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What Is WhiteBIT Coin?

WhiteBIT Coin (ticker WBT) is the exchange token of WhiteBIT, a European cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2018, and the native gas coin of Whitechain, the exchange's own EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. WhiteBIT describes itself as Europe's largest crypto exchange by traffic, reporting more than 8 million registered users.

WhiteBIT was founded by Volodymyr Nosov, a Ukrainian entrepreneur from Kharkiv who serves as chief executive of the exchange and founded its holding group, W Group. The company has Ukrainian roots with its operating entity registered in Lithuania, and in June 2026 its European arm received a MiCA license from Austria's Financial Market Authority, allowing it to serve users across the European Economic Area. The exchange blocked Russian and Belarusian users after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, reportedly giving up about 30 percent of its user base, and has donated over 11 million dollars to Ukraine's defense. In January 2026 Russia's Prosecutor General designated WhiteBIT and W Group "undesirable organizations," criminalizing dealings with the firm inside Russia. The exchange has also faced scrutiny: a November 2025 investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reported more than a billion dollars in illicit-linked crypto flows through WhiteBIT accounts, allegations the company denies.

The WBT token launched in August 2022 through a private sale and a Launchpad public sale on WhiteBIT. Its core utility works in two tiers: holding WBT on the exchange's main balance earns trading fee discounts of up to 100 percent on maker fees and up to 80 percent on taker fees, while locking WBT in the Holding program unlocks free daily ERC-20 withdrawals, boosted referral rates, and access to Launchpad token sales. A revenue-sharing program called SoulDrop distributes Whitechain transaction fees to holders who lock WBT. WBT also pays gas on Whitechain, which launched in 2023 as WB Network and was renamed Whitechain in February 2024; the chain is an open-source EVM Layer 1 with two-second blocks running a custom proof-of-authority consensus.

WBT has a fixed maximum supply of 400 million. Twenty-five million tokens were burned at launch, and the exchange runs regular fee-based burns with a stated goal of eventually destroying at least half of all coins. The token exists as an ERC-20 on Ethereum, a TRC-20 on Tron, and the native coin of Whitechain. Circulating supply figures vary by methodology; CoinGecko counts roughly 120 million WBT in circulation, giving WBT a top-20 market capitalization as of mid-2026.

WhiteBIT has built its brand heavily through sports. It has partnered with FC Barcelona since 2022, renewing in April 2026 for five more years as the club's official cryptocurrency exchange partner, and in June 2025 it became the official sleeve partner and cryptocurrency exchange of Juventus. In December 2025 WBT was added to five S&P Dow Jones digital market indices, and the token reached an all-time high of $64.11 that month after gaining roughly 160 percent in 2025.

Getting Started With WhiteBIT Coin

WBT's benefits center on the WhiteBIT exchange, but the token itself can be held anywhere its chains are supported:

  1. Step 1: Create an account on WhiteBIT or another exchange that lists WBT.
  2. Step 2: Buy WBT and either hold it on the exchange or withdraw it to a wallet on Ethereum, Tron, or Whitechain.
  3. Step 3: Lock WBT in WhiteBIT's Holding program to unlock fee discounts, free withdrawals, and Launchpad access.
  4. Step 4: Explore Whitechain, where WBT pays gas fees, and the SoulDrop revenue-sharing program.

How to Get a WhiteBIT Coin Wallet?

WBT lives on Ethereum, Tron, and Whitechain, so several wallet types work.

MetaMask

MetaMask holds the ERC-20 version of WBT on Ethereum and can connect to Whitechain via a custom RPC for the native coin.

TronLink

TronLink and other Tron wallets hold the TRC-20 version of WBT.

Hardware Wallets

Ledger and Trezor devices support WBT as a standard ERC-20 token, which is the safest option for larger holdings.

WhiteBIT Coin Resources

How to Buy WhiteBIT Coin?

WBT trades mostly on centralized exchanges, led by WhiteBIT itself.

Centralized Exchanges

WBT is listed on WhiteBIT (USDT, USD, BTC, ETH, and TRY pairs), Kraken (USD and EUR pairs since March 2026), HTX, MEXC, and Bitfinex, where it trades under the symbol WHBT.

Decentralized Exchanges

The ERC-20 version of WBT trades on WhiteSwap on Ethereum, though on-chain liquidity is thin compared to the centralized order books, so most trading happens on exchanges.

Latest WhiteBIT Coin News

WhiteBIT's 2026 has been eventful. In January, Russia designated the exchange an "undesirable organization" over its financial support for Ukraine's military, a move the company called confirmation of its pro-Ukrainian stance. In March, WBT listed on Kraken and WhiteBIT joined Ghana's crypto regulatory sandbox. In April, the FC Barcelona partnership was renewed through 2030, and in June the company's European arm secured a MiCA license from Austria's regulator, opening the full European Economic Area market.

WBT reached its all-time high of $64.11 in December 2025, the same month it was added to S&P Dow Jones digital asset indices. The WhiteBIT blog and Whitechain documentation are the best sources for current token burns, Holding program terms, and chain development.