Bybit AML Check: Deposit Review and Abnormal Asset Origin

What a “Bybit AML check” actually is

“AML check” is not a single Bybit feature. It is the everyday name for the compliance checks Bybit runs on deposits. Its help centre describes three situations in which a deposit does not show up as a normal, tradable balance:

What you see	What it means	What you do
A deposit that needs Travel Rule (wallet address) verification	Bybit needs information about who sent the coins, depending on local rules.[1]	Fill in the form in Deposit History.[2]
Pending Assets because of the daily deposit limit	Not a compliance hold: the deposit is over the chain’s daily credit limit.[1]	Wait; it is released day by day.
Pending Assets under “Abnormal Asset Origin”	The deposit is in a due diligence review.[3]	Appeal on the Bybit website.[1]

Bybit does not publish the risk score or threshold that sends a deposit to review, so we don’t guess one. What it does publish is the list of what it refuses: it says it strictly prohibits funds linked to sanctioned entities or individuals, high-risk exchanges, terrorist financing, child abuse, stolen funds and theft.^[3] These match the risk categories that AML checkers report.

Travel Rule verification for deposits

Bybit says that, depending on local regulatory requirements, some users must give specific information for a crypto deposit — whether it came from another exchange or from a personal wallet such as MetaMask. You get an email if this is needed.^[1] The steps in Bybit’s Travel Rule FAQ:^[2]

1. Open your Funding Account and click History (in the app: Assets → Funding Account → History icon).
2. Find the deposit with a yellow banner saying information is required and click Continue.
3. Say whether the deposit came from an exchange or crypto service provider, or from a personal wallet. For an exchange, pick it from the list or enter its name under Other. For a personal wallet, say whether it is yours or someone else’s.
4. Choose whether the sender is an individual or a company and enter their first and last name, or the full company name.
5. Tick the box confirming the information is true and complete, then submit.

The deposit then shows as pending preliminary review, which Bybit says may take up to 30 minutes. Bybit warns that inaccurate or incomplete details can make the verification fail.^[2] More on the rule itself: the crypto Travel Rule.

“Abnormal Asset Origin” and the appeal

If a deposit falls under Abnormal Asset Origin, it appears under Pending Assets on your Funding Account page (in the app: Assets → Funding → Pending Assets).^[3] Bybit’s deposit FAQ lists four statuses:^[1]

Status	What Bybit says to do
Pending Appeal	Click Appeal on the web to start verification.
Appeal in Progress	Allow two days for review. The result comes by email or shows on the Assets page.
Appeal Successful	You can make a withdrawal on the Assets page.
Appeal Failed	The email has the final decision. An appeal cannot be made again.

How to appeal, according to Bybit:^[3]

1. An appeal can be made only on the Bybit website, not in the app.
2. Go to Assets → Funding Account, open the Pending Asset tab and click Appeal next to the deposit.
3. Complete the Enhanced Due Diligence questionnaire and upload supporting documents. You can skip the source-of-wealth part if you gave it to Bybit’s Due Diligence team within the last two months.
4. The team aims to review and reach out within 24 hours of your documents. Check your spam folder if you hear nothing.

Because a failed appeal is final, prepare the documents before you press Submit rather than sending whatever is at hand.

Once the review is done, Bybit says that if you are found not to be associated with any risk exposure, you can withdraw the funds to another wallet address with no risk history. Gas fees come out of the amount, and withdrawing pending assets from an abnormal origin carries a handling fee on top of any standard on-chain fee. If the amount is smaller than the fee, the withdrawal cannot go through.^[3]

What documents Bybit may ask for

Bybit calls this Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and says it is a normal compliance measure that does not indicate wrongdoing. It asks about two things: source of funds (where the money for this deposit came from) and source of wealth (how you built your wealth over time).^[4]

• Source-of-funds documents it lists: bank statements for the last 3 months, the last 3 payslips, an employment contract, sale or loan agreements, inheritance documents, dividend or investment income statements, and trading history from a platform.^[4]
• Crypto evidence: wallet addresses you own or control, exported transaction history or screenshots from other wallets or exchanges, and an explanation of large or unusual transfers, for example from OTC desks or DeFi. Bybit may also use blockchain analytics to compare your coins with what you declared.^[4]
• Identity and address: an ID, passport, driver’s licence or residence permit; a utility bill no older than 3 months, a rental agreement or a bank statement.^[4]

Bybit asks for clear, complete documents with no cropping or edits, full statements rather than partial screenshots, and names, dates and amounts that match your account. During EDD some features, such as withdrawals or P2P, may be limited, and not answering in time can restrict deposits, withdrawals or trading.^[4]

How to get through it: what to do

1. Read the status. Travel Rule form, daily-limit Pending Assets or Abnormal Asset Origin — each has a different fix.
2. Collect the trail of the coins: the TxID, the sender’s address, the exchange or P2P order and chat, your own wallet history.
3. Run an AML report on the sending address so you know what Bybit is likely to see. Compare tools in our AML checker rankings.
4. Prepare source-of-funds documents that match the amount and dates of the deposit.
5. Submit once, completely, through the Bybit website, and keep copies of everything.
6. Contact support only through Bybit: Live Chat or the webform in the help centre. Bybit says you may attach screenshots and TxIDs.^[5]

What not to do

• Don’t move funds around to “clean” them. Sending coins through extra wallets does not erase their history, and Bybit says EDD can cover your wallets and unusual transfers.^[4] See dirty crypto.
• Never pay an “AML clearing” or “unfreeze” service. Only Bybit can decide on a deposit it holds. The FBI warns that fake recovery firms take an upfront fee and disappear.^[6]
• Never share your seed phrase or send coins to an address someone gives you. Bybit says it will never ask you to transfer assets to an unknown deposit address or ask for your wallet recovery phrase.^[5]
• Don’t trust a message just because it looks official. Bybit offers an Authenticity Checker and an Anti-Phishing Code, but warns that sender addresses can be forged even when the checker says “official”.^[5]

Check coins before you deposit to Bybit

The simplest way to avoid an Abnormal Asset Origin review is to avoid receiving coins with a bad history. Before a P2P trade or a large transfer, run the sender’s address through an AML checker: try a free AML check, use the service picker, or a Telegram AML bot. For USDT, follow how to check USDT before receiving it.

Bybit also has its own address risk check, but only for VIP users, with a weekly limit by VIP level; Bybit says its results are not guaranteed.^[1] An outside checker uses different data, so its result may not match Bybit’s decision — see what an AML risk score means.

How other exchanges handle the same situation: exchange deposit holds compared. If the whole account is frozen, read exchange froze your crypto. This guide is not legal advice; for large sums or sanctions questions, talk to a lawyer in your country.