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WhiteBIT Launches Bitcoin Lightning Network Support, Powered by Voltage

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Zug, Switzerland, October 8th, 2026, FinanceWire

WhiteBIT, a global crypto exchange serving 10 million users, launches support for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, giving customers a faster and more efficient way to move Bitcoin across deposits, top-ups, withdrawals, send-and-receive flows, and QR payments. The launch is powered by Voltage, a Bitcoin and Lightning infrastructure provider that helps businesses bring reliable Lightning payments and liquidity operations to production.

The Lightning integration delivers on a simple goal: Making Bitcoin feel instant and practical inside the WhiteBIT experience. For users who still associate Bitcoin with slow settlement or high-friction transfers, Lightning makes Bitcoin easier to use for everyday movement of funds, exchange top-ups, trader transfers between platforms, and cross-border payment use cases.

WhiteBIT now supports Lightning across user-facing and infrastructure-level flows, including Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals, fast account top-ups, QR payment experiences, and send-and-receive functionality. Together, these features empower customers to move value more quickly while giving WhiteBIT another payment rail inside a broader ecosystem that already supports trading, stablecoin access, earning-oriented products, and card-based spending.

For customers in regions where traditional payment rails can be expensive, slow, or limited, Lightning offers another path for smaller transactions and cross-border money movement. The launch supports a faster Bitcoin rail for remittances, exchange funding, merchant-style QR payments, and interoperability with Lightning-enabled wallets and applications.

“WhiteBIT’s mission is to make blockchain technology accessible and widely adopted by delivering practical, user-friendly solutions for digital assets” said Volodymyr Nosov, Founder and CEO of WhiteBIT and President of W Group, which WhiteBIT is a part of. “Adding Lightning support brings us closer to this goal as we are making Bitcoin faster and more useful for customers who want to top up accounts, send and receive funds, and use Bitcoin across more real-world flows.”

“Lightning becomes powerful when it disappears into a customer experience people already trust. WhiteBIT is bringing that experience to millions of users, and Voltage is proud to support the infrastructure, liquidity, and operational reliability needed to make Bitcoin faster and more practical at scale.” said Graham Krizek, CEO and Founder of Voltage.

Voltage’s infrastructure helps businesses launch and operate Lightning payments without having to manage the full complexity of liquidity, channels, routing, and payment reliability on their own. By partnering with Voltage, WhiteBIT can focus on the customer experience and product rollout while using a dedicated Lightning infrastructure partner for production-grade operations.

WhiteBIT users can now choose Lightning as a faster way to move Bitcoin into, or out of their WhiteBIT account. The result is a more practical Bitcoin experience for customers who want speed, lower-friction transfers, and another way to use Bitcoin across the WhiteBIT ecosystem.

Lightning is available on WhiteBIT, supporting Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals: whitebit.com 

About WhiteBIT

WhiteBIT is a leading global crypto exchange by user traffic, offering over 1,020 trading pairs, 360+ assets, and supporting 8 fiat currencies. With a strong focus on regulatory compliance, WhiteBIT serves 10 million users across six continents and more than 150 countries. Founded in 2018, the platform is a part of W Group which has more than 40 million customers globally. WhiteBIT collaborates with Visa, FACEIT, FC Barcelona, Juventus FC, and the Ukrainian national football team. The company is dedicated to driving the widespread adoption of blockchain technology worldwide.

About Voltage

Voltage provides Bitcoin and Lightning infrastructure for businesses that need reliable payments, deposits, withdrawals, liquidity, and node operations without building the backend from scratch. Voltage helps platforms bring Lightning into production with managed infrastructure, liquidity operations, and support for scalable Bitcoin payment experiences. 

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WhiteBIT: WhiteBIT PR Service, pr@whitebit.com 

Voltage: Bobby Shell, marketing@voltage.cloud 

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NordFX Launches Telegram Mini App to Expand Access to Its Digital Services

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NordFX has introduced a Telegram Mini App combining indicative market quotes, analysis, educational articles and trading tools. The launch complements the company’s existing Telegram support bot.

Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia, 8th Oct 2026 – NordFX has introduced a Telegram Mini App as part of the continued development of its digital services. The application brings a selection of the company’s market information, educational materials and trading tools to Telegram, alongside its existing support bot.

Available through @NordFXAppBot, the Mini App gives users a compact way to explore NordFX resources without downloading a separate application. The launch reflects the company’s focus on client convenience and on extending its services to platforms its clients already use.

The application’s Markets section features indicative prices across a range of instruments. Its Insights section contains NordFX Market Pulse updates, forecasts and educational articles, covering both market commentary and explanations of trading concepts.

A dedicated Tools section includes a trading calculator and an account selector. These sit alongside guidance and links to NordFX services, allowing users to explore account options as well as read about the markets. The content and tools are grouped within the Mini App for users to browse according to their interests.

Registration and account management are handled through NordFX’s Personal Area, which is linked from the Mini App. A user reviewing account options in Telegram can therefore continue to the Personal Area for the next stage of account setup. The Mini App serves as a point of entry to those services.

NordFX’s existing @NordFXSupportBot complements the launch by providing a separate channel for contacting the support team. Users can ask about their accounts, verification, deposits and withdrawals, or trading platforms. The dedicated support bot gives service enquiries a distinct route alongside the Mini App’s market content and tools.

To open the Mini App, users can find @NordFXAppBot in Telegram, tap Start and then select Open NordFX App from the bot’s welcome message.

About NordFX

NordFX provides trading services, market analysis, educational resources and tools for traders. Further information about the company and its services is available at nordfx.com.

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Organization: NordFX Ltd.

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Phoenix Accounting Reports 180 Percent Year Over Year Growth as Hannah Padgett Expands National Financial Services Firm

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Moulton, AL, United States, 8th Oct 2026 – Phoenix Accounting, founded and led by Hannah Padgett, is continuing its national expansion following nearly 180% year-over-year growth. The accounting and tax firm has expanded beyond traditional bookkeeping to provide businesses with accounting, payroll, tax preparation, strategic tax planning, tax resolution, and business advisory services across the United States.

Padgett founded Phoenix Accounting with a focus on helping business owners better understand their finances and make informed decisions about the future of their companies. As the firm has grown, its services have evolved to address a broader range of financial and operational needs, while maintaining a primarily remote model that allows the company to serve clients nationwide.

“We want Phoenix Accounting to be more than the firm clients call when they need their books completed or a tax return filed,” said Hannah Padgett, Founder and CEO of Phoenix Accounting. “Our goal is to become a long-term financial partner that helps business owners understand their numbers, plan proactively, and build financially sustainable businesses.”

A significant area of growth for Phoenix Accounting has been its work within the equine industry. Padgett brings more than 20 years of firsthand experience in the equestrian world to her professional work in finance and accounting. The firm works with trainers, farms, equine professionals, and other horse-related businesses, giving its team insight into the financial and operational considerations specific to the industry.

The equine specialization has also contributed to opportunities beyond Phoenix Accounting. Padgett recently launched EquiAssist, a separate employment platform designed to connect equine employers with qualified professionals. The venture grew out of staffing challenges she encountered through her work within the horse industry and reflects her broader approach to identifying practical solutions to business problems.

Phoenix Accounting continues to serve clients across a wide range of industries while developing its position as a specialized financial resource for equine businesses. Its services are designed to help business owners maintain accurate financial records, manage payroll, prepare for tax obligations, identify potential issues, and use financial information to guide business decisions.

Padgett’s professional background includes an MBA from the University of North Alabama and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she graduated summa cum laude. She is also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi. Her career has included building multiple businesses and ventures across accounting, equine investments, and other equine-focused areas.

Phoenix Accounting’s growth strategy now includes expanding its team and strengthening its tax, strategic tax planning, and business advisory capabilities. The firm also plans to establish several satellite offices in key markets while retaining the flexibility of its remote operating model.

