WhiteBIT Launches Redesigned VIP Program Allowing Qualification via Balance, Trading, or Lending

[PRESS RELEASE – Vilnius, Lithuania, July 6th, 2026] WhiteBIT, the largest European exchange by traffic, has redesigned its VIP Program to make VIP status easier to reach and easier to keep. Instead of meeting two metrics at once, members now qualify by satisfying any single criterion — average balance, spot volume, futures volume, or crypto lending. The four qualification paths The redesign was built around how professional users actually manage their capital — not around a single fixed formula.

Meeting any one of the following is enough: Average Balance — monthly average of assets held, with no trading required; Spot Volume — spot and margin activity, including Convert, sub-accounts, and trading bots; Futures Volume — derivatives trading activity; Crypto Lending — value held in active Crypto Lending fixed plans of 30 days or more. How it works Automatic. The system assigns the highest level a user qualifies for — no application needed — and applies upgrades within 24 hours.

Protected. A downgrade happens only when all four metrics fall below their thresholds and the grace periods pass, so a temporary dip in one area won’t cost a member their level. Transferable.

An existing VIP level on another exchange can be moved over through verification; transfers are assessed on trading volume only. To see the difference in practice: consider a member whose trading slows down for a quarter, but who holds part of their portfolio in a 60-day Crypto Lending plan. Under the old model, that wouldn’t have been enough on its own — balance and volume had to combine.

Under the new one, the lending position alone is enough to hold their level. Why it matters The redesign rests on one principle: capital that’s already working for a member should count toward their status. The biggest shift is crypto lending — previously, assets in lending plans were excluded from balance calculations, so funds earning yield didn’t count toward VIP standing.

Now lending qualifies on its own, so capital