LBank
WhiteBITIn short: the difference
First in the pair, LBank, is an exchange with thousands of pairs. On the market since 2015, jurisdiction: British Virgin Islands, its own LBK token.
Second in the pair, WhiteBIT, is a regulated venue. On the market since 2018, jurisdiction: Lithuania, its own WBT token.
What LBank gives you
The regulated venue wins on money, LBank on everything else: One of the elder Asian venues, running since 2015. Eight hundred and thirty perpetuals and a broad P2P across dozens of currencies — stronger than many of its contemporaries on both counts. There is savings, staking and its own LBK token. The exchange is known for early listings: new coins land here before the majors.
Strong sides: 830 perpetuals, a broad P2P, early listings, running since 2015.
What WhiteBIT gives you
Against an early-listing venue, WhiteBIT plays a different game: A European venue with Ukrainian roots, registered in Lithuania. Its defining trait is money without USDT in the middle: ninety-two euro pairs and sixteen hryvnia ones, a combination nothing else here offers. There is spot, almost four hundred perpetuals, P2P, staking and savings, a launchpad and its own WBT token, which sits in the market top twenty by capitalisation.
Strong sides: 92 euro pairs and 16 hryvnia ones, European registration, a 0.1% fee, WBT in the top 20.
What decides it
- Age. LBank has run since 2015, WhiteBIT since 2018 — a gap of 3 years. It guarantees nothing on its own, but the older venue has been through more market cycles.
- Jurisdiction. LBank sits in British Virgin Islands, WhiteBIT in Lithuania. It shapes both the checks you pass and what the venue has to disclose.
- Native tokens. LBank has LBK, WhiteBIT has WBT: holders usually get fee discounts and access to launches.
- Strengths side by side. LBank: 830 perpetuals, a broad P2P, early listings, running since 2015; WhiteBIT: 92 euro pairs and 16 hryvnia ones, European registration, a 0.1% fee, WBT in the top 20.
- Which job. LBank is for funding, P2P and finding fresh coins, while WhiteBIT is for settling directly in euro and hryvnia without USDT in between.
- Worth remembering. LBank: we do not show it in cross-exchange spot arbitrage: it serves its book one pair per request. WhiteBIT: USDT withdrawals cost more than on the largest venues — compare networks if you move often.
Which one fits you
LBank — for funding, P2P and finding fresh coins.
WhiteBIT — for settling directly in euro and hryvnia without USDT in between.
What people ask most
LBank: How do I fund an LBank account? Through the deposit section of your account: pick the coin and network and send to the address shown. Some coins have several networks, each with its own address — sending on the wrong one means losing the funds.
LBank: Why can’t I withdraw coins bought on P2P right away? The exchange holds them for twenty-four hours after the order completes, protecting against payment reversal. The clock starts when the order closes. For arbitrage that is decisive: the spread will be gone within a day.
LBank: Why are LBank prices missing from spot arbitrage? Because it serves its order book one symbol per request, and a spread computed from last-trade prices is not one you can fill. LBank is present in funding, P2P and the crypto-rally section.
WhiteBIT: What is WBT? The exchange's own token. It grants fee discounts and access to the exchange's programmes. It ranks fifteenth on the market by capitalisation, unusually high for an exchange token.
WhiteBIT: How many futures are there? Three hundred and ninety-six USDT perpetuals, with funding published for all of them. The settlement interval differs by contract: eight hours on some, four on others.
WhiteBIT: What is the trading fee? A tenth of a percent for both maker and taker, falling with volume and with WBT holdings. Mid-table for our coverage.
Both at once
You do not have to pick one. Two accounts give you a fallback when the coin or network you need exists only on the other venue. Fiat comes in through the regulated venue, while a small sum sits on the early-listing one for new coins: the money arrives clean and the tickers do not pass you by.
Live numbers
Everything in the table above is recomputed together with the rest of the site — pairs, contracts, P2P, networks and the withdrawal fee. LBank and WhiteBIT can be compared on facts rather than promises.
What the numbers say
The futures list runs longer on LBank: 833, against 396. Of the two, only WhiteBIT publishes a USDT withdrawal price: 0.40, chain ETH. Of the pair, only LBank feeds our P2P scanner, 89 currencies.
Snapshot from 30 September 2026; on the page the figures refresh on every visit.