Education and industry engagement are also part of the company’s longer-term plans. Padgett intends to continue building Phoenix Accounting’s presence through speaking engagements, podcasts, publications, professional partnerships, and educational content focused on the financial challenges faced by business owners, particularly within the equine sector.

The firm’s growth has received recognition through regional and professional honors, including Best of Alabama recognition and BusinessRate’s Best of 2025 and Best of 2026 Accountant distinctions. Padgett has also continued to participate in leadership and committee roles within the equine industry.

For Phoenix Accounting, the next phase is focused on growing nationally without losing the personalized approach that has shaped the firm from its beginning. The company aims to combine broader access and expanded capabilities with financial guidance that remains practical and relevant to the individual businesses it serves.

About Phoenix Accounting

Phoenix Accounting is a nationwide accounting and tax firm founded by Hannah Padgett. The firm provides accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, strategic tax planning, tax resolution, and business advisory services to businesses and individuals across the United States. Phoenix Accounting also maintains specialized expertise serving the equine industry, working with trainers, farms, equine professionals, and other horse-related businesses.

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Stablecoins Are Quietly Becoming Business Infrastructure, NOWPayments Data Shows

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Tallinn, Estonia, October 8th, 2026, Chainwire

SaaS and eCommerce increased their combined share from 48.26% to 55.54%, while Trading moved from 14.07% to 13.15%.

Businesses can build stablecoin infrastructure around the wrong problem.

The mistake is treating stablecoins primarily as a coin-and-network decision. For a digital business, they may need to support a much broader set of operating workflows, including billing, checkout, settlement, payouts, and reconciliation.

Which of those workflows matters most depends on the business model.

New aggregated data from NOWPayments shows the industry mix shifting toward businesses that use payments as part of their day-to-day operations. Between January 16 and July 16, 2026, SaaS and web services accounted for 27.78% of classified partners. eCommerce Marketplaces followed at 27.76%. Together, the two sectors represented 55.54% of the sample. During the same period in 2025, their combined share was 48.26%. The increase of 7.28 percentage points represents a 15.08% year-over-year rise in their combined share.

Trading remained an important part of the sample, but its share moved in the opposite direction. It declined from 14.07% in 2025 to 13.15% in 2026, leaving trading in third place behind SaaS and eCommerce.

The clearest upward shift came from SaaS. Its share increased from 15.58% to 27.78% in one year, closing a gap of 17.10 percentage points with eCommerce. The emerging picture is not stablecoins replacing trading. It is stablecoin adoption expanding into the operating infrastructure of digital businesses.

Unless otherwise stated, industry-distribution figures compare January 16 to July 16, 2025, with January 16 to July 16, 2026.

The Partner Mix Is Shifting Toward Operational Use Cases

In 2025, eCommerce marketplaces led the dataset at 32.68%. SaaS and Web Services followed at 15.58%, with Trading close behind at 14.07%.

One year later, SaaS had increased its share by 12.20 percentage points to 27.78%. eCommerce stood at 27.76%, leaving only 0.02 percentage points between the two sectors. Their combined share rose from 48.26% to 55.54%. More than half of the classified partners in the 2026 sample therefore came from two sectors built around digital transactions, recurring services, and online customer relationships.

The rest of the partner mix changed more gradually.

Financial Services moved from 9.00% to 6.35%. Gambling and iGaming increased from 6.20% to 6.87%, and adult platforms rose from 4.99% to 5.89%. Charity declined from 2.27% to 1.40%, while TGE/Presale moved from 2.12% to 1.35%.

These figures measure changes in each industry’s share of the sample. They do not measure absolute partner growth. A category may lose share because another category expanded faster.

Methodology: Each percentage represents an industry’s share of the full aggregated partner sample classified across the same nine categories. The comparison covers January 16 to July 16 in both 2025 and 2026. Each period was normalized independently. Absolute partner counts are not disclosed, and percentages are rounded to two decimal places. The findings describe partner distribution within the NOWPayments dataset, not payment volume, transaction value, or market-wide industry share.

Different Business Models Need Different Stablecoin Workflows

The industry data becomes useful when it is translated into the operating questions each business model may need to solve.

For a SaaS company, stablecoin payments may need to connect with recurring billing, invoice matching, account activation, renewals, settlement, and financial reconciliation.

A marketplace may need stablecoins to work across a longer flow. The payment can begin at checkout and continue through refunds, seller settlement, affiliate commissions, and other payouts.

Trading platforms face a different set of requirements. Their priorities may include asset and network coverage, confirmation policies, liquidity, and treasury controls.

These are potential workflow drivers, not a universal description of every company in each category. The point is that the same stablecoin can serve all three sectors while performing a different operational job in each one.

This is why a business should define the workflow before choosing the asset and network.

The Network Mix Also Changes by Industry

The successful-payment data shows that industry differences extend to network usage.

USDT on TRON accounted for 54.58% of the measured successful-payment sample within eCommerce marketplaces. Its share was 12.04% in trading and 9.60% in SaaS and web services.

Within this dataset, USDT TRC20 was about 4.5 times as prominent in eCommerce as in Trading and 5.7 times as prominent as in SaaS.

The corresponding shares were 4.76% in Gambling and iGaming, 1.85% in Financial Services, 1.49% in Other, and 0.60% in Charity. Adult Platforms and TGE/Presale each recorded a 0% share in the analyzed sample.

The difference supports the same conclusion as the industry data. A stablecoin setup that fits one business model may not fit another.

For an eCommerce business, USDT on TRON may play a visible role in checkout activity. A SaaS company may see a different asset and network mix. Trading platforms may need broader coverage across both.

Businesses should validate these decisions against their own successful-payment data instead of importing the preferences of another industry.

Methodology: Each percentage represents USDT TRC20’s share of the aggregated successful-payment sample within the corresponding industry. Absolute transaction counts are not disclosed. Failed, expired, refunded, and test transactions are excluded. The figures describe activity within the NOWPayments ecosystem and should not be interpreted as market-wide currency shares. A 0% result means that no successful USDT TRC20 payments were recorded in the analyzed sample for that category.

Build the Workflow Before Choosing the Rails

The five operating areas introduced at the beginning provide a practical framework for evaluating stablecoin infrastructure.

  • Billing: Does the payment need to connect with invoices, subscriptions, renewals, or account access?
  • Checkout: Which assets and networks produce completed payments for the company’s actual customers?
  • Settlement: Which asset should the business receive, and when should funds become available?
  • Payouts: Will funds need to move to sellers, affiliates, contractors, or customers?
  • Reconciliation: How will the finance team match transactions with invoices, orders, and internal reporting?

Not every business needs all five. A SaaS platform may focus on billing and reconciliation. A marketplace may need checkout, settlement, and payouts. A trading platform may prioritize network coverage, liquidity, and treasury controls.

The company should first identify which workflows apply. Asset and network selection comes after that.

“The mistake is asking which stablecoin is best. The better question is: best for what?” said Kate Lifshits, Commercial Director at NOWPayments. “Businesses should define the billing, checkout, settlement, payout, and reconciliation flow first. The coin and network should serve that workflow – not the other way around.”

Lifshits explores the commercial side of crypto payments in her Cryptopolitan series, Crypto That Works for Business. The first column, The 22% Sales Boost Hiding in Your Crypto Checkout, examined how payment infrastructure can affect checkout performance. Future installments will continue looking at where crypto payments can increase revenue, lower costs, and remove operational friction.

Stablecoin strategy starts with the job the money needs to do. The coin and network come next.

About NOWPayments

NOWPayments is a crypto business ecosystem designed to help companies accept payments, automate mass payouts, manage stablecoin treasury, and scale global digital asset operations through a single infrastructure. The platform supports more than 350 cryptocurrencies, over 30 stablecoins, flexible settlement options, and enterprise-grade APIs.

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NOWPayments
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