WhiteBIT has added support for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, giving its 10 million users another way to deposit, withdraw and send Bitcoin. Launched on October 8, 2026, the integration uses infrastructure from Voltage and extends beyond account funding to QR payments and send-and-receive features.
Key takeaways
- WhiteBIT’s Lightning support covers deposits, withdrawals, top-ups and payments.
- Voltage supplies the infrastructure for Lightning operations and liquidity.
- The exchange serves 10 million users within W Group’s broader customer network.
In a press release published through GlobeNewswire, WhiteBIT described the launch as a way to make Bitcoin transfers feel instant and more practical. The company identified everyday fund transfers, movement between trading platforms and cross-border payments as uses for the integration.
Customers can now select Lightning to move Bitcoin into or out of their accounts. The release also points to users in regions where traditional payment services are expensive, slow or limited, presenting the integration as another route for smaller transactions and international money transfers.
WhiteBIT adds Bitcoin Lightning Network support across payments
WhiteBIT’s Bitcoin Lightning Network integration supports deposits and withdrawals, fast account top-ups, QR payments and sending and receiving funds. It also connects those functions with Lightning-enabled wallets and applications.
The launch adds another payment rail to an ecosystem that already includes trading, stablecoin access, earning-oriented products and card-based spending. The company says the faster transfer option supports remittances, exchange funding and merchant-style QR payments.
The aim is to reduce the friction associated with moving Bitcoin. WhiteBIT has introduced the integration across both customer-facing features and infrastructure-level flows.
Volodymyr Nosov, WhiteBIT’s founder and CEO and president of W Group, linked the rollout to the company’s goal of making blockchain technology accessible. He described faster account funding, sending and receiving funds, and more real-world Bitcoin uses as benefits of the addition.
Voltage handles Lightning infrastructure and liquidity
Voltage powers the integration with infrastructure designed to help businesses operate Lightning payments without managing every aspect of liquidity, channels, routing and payment reliability themselves.
That arrangement lets WhiteBIT focus on its customer experience and product rollout while using a dedicated infrastructure provider for production operations, according to the release. Voltage’s services cover payments, deposits, withdrawals, liquidity and node operations without requiring businesses to build the backend from scratch.
“Lightning becomes powerful when it disappears into a customer experience people already trust,” said Graham Krizek, Voltage’s CEO and founder. According to him, the provider delivers the infrastructure, liquidity and operational stability required to make Bitcoin quicker and more viable at scale.
WhiteBIT’s reach spans 10 million users
The release states that WhiteBIT’s user base spans 10 million users located across six continents and over 150 countries. Founded in 2018, the exchange belongs to W Group, which has more than 40 million customers globally.
The platform offers over 1,020 trading pairs, more than 360 assets and support for 8 fiat currencies. Its Bitcoin Lightning Network support adds a transfer option alongside that existing range of trading and payment services.
WhiteBIT’s partners include Visa, FACEIT, FC Barcelona, Juventus FC and the Ukrainian national football team.
Article produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence and reviewed by the editorial team.
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