WhiteBIT CoinWBT

The token of the WhiteBIT exchange, which issues it, burns it weekly and uses it as Whitechain's gas.

Rank #15Since August 2022
Price on 31 Oct 2026
C$103.68 +30.7% since 31 Jul 2026 · 16.0% below its all-time high

The short version

WhiteBIT Coin is issued by WhiteBIT, a European crypto exchange founded in 2018, and is the gas coin of its Whitechain network, which moved to an Ethereum OP Stack layer 2 in 2026. WhiteBIT puts 33% of trading fees and 5% of other income into weekly buybacks and burns until half of the 400M supply is gone, burning 32,426 WBT on 1 Oct 2026. About 60% of total supply is not in circulation. On 31 Oct 2026 one WBT cost C$103.68. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +30.7% in Canadian dollars, and it was 16.0% below its all-time high of C$123.46 set on 23 Sep 2026.[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 13 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$122.61 (5 Oct 2026) · low C$60.09 (7 Jun 2026) · +33.2%[1]

Month-end prices (table)
DateC$US$
31 Oct 2026C$103.56US$74.18
30 Sep 2026C$118.86US$83.49
31 Aug 2026C$99.07US$71.45
31 Jul 2026C$79.23US$56.48
30 Jun 2026C$68.00US$47.86
31 May 2026C$74.34US$53.88
30 Apr 2026C$73.37US$53.85
31 Mar 2026C$71.58US$51.35
28 Feb 2026C$66.21US$48.54
31 Jan 2026C$68.68US$50.64
31 Dec 2025C$78.09US$56.98
30 Nov 2025C$81.78US$58.50

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026
C$103.68[1]
3-month change
+30.7% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)[1]
From its high
16.0% below its high of C$123.46 (23 Sep 2026)[1]
Market rank
#15, market value about C$12.3B[1]
Kind
Token · Ethereum (ERC-20) and Tron; native gas coin of Whitechain
Started
August 2022

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating
Can an admin key create new coins?NoNo mint function in the contract; 400M fixed maximum[2, 3]
Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?YesThe owner wallet can blacklist addresses, destroy their funds and pause transfers[2]
Can the token's contract code be changed?NoFixed contract code on Ethereum, not a proxy[4]
Is the supply capped?Yes400M maximum with no mint function; burns reduce supply[2, 3]
Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?Not disclosedTrackers show the cliff schedule ended in 2026; no release plan for 175M non-circulating WBT[5, 6]
Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedFunds 1 and 2 (85% at launch) have no named holders; 60% of total supply is outside circulation[5, 6]
Do network fees reach coin holders?Yes33% of trading fees and 5% of other income fund weekly buybacks and burns[7, 8]
Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo exploit of the token contract or Whitechain found in the DefiLlama hacks list[9]
Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo regulator or court case naming WBT or WhiteBIT found; MiCA authorisation granted Jun 2026[8]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Issuer
WhiteBIT (W Group), a European exchange established in 2018; its EU company got MiCA authorisation in Austria in Jun 2026[7, 8]
Admin powers
A single owner wallet can blacklist addresses, destroy their balances and pause all transfers; no mint function[2, 4]
Largest wallets
Two Ethereum addresses hold 36% and 18% of the 165M WBT on Ethereum; 15% sits at a burn address[4]

Supply

In circulation
118.69M WBT of a 400.00M maximum (29.7%)[1]
Fully diluted value
2.47 times its current market value[1]
Launch split
Per Tokenomist: Funds 2 53.3%, Funds 1 32%, private sale 14.4%, launchpad 0.3%; cliff unlocks ended in 2026[5]
Burns
33% of trading fees and 5% of other income fund weekly burns until 200M remain; 32,426 WBT burned 1 Oct 2026[7, 8]
Non-circulating
About 175M WBT (60% of total supply) are outside circulation; WhiteBIT publishes no release plan for them[6, 5]

Use and fees

Main use
Fee discounts and tiered perks for holders who lock WBT at WhiteBIT; gas and validator stake on Whitechain[7, 10]
Whitechain
Now an Ethereum OP Stack layer 2 (chain ID 1875); public mainnet launch planned for Q4 2026[10]
Who gets fees
Holders through burns: WhiteBIT buys back and burns WBT weekly from exchange income[7, 8]

Trading

Daily trading
About C$137.4M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026[1]
Daily turnover
Typically 1.02% of its market value changes hands each day[1]
20-week average
11.4% above its 20-week average price[1]
1-year change
+49.1% in C$[1][11]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 11-50 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 1,080 cases, 157 coins

46% were higher a year later[12]

Typical result
Median -6% after a year; 61% higher after two years
Lost half or more
25% within a year
Against Bitcoin
12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

1 red flag found
  • Red flag: The contract owner, a single wallet, can blacklist any address, destroy its balance and pause all transfers (functions confirmed in the verified contract).[2, 13]
  • WhiteBIT burned 32,426 WBT (about US$2.72M) on 1 Oct 2026 under its weekly buyback programme.[8]
  • Whitechain migrated from its own layer 1 to an Ethereum OP Stack layer 2 in 2026; WBT balances carry over and supply is unchanged.[10, 3]
  • Funds 1 and 2 took 85% of supply at launch; about 175M WBT (60% of total) sits outside circulation with no named holder or release plan (2 Nov 2026).[5, 6]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

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