Bybit Card and Ether.fi Cash are both built for active crypto users comfortable beyond basic stablecoin spending — but through entirely different models. Bybit Card is a CeFi Mastercard where cashback scales with your exchange VIP tier, drawing directly from your Bybit trading balance. Ether.fi Cash is a non-custodial DeFi card where ETH stays staked and earning yield while you borrow against it to spend. One rewards exchange activity with flat cashback. The other rewards ETH holders with compounding yield and non-disposal spending — no exchange required, no custody surrendered.
Direct spending from Bybit Funding Account — no separate top-up needed
Ether.fi Cash Pros
非托管式——资金保留在您自己的 Gnosis Safe 多重签名钱包中。
最高可获得 3% wETH 返现(通过质押收益增加您的 ETH 持有量)
借贷模式:无需出售加密货币即可消费(节税效果好)
所有级别均不收取年费
Liquid Vault 对闲置的 USDC 余额提供 5%+ 年利率
支持 Apple Pay 和 Google Pay
对于长期持有者而言,这具有税收优势(借贷不属于应税事件)。
Visa Signature卡权益:购物保障、延长保修、租赁保险
Bybit Card Cons
Limited geographic availability (no US, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Croatia, Ireland)
Top cashback rates (8–10%) require high Bybit VIP trading volume
Limited crypto support (7 assets vs. competitors with 20+ assets)
0.9% crypto conversion fee on each crypto spend
Monthly cashback caps apply per tier
Physical card ATM limit capped at €2,000/day (EEA)
Custodial — funds held on Bybit Funding Account
Bybit overall Trustpilot ~3.1/5
Ether.fi Cash Cons
发布初期美国居民无法使用(暂无美国地区具体上线时间)
如果抵押品价值下降,借贷模式会带来清算风险。
$40 实体卡发行费(可退还押金)
1% 非美元交易的外汇手续费
2% ATM取款手续费
DeFi 的复杂性可能不适合非加密货币原生用户。
与老牌竞争对手相比,这款新产品上市时间较短。
促销活动结束后,借贷利率将恢复为 AAVE 市场利率(2–10% APY)
Verdict
Choose Bybit Card if you’re an active Bybit trader in the EEA with VIP status that unlocks meaningful cashback. The direct Funding Account integration makes the card a natural extension of your existing trading setup — no separate top-up process, no additional platform to manage.
Choose Ether.fi Cash if you hold significant ETH, understand DeFi collateralisation mechanics, and want your position continuing to earn staking yield while you spend against it. The wETH cashback that re-stakes automatically and the Borrow Mode’s non-disposal structure offer upside that Bybit Card’s flat cashback rate can’t replicate for serious ETH holders.
Both cards reward active crypto users — but the asset you hold decides the comparison more than anything else. USDT and exchange-native balances point to Bybit Card. Significant ETH holdings with DeFi comfort point to Ether.fi Cash. Users who hold both should consider which asset they want working harder — exchange cashback on Bybit balances, or compounding staking yield on ETH collateral. The latter has higher ceiling, the former has lower complexity.