcoin still has an approximate market dominance of 60% that is mainly driven by institutional demand. Smaller altcoins, in their turn, are subjected to the pressure due to unfavorable liquidity and continuous selling.
The crypto exchange also noted that the accelerating capital flows in the real-world asset tokenization and treasury-backed products. High interest rates have raised the demand of tokenized U.S Treasury assets, which have been sucking liquidity out of riskier crypto assets. Other strains on altcoins have been token unlocks, venture capital allocations, and increased regulatory attention over stablecoins.
Bybit PWM reiterated that they will continue to provide customized wealth management solutions to its high-net-worth clients. It includes custom asset allocation, risk management plans, and access to boutique private funds via its trading platform.